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Dustwalker

Pilot an armed rover in a sci-fi side-scrolling endless runner. Jump hazards, boost across rough terrain, battle UFOs, collect upgrades, and survive as long as you can.

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Dustin Runnells
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Dustin Runnells
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About the Game

Dustwalker is a sci-fi side-scrolling survival runner where you pilot a rover across a hostile alien world that gets more dangerous the farther you travel.

Drive across rough terrain, leap over rocks and gaps, and use your booster to clear tougher obstacles and keep your momentum. Enemy UFOs patrol the skies above, forcing you to balance movement, timing, and combat while managing limited resources.

The run begins with a basic rover, but you can improve your chances of survival by collecting upgrades and pickups along the way. Find a turret, gather ammo, restore health, activate shields, and make quick decisions as the pace increases and threats begin to stack up.

Features

  • Side-scrolling rover action - Drive, jump, and boost through an endless alien landscape.

  • Real-time combat - Fight hostile UFOs and destroy obstacles with collected weapons.

  • Mid-run progression - Start vulnerable and build your loadout as you survive longer.

  • Resource management - Monitor ammo, health, fuel, and shield energy under constant pressure.

  • Increasing difficulty - Hazards and enemy pressure ramp up the longer each run lasts.

  • Replayable runs - Procedural encounters and pickup timing make every attempt different.

Dustwalker is about pushing forward as long as possible, adapting to what the world throws at you, and seeing how far a single run can go.

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