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Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust leans Execution (Light / Casual). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Platform, Role-playing (RPG) - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
12 games like Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - third-person shooting with generous checkpoints
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Both lean on execution about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Scripted enemies
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Both lean on execution about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Stud and minikit locations are fixed once known
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 2) - light stealth timing, mostly minor
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Both lean on execution about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Short authored world with few surprises
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - Combo brawling and titan-jacking need light timing
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - Procedural hand-over-hand climbing coordination
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 4) - light platforming and timing precision
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 2) - Simple timed parries are the only dexterity ask
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Both lean on execution about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Collectibles sit in fixed spots
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (3 vs 2) - Gentle flight controls with no failure pressure
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Both lean on execution about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Scenes play out the same once choices are known
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- Released
- 2019
- Developer
- Melos Han-Tani
- Platforms
- Series X|S, PS4, Linux, PC, PS5, Mac, XONE, Switch
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB critics
- 70/100
- IGDB users
- 69/100