Duster Buster: a Roguelite, pixel art, cleaning game
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Duster Buster is a Pixel-art rogue-lite adventure blending horror and humor. Players take on the role as a cleaner hired to clean a big, run-down mansion filled with furniture-monsters.
The game’s quirky take on both combat, character-building, and cleaning, along with a lighthearted story, makes it approachable for casual players interested in a fun experience with a sometimes hardcore genre, while still somewhat challenging for advanced fans of the genre.
As the player unravels the secrets of the mansion, guided by their mole-merchant sidekick, they get to choose a build that works for them, adding a layer of replayability.
Hey Cleaner what can we do?
RunLight attack
Heavy attack
Dodge / Dash
Clean corpses
Upgrade
Speaking (Dialogue System)
How to play
All of the instructions are already in game but if you want them here:
| CONTROLLS | M&K | PlayStation | XBOX |
| Movement | WASD | Lever | Lever |
| Dodge | Spacebar | Cross | A |
| Light attack | LMB | Square | X |
| Heavy attack | RMB | Triangle | Y |
| Interact | E | Circle | B |
Controller Highly Suggested
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SURVEY
Our game is still in early development, and every bit of support means the world to us! We're working hard to create a game you'll love, with characters that inspire and connect with you. Accessibility is a big priority for us, and while there are still features we’re working on, we promise to make it worth the wait. Thank you so much for being part of this journey!
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Team members and roles (credits)
Davide Turini - Design Lead, Art director
Sjúrður Eyðunsson Samuelsen - UX Lead, Level Designer, Sound Design
Oliver Juhl Friis Hansen - Tech Lead, Tools Programmer
Oliver Flyckt Wilhjelm - Programmer, Game design
Line Kjær - Producer, Narrative Designer
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Made in Unity
Fmod as audio middleware
NavMeshPlus for AI pathfinding
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Download
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Development log
- We are out23 hours ago
Comments
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idk how to get past the couch. I just roll around spamming E but all i can do is toggle the light switch.
looks cool though
Hi there! Thank you SO much for trying out our game—we're absolutely thrilled to have you play! 🎉 Before you can clean the couch, you’ll need to take him down first. Use the attacks indicated by the button prompts in the outer area. Go get 'em, and have a blast!
Duster Buster gameplay notes
Easy to accidentally choose an ability when you're clicking through level up dialogue. Maybe add an animation or input delay
Mouse selection fights with the navigation selection, so it looks like one option is always highlighted, which is kinda janky since both mouse and keyboard are needed by default
Better to ditch the mouse altogether, because it uses your movement direction for attack direction anyways. I'd switch to arrowkeys, and z/x/c/v type layout personally
if you take the dodgeroll perk, it makes many other perks pointless, which makes the choices boring
It's not clear if taking dodge roll perk multiple times has an additive effect on damage and roll distance. (If so that's rad lol) Same with the heavy attack only perk, though that one hits everything anyways. It could definitely use a boss with more health (maybe just a modified lamp or couch) to make the damage increases seem meaningful later on
Heavy attack left and right hitbox is very small, misses when directly next to a lamp, unlike when attacking up or down
Your insights are super helpful—keep 'em coming!