# Red Dust

> 2020 video game

**Wikidata**: [Q120693756](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120693756)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/red-dust-q120693756

## Summary
Red Dust is a 2020 single-player first-person shooter video game released on 11 October 2020 for Microsoft Windows and Linux. It is distributed digitally through Steam under application ID 1348400.

## Key Facts
- Release date: 11 October 2020
- Genre: first-person shooter
- Game mode: single-player only
- Platforms: Microsoft Windows and Linux
- Digital distribution: Steam (app-id 1348400)
- Language: English
- RAWG database identifier: red-dust
- MobyGames entry ID: 210720
- HowLongToBeat ID: 127795
- Lutris installer slug: red-dust

## FAQs
### Q: What type of game is Red Dust?
A: Red Dust is a single-player first-person shooter released in 2020. It is available only in English and does not offer multiplayer modes.

### Q: On which operating systems can I play Red Dust?
A: Red Dust runs on Microsoft Windows and on Linux, the Unix-like family of operating systems first released on 17 September 1991.

### Q: Where can I buy or download Red Dust?
A: The game is sold exclusively through digital distribution on Steam; its store page is steam://app/1348400.

### Q: Is Red Dust available in languages other than English?
A: No. According to Steam metadata, English is the only supported language.

## Why It Matters
Red Dust occupies a narrow but notable niche as an indie first-person shooter launched during the 2020 pandemic boom in PC gaming. By targeting both Windows and Linux from day one, it joined a small cohort of commercial shooters validating Linux as a viable gaming platform. Its single-player focus harkens back to classic corridor shooters, offering an alternative to the service-based, multiplayer-dominated market of the early 2020s. For preservationists, Red Dust is already catalogued across more than a dozen game databases (MobyGames, RAWG, Lutris, HowLongToBeat, IGDB, etc.), making it a reference case for how quickly modern indie titles are documented. Finally, its Steam application ID (1348400) places it amid the surge of lower-budget FPS titles that reached the platform once Steam Direct replaced Greenlight, illustrating the new economics of digital distribution for small studios.

## Notable For
- Same-day Linux and Windows release, uncommon for FPS indies in 2020
- Single-player-only design at a time when most shooters emphasize multiplayer
- Rapid database coverage: catalogued on 10+ gaming databases within a year of launch
- Digital-only distribution, with no physical edition announced

## References

1. Steam
2. GameSpot
3. Q124398839
4. GOG Dreamlist