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Game
Game2020
LUNA The Shadow Dust
Developer Lantern Studio
Luna The Shadow Dust is a 2020 adventure video game developed by Lantern Studio and published by Coconut Island Games and Application Systems Heidelberg. The game tells the story of Üri and Layh. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
196 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 14, 2026 · last updated Oct 14, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
163 positive · 24 negative
95% range 82–91%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 163 | 24 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
452 of 501 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
87% recommend · 164 yes, 24 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 188 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,514 of 1,678 positive).
Players praise the beautiful hand-drawn art and music. [1][2][3] Some find the puzzles satisfying but note slow character movement. [4][5][6] The wordless story is touching and immersive. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [5]
It's a beautiful and magical journey. Charming, fantastic artwork, too, which is the game's forte. The accompanied musical scores are delightful and fitting to its fantasy theme. The background story somehow brought a few drops of confusing tears at the end, perhaps thanks to the emotional tune and the ever-touching act of love. The major issue here is the gameplay which demands you finish too many tedious a task in …
- [1]
It was a short puzzle game. The game, the story, and especially the music were all wonderful. The atmosphere pulled me in from start to finish, and everything worked together to tell a touching story. The puzzles were well designed and not frustratingly difficult, but satisfying to solve without needing to look up hints. This game is definitely worth playing.
- [3]
What an absolute gem this game is. I wanted to play something cozy and this game gave so much more than I expected. The art is beautiful, the music is gorgeous and the story is intriguing. The puzzles are just hard enough so it is interesting. It is absolutely a great experience, perfect for a cozy night with the biggest cup of tea you can muster.
- [8]
I really enjoyed playing most of this game. A couple of puzzles were tricky, but the satisfaction from getting them solved was just over the top :D It's also unusual how there's zero explanations or instructions, yet it doesn't complicate things one bit. When the story came to an end, I was sad not only because it was over, but because the portrayal of sacrifice and love was truly amazing -- and heartbreaking.
- [2]
I really enjoyed playing this game, I can't describe how amazing this game is, the artwork is beautiful, the soundtrack is powerful the puzzles were fun not easy neither hard to solve. Beautiful and touching story, in some scenes I got goosebumps of how the soundtrack fitted to the scenes, I even teared up like a baby!! Indeed a magical point and click game!!
Summarised from 34 of the 198 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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LUNA The Shadow Dust sits at 87% positive across 187 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Luna The Shadow Dust received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic, and 61% of critics recommended the game according to OpenCritic.
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Reactions
60 of 196 · most liked firstSince gif finally plays on Bluesky, I've got tones of them to share! 😀 Our previous game LUNA The Shadow Dust🌙 is an puzzle adventure! 🙏 Care for each other 🗝️Solve each room's puzzle ✨ Reveal the truth, at the top of the tower! store.steampowered.com/app/465100 #indiegame #gameart #indiedev
positive · AI labelView post →It's a beautiful and magical journey. Charming, fantastic artwork, too, which is the game's forte. The accompanied musical scores are delightful and fitting to its fantasy theme. The background story somehow brought a few drops of confusing tears at the end, perhaps thanks to the emotional tune and the ever-touching act of love. The major issue here is the gameplay which demands you finish too many tedious a task in order to complete the puzzles. You climb the stool, climb the ladder, push…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The hugs. In different times. From my previous game LUNA The Shadow Dust store.steampowered.com/app/465100 #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame
positive · AI labelView post →It was a short puzzle game. The game, the story, and especially the music were all wonderful. The atmosphere pulled me in from start to finish, and everything worked together to tell a touching story. The puzzles were well designed and not frustratingly difficult, but satisfying to solve without needing to look up hints. This game is definitely worth playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wait to light up next room. Wait to fill in painting. Wait to walk across room. Wait to push chest. The art is lovely but dear god it's literally more waiting than gameplay. It's a gorgeous game but I cannot in good faith reccomend one that has so little respect for your time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Winter Mood. ❄️☕ A screenshot from my previous game LUNA The Shadow Dust. #indiegame #indiedev Having a fireplace is always one of my dream, it's like the tv that has only one channel but you never get bored of look at it.
positive · AI labelView post →The puzzles in this game are very easy, and it purposefully makes you move slowly. I tried to get into that, to feel the vibe, but I never could make it. The cut scenes were very long, especially at the end. If you're a fan of puzzle games, like Myst, I'd skip this one. If you like little cartoons that try to tug at your heart strings and you want an easy challenge, give it a try. It wasn't for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like good art, this is the game for you... unless you actually also want a game. The characters move laboriously, which is made worse by the amount of times they have to push a block from one side of the screen to the other and back. The puzzles rely on repeating actions in the correct sequence: make a mistake and you have to start over. Each of these actions comes with its own animation, which fills a few seconds and thus pads the playing time even more. The whole game is a series of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Women's Day Sale is now on!✨ If you haven't heard or tried our game LUNA The Shadow Dust, give it a go! On sale now 30% off💪 store.steampowered.com/app/465100/L... #indiegame #indiedev #gameart #puzzle #art #screenshotsaturday
positive · AI labelView post →This game is very pretty but I wish they'd spent more time on game play than on the artwork. It's incredibly boring, super basic puzzles. I kept wondering, is this it?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed playing this game, I can't describe how amazing this game is, the artwork is beautiful, the soundtrack is powerful the puzzles were fun not easy neither hard to solve. Beautiful and touching story, in some scenes I got goosebumps of how the soundtrack fitted to the scenes, I even teared up like a baby!! Indeed a magical point and click game!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today I Played: LUNA The Shadow Dust I mean it's just beautiful, it's hand animated and you feel it at every turn, this game slipped through my fingers five years ago and I managed to across it now, adventure meets puzzles in an indie you don't wanna miss. #indiegames #animated s.team/a/465100
positive · AI labelView post →From a completely visual standpoint: This is an absolutely gorgeous game with a beautiful soundtrack that makes you feel like you are traversing through a children's book. The artwork and animations where 100% what drew me to buy the game to begin with. Unfortunately from a game play standpoint, the puzzles are very bland. The most challenging aspect about a few of them is how tedious it is to do certain repetitive tasks again and again with characters that move very slowly. I never really had…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's alright. The illustration style is nice, but the game is a bit monotone and boring
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great art and story. LUNA The Shadow Dust contains no single word - not even one in the game menu. At first I doubt the puzzles (no hints available) or the story can be told this way. The puzzle goes from simple to medium difficulty, few I need to work my brain out but the clocktower puzzle and season puzzle are almost a killer. Mostly puzzles are pretty obvious to solve, and the interests to click are striking. The girl and cat work in calibrate, together they climb and light up the once dark…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What an absolute gem this game is. I wanted to play something cozy and this game gave so much more than I expected. The art is beautiful, the music is gorgeous and the story is intriguing. The puzzles are just hard enough so it is interesting. It is absolutely a great experience, perfect for a cozy night with the biggest cup of tea you can muster.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like playing through an unreleased Studio Ghibli film. Truly a magical experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⢠⠊⣉⠒⠤⢀⡀ ⡐⢁⠴⢜⢄ ⡎⢸ ⠉⠐⠢⢌⠑⢄ ⡸ ⡆ ⠣⠱⡀ ⡇⢸ ⣀⠗ ⠉⠉⠁ ⠙⠢⠤⡀⢃⢱ ⡇⠘⣄⢀⠔⠉ ⠈⠁⠘⡄ ⢇ ⠁ ⠘⡄ ⢸ ⢀⣀⣀⡀ ⢀⣀⣀⡀ ⢣ ⡸ ⢴⣾⡿⠿⠽⠇ ⠘⠛⠛⠛ ⠈⢄ ⠰⡁ ⢠⠒⠢⡀⠈⠒⠊ ❤ ⡠⢄ ⡘ ⠱⣀ ⢀⠜ ⠇ ⢀⠔⠁ ⡏ ⠑⠤⢄⣀⠔⠁ ⡜ ⠊⠁ ⢀⠜ The game, the story, the music <3 Its a 10/10 ❤️
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Luna The Shadow Dust is a beautiful narrative game for those who love hand drawn art and quiet storytelling. The puzzles were a little challenging for me, but I never gave up because I needed to see it through the end of the adventure and it was sweet and satisfying.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I entered the game anticipating more of a conventional point-and-click adventure in the inventory management manner, but what I experienced was special. You’ll be asking yourself “what or WHO is Luna and what, exactly, is shadow dust? And why am I climbing this tower anyway?” while being consistently rewarded with enjoyable puzzles and cutscenes. Did I mention how beautiful this game is? Everything in the game is lovingly hand drawn and you can tell. This includes over 20 minutes of actually…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mostly relaxing little point-and-click. I really loved it. Fun to do, not too long, casual, nice visual style, love the handdrawn, cartoonish feel. Nice to have the two characters who can do things together, and cooperate on the same problem while in different places. And no dialogue is very restful. Music is good too (though I mostly play games with volume off or down low). Some minor drawbacks in my view: I'm a raw beginner in games, and found some of the puzzles a bit too subtle. Like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was not for me. I personally like games with more challenging puzzles. This wasn't that. This games qualities are more in the artwork, which is fantastic but again, not why I play games. I didn't really even understand the story but that's probably on me since I checked out early on that end. Most of the puzzles were a variation of others I have seen ...not much originality there. I did think the shadow puzzles were interesting. Overall, for me, not time well spent.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed playing most of this game. A couple of puzzles were tricky, but the satisfaction from getting them solved was just over the top :D It's also unusual how there's zero explanations or instructions, yet it doesn't complicate things one bit. When the story came to an end, I was sad not only because it was over, but because the portrayal of sacrifice and love was truly amazing -- and heartbreaking.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought LUNA The Shadow Dust and had it in my library for a while because I wanted to dedicate a good chunk of time to it because I LOVE the art style and animation in this game. SO CUTE! In this game you play as Uri. At the start you wake up on the ground and you see a big tower nearby. You go to the tower and begin your quest. You venture though different rooms and solve puzzles point and click style. As you go through different areas you can begin to piece together a story of past,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love to be added if possible :) Thank u! We made LUNA The Shadow Dust, an adventure puzzle game #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/465100/L...
positive · AI labelView post →I’ve returned here after several years to leave a positive review. I’ve been following the game since its Kickstarter days, eagerly awaiting its release, and was thrilled when it finally launched. This is an outstanding quest that won’t leave anyone indifferent.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super cute art/cut scenes, fun puzzles, and enjoyable achievements!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Delightful experience! I love that indie games like this exist
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hey I love this game, all character and story really touch my soul I had played twice for collect achivement. If Luna team see my comment I love you all, follow up for new release. (This game was RELEASE DATE in 13 FEB it's my Bday so happy)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sure, if you're looking for a low-stakes cozy game with pretty artwork and a cute animal companion. A lot of other puzzles are pretty monotonous, though. More time is spent going back and forth than actually solving puzzles, and some of the achievements are counted weirdly so they aren't ones you'd stumble upon easily in regular game play (e.g., not just going through a door 20 times... but specifically the *wrong* door 20 times....?) But walking in the shadows was fun. So. There's that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this on a whim, thought it looked good for the price. It was, my nieces absolutely adore this game. They've played it a few times and still love playing it. It's both easy and hard but doesn't feel like you're missing items or something, like in other point and clicks. It's a fun puzzle game with a cute art style and heartwarming story. Totally worth it on sale for under 10$.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a great story with an emotionally ending. Not hard at all but had some challenging moments to keep it interesting and also a variety of puzzles to keep it from being boring. Love this game. I did stop a lot while playing this game so it didn't actually take me 7 hours, more like 2-3.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A little artistic puzzle game with some interesting mechanics. Liked the art style. Got some fine music. Some cool mechanics. The shadow concept, while not new, is an interesting way of adding a bit of puzzle platforming. Sadly though, several puzzles are very tedious. When you're trying to figure out how something works, more than half the time is you waiting for your character to get to the correct spot, do some thing, wait several seconds more for some animation to finish, notice it didn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello world! Welcome to the Woods! I'm very pleased to announce that my first 2 videos are finally up on my channel www.youtube.com/@WilderMoss This first pair are the VODs from my playthrough of Luna the Shadow Dust, they very first full game I streamed on Twitch
positive · AI labelView post →Started playing mouse-based games since I can't use my left thumb (I usually prefer a controller). This is the first on my list and even though I've only played a little bit, it was already totally worth it. Very strong and coherent visual style, beautifully animated with a fitting score. The puzzles don't seem very hard so far, but they're a lot of fun. I certainly don't regret picking this up. (I didn't really play that many hours, I just have the game running while being distracted) EDIT:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The artwork for this game is really beautiful - so beautiful that my first impression was that it's a shame there's not more to do in each scene. For the artwork alone I would recommend it... but I gotta say the cut scenes really killed the vibe... it seems like there's a lot of interesting mythical backstory here, but it's sort of only hinted at. The main story, revealed in cut scenes is... meh. The music for the most part is nice, but there are points where the synth strings are just cloying.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕖: ✰ It's free, so that's pretty neat ✰ Worth it's full retail price ★ Buy it on sale ✰ This game should be free 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪: ✰ Very well written story ★ The story is alright ✰ There is a story, but it's meh ✰ There isn't much of a story 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪: ★ It's very simple ✰ Balanced and fun ✰ A bit buggy at times ✰ Very rough, but still do-able ✰ Really needs some work.. 𝕄𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕖: LUNA: The Shadow Dust is a nice point & click puzzle game that makes you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overview - A lovely puzzle game where you climb a tower with your animal companion, solving puzzles in each room to progress further while learing the reason you are there. While we have seen the premise before, it's done in a very good way where artstyle, music and gameplay flows together creating one of the better puzzle adventures i played in a while. Story/writing - Story is told entirely wordless throughout cutscenes and backgrounds. Not the most creative or unique story, but it doesn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LUNA The Shadow Dust was a game that had me hooked from the START. Do you like cozy games? Do you like cute art? Do you like thinking ( a little bit)? This game hits all of those. The art and music is just so, so good. The storyline is beautifully tied together at the end as well, so if you like all of those things: this game is meant for you. The puzzles are simple yet thought provoking, a couple of them definitely stumped me so I had to think abstract and outside the box which is really what…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's very short. It could so easily have been twice as long and not lost any of its momentum or appeal. It fleshes out a lot of its time with animated interstitials telling a story, which is a simple but effective and emotional one. The puzzles are straightforward, and sometimes too simple, but have a lot of variety in how to apply their solutions. The art is beautiful, and very evocative. I recommend it, but I would have preferred more: more story; more puzzles; more difficulty; more variety.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very unique game, and I really enjoyed it as a fan of point and click games. You can tell a lot of work went into the art, animations and the music, which are all superb. The puzzles are not very difficult but the pacing is good and it's a lot of fun to follow the story (which is told without using any dialogue, a very nice touch) until the end. The little pet character is super cute too, and I want a plush version of it ASAP. NOTE: I played the game on a different Steam account,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LUNA: The Shadow Dust is a beautiful point and click adventure game about climbing up a tower with your little cat-creature-companion to try and piece together what happened (wow you have amnesia) before reaching the top and restoring light to a world shrouded in darkness. LUNA has some great somber, heartfelt, exciting, mystical, and mysterious harp, orchestral, choral and piano ballads that provide a rich soundscape to back up the wonderful artstyle. The game of course also makes use of one…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LUNA The Shadow Dust is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure developed by Lantern Studio and published by Coconut Island Games together with Application Systems Heidelberg. The game distinguishes itself immediately through its commitment to visual storytelling and traditional animation, presenting an experience that feels closer to an interactive animated film than a conventional video game. Instead of relying on dialogue or written text to convey its narrative, the story unfolds entirely through…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not to bad and not to great not a game i,m would say to friend to buy. i,m have played many click and point games but this one is a game i,m dont play 10 x times over and over agin. it is pretty short did play it out before 4 hour had go on first try and i,m would probaly had play it out under 1 or 2 hour if not so many parts was so time consuming move boxes some click and not click and hold some other games. feed an rat slow forward and then back agin and slow forward agin to corect…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very satisfying puzzles! The art and the music is beautiful <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played with my 4 year old child and we both enjoyed it. Puzzled quite easy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful artstyle & soundtrack, I really enjoyed this game ₊˚⊹♡
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely love these characters <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So good. Recommend for everyone.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful game but the gameplay is just very frustrating. Hard to find the objects you can interact with and while a lot of the puzzles take a while to solve it's because they're repetetive rather than challenging. I got stuck on one level because it demands very precise timing that the controls just aren't built to handle. Finished the game out of pure stubborness but the combination of annoying gameplay and very long, slow cut scenes was not enjoyable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Huge Guo Beidi fan here. The art style of this game is incredible, and the visuals of some levels alone deserve the purchase. Wonderful OST as well. Some puzzles were a little too hard for me, but overall it was a beautiful experience!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not play this game. It's too beautiful it will make you cry!!! (˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )づ♡♡♡ 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Puzzle difficulty is not that hard, just very time consuming. it's slow pace puzzle game. If you don't like something going fast you might need to look for something else. I don't get the story. Especially the ending. I had no idea that thing would do that. there was very little info about it. Maybe my life is filled with doubts. The price... I think this game doesn't worth the $20. Other than those, It's okay puzzle game. Could be better. Just not good enough, sadly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: -Visually amazing, felt like a treat to watch every detail -Original Puzzles -Bittersweet Story
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a masterpiece. The music, the art...it's reminiscent of so many of my favs (ghibli, gris, etc) while still being unique and having its own story to tell <3 At its core, LUNA is a point & click escape room...progress is linear and you mostly just go from one room to the next by solving puzzles. However, there are also some really gorgeous and cinematic cut scenes between levels that add a lot of depth to the story, and keep it from feeling like you're just solving random puzzles…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A gorgeous point n' click puzzle game, with just the right amount of challenge and a wonderful soundtrack. It was a very peaceful experience to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story, the art, everything! This in an amazing game <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My goodness, the art in this game is lovely! The pace slows you down and really makes you appreciate the details. This is fine when you are correctly solving puzzles but a bit more challenging when you struggling through and not quite getting it. However, there is only one puzzle in the game that was complex enough that the pacing became frustrating. I am glad I spent the time I did with this story and world.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice game interesting puzzle
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A beautiful Point-and-Click puzzle game with gorgeous hand drawn visuals, an enchanting soundtrack and an emphasis on light and shadow puzzles. Luna The Shadow Dust has a storybook feel throughout, helped handily by the visuals and soundtrack. The story follows Uri and his companion Layh as they climb the Tower and try to reach the top to restore the light and discover what happened to it. The puzzles range in difficulty but are never so difficult as to be frustrating. The game took me around…
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