The pixellated, low resolution textures and boxy, low polygon models channel the original Quake displayed in VGA – the game even starts with a fake screen that looks and sounds exactly like MS-DOS. Like a lot of throwbacks, Dusk presents a 90s FPS through an idealistic light, from how we remember them, rather than how they were. You explore the town of Dusk, Pennsylvania, which has seemingly been overrun by a cult, which in turn reveals a series of Lovecraftian ruins beneath its surface, and military experiments gone awry. The premise is a blend of popular tropes, mixing horror and science fiction. ![]() Dusk is part of trend of nostalgic, indie-developed first person shooters, which aims to recapture the genre’s glory days back in the mid/late 90s.
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