Review · Strategy · PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360
From Dust
Reviewed: 01 May 2026
PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360
Ubisoft · 2011
Ludograph rating
B
Good
67 /100
From Dust is a strategy game where kids develop problem solving and spatial awareness by manipulating the environment to guide a tribe.
Growth (BDS)
50
Risk (RIS)
0
Daily limit
120min
Age guidance
7+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.72 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.23 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.35 | |
From Dust is a unique strategy game that challenges players with environmental manipulation and problem-solving. It fosters spatial awareness, strategic thinking, and critical thinking as players learn to control natural elements to protect and guide a primitive tribe. The game encourages empathy through its core mechanic of helping the natives overcome challenges and survive cataclysms.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.00 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.00 | |
As an older, single-player strategy game, From Dust presents minimal risks related to compulsion-loop design, monetization, or social pressures. Its E10+ rating indicates low content risk, primarily involving natural disasters rather than violence. The main risks are limited to potential frustration from challenging puzzles or the time commitment typical of strategy games.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 0.33 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.00 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.33 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.