Duskfade FAQ

The official spelling is Duskfade — one word, capital D. Search engines sometimes split it into “dusk fade”, but the game by Weird Beluga is written as a single word on Steam, PlayStation Store and the official site.

Duskfade is a single-player action adventure platformer by Weird Beluga, published by Fireshine Games. You play Zirian, a workshop apprentice trying to save his sister from Despair by restoring the fabric of time across worlds shaped by the Master Clockmakers. It released on August 13, 2026 for PC, PS5, Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S.

The full price is $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99, with an official 20% launch discount ($23.99) for the first two weeks after the August 13, 2026 release.

The developers estimate about 16 hours for a full completion run with all collectibles and achievements. Trophy hunters report roughly 9–12 hours for the platinum at around a 3/10 difficulty. See our How Long to Beat page for details.

There are 4 worlds, and each world has 2 or 3 unique biomes plus common biomes, per the developers' pre-launch FAQ. Tick Town serves as the central hub with the Clock Tower at its heart.

Yes. Duskfade is Steam Deck Verified and fully playable in handheld mode, confirmed by the developers.

No. Duskfade is a single-player game — Steam lists it as single-player only, with full controller support, Steam Cloud and achievements.

No. The developers confirmed you start fresh in the full game, because content was added and polished after the demo that they want players to experience from the beginning.

There has been no official Game Pass announcement. Duskfade launched as a standard paid title on Steam, PS5, Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S on August 13, 2026.

As of late August 2026 no physical edition has been announced on the developer's or publisher's official channels. This FAQ will be updated if that changes.

The developers said they “have some pretty cool ideas” but want to see how launch goes before committing — so DLC is possible but not announced.

It is heavily inspired by PS2-era classics. The developers describe it as a love letter to games like Kingdom Hearts and Jak & Daxter, and player reviews consistently mention Ratchet & Clank and Sly Cooper vibes — but it is an original story with its own time-themed world.