The Road of Dust and Sorrow
By Painted Black Games · published by Silver Lining Interactive
About The Road of Dust and Sorrow
The Road of Dust and Sorrow is a game tagged Exploration, Side Scroller and Puzzle by Painted Black Games, launching on Steam on Dec 3, 2026. That is a mild week for games like it, with 58 similar games launching the same week. The quietest week ahead for games like it starts Nov 23. The Steam games most like it include qomp2, SESSIONS and Illusoria.
The Road of Dust and Sorrow is a tense, story-driven pixel art horror inspired by ’90s classics. Survive a world gone wrong and protect what matters most: your daughter.
Launch window
Open in Launch Week CheckerBusiest weeks for games like this one in the next 12 weeks:
- Week of Oct 26, 2026 — Packed, 209 similar games
- Week of Nov 2, 2026 — Busy, 111 similar games
- Week of Nov 9, 2026 — Busy, 91 similar games
Quietest: Nov 23, Dec 7, Jan 11.
Also launching the week of Nov 30
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Steam data
Everything Steam lists for The Road of Dust and Sorrow · record updated 1 day ago
Overview
App info
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Painted Black Games
- Publisher
- Silver Lining Interactive
Platforms
- Controller
- Full support
Features
7Patches
Patch notes
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Aug 17, 2026 1 Year Update | Ukrainian Game Festival 2026
Hello everyone! We officially announced our game and sent our Steam page out into the world on August 14, 2025, during the Ukrainian Games Festival 2025. Now, we’re celebrating our one year anniversary at the Ukrainian Games Festival 2026!…
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Jul 9, 2026 Community Deep Dive #3 July Update
Hello everyone! We hope everyone is enjoying (or surviving) the very sunny July! We've been hard at work polishing and preparing a really exciting surprise for you, but you will have to find out for yourself what it is really soon! ;) Deve…
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May 13, 2026 Demo Update #2
Hello everyone!It’s been an incredible two weeks for our team, thank you so much for all your kind words and feedback. This has been a truly unreal experience. We also can’t believe that more than 10,000 people have already played The Road…
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May 1, 2026 Demo Update - Player Feedback
Hello everyone!Thanks to your efforts, we've been able to implement the following fixes:Fixed an issue where "missing dialogue" appeared after loading the checkpoint near the helicopter.Fixed a bug where players were unable to exit to the …
News
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Oct 18, 2026 · PlayGround.ru - официальная группа Мать защищает дочь от жутких существ в новом трейлере The Road of Dust and Sorrow
В мире, где за каждым поворотом поджидают опасные существа, главной целью становится не собственное выживание, а спасение ребенка. Именно такую историю расскажет The Road of Dust and Sorrow — сюжетно…
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Oct 16, 2026 · Community Announcements Next Fest Extended Demo is Out NOW! 🔥
Hello survivors!We teased a new demo version in our previous updates and we're happy to say the wait is over!The Road of Dust and Sorrow Extended Demo is out NOW! 📣To make things even better, we are…
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Oct 9, 2026 · PlayGround.ru - официальная группа The Road of Dust and Sorrow отправит мать и дочь в кошмарный мир - хоррор выйдет 3 декабря
Издатель Silver Lining Interactive и студия Painted Black Games объявили дату выхода The Road of Dust and Sorrow — сюжетного survival horror с пиксельной графикой в духе классических игр 1990-х. Рели…
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Oct 8, 2026 · Community Announcements The Road of Dust and Sorrow Launches December 3, 2026!
Survivors, big news incoming!We are so happy to announce that our horror pixel-art indie game The Road of Dust and Sorrow will officially launch on 3rd of December this year!We are officially just tw…
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Sep 25, 2026 · Community Announcements Play our demo until the end of September!
Hello all survivors! We hope you've been holding up well out there! We've been hard at work behind the scenes preparing something very important for you, so definitely keep an eye out over the next c…
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Sep 11, 2026 · Community Announcements Playtest Call!
UPDATEThank you all for such an amazing response to the call - we are happy to share that the spots have now been filled. But don't fret - we have exciting news coming soon ^^ Hello survivors! We're …
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Sep 8, 2026 · Community Announcements Community Deep Dive #4 Why 'Dusters'?
Hello survivors!Thank you so much to everyone who played The Road of Dust and Sorrow at gamescom last month! You guys are absolutely amazing. We spoke to so many of you, and all the love has been hon…
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Aug 11, 2026 · Community Announcements Brazilian Portuguese Language Support Confirmed!
Hello survivors!We have some exciting news for our friends in Brazil! We’ve seen all your videos, comments and posts and we are excited to announce that The Road of Dust and Sorrow will be available …
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Jul 30, 2026 · Community Announcements 125 000 WISHLISTS!! 🐈
Hello survivors!We honestly can't believe we're writing this, but thank you so much for 125,000 wishlists! 🙀When we first started this project, we couldn't even dream of reaching such a huge milesto…
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Jul 14, 2026 · Community Announcements The Road of Dust and Sorrow is coming to Gamescom!
Hello everyone!We've been so incredibly excited these past couple of months, but the secret is finally out... we're officially heading to Gamescom! 🤯 INDIE ARENA BOOTH 2026 | August 26th – 30th | Co…
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