Announcements within the framework of the Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 continue. Ukrainian team Painted Black Games presented its 2D adventure with elements of survival The Road of Dust and Sorrow. The game has a page on Steam and the first trailer.
"Humanity has shattered. A remedy engineered to end hunger came at a devastating cost, twisting people into feral Dusters — ravenous addicts ruled by primal instinct. Ten years later, a mother and daughter wander in the ruins of civilization, clinging to a fragile hope for a better future. But their journey draws the gaze of an ominous preacher and his hollow-eyed flock. What hunts Katherine and Ava isn’t a cult — it’s something beyond reason: an ancient hunger that sees humans as fertile soil." – this is the description given by the developers for the game on Steam.
But from the screenshots and especially from the trailer, The Road of Dust and Sorrow somehow reminds us of Last of Us in 2D with pixel art graphics and a mother with a daughter instead of a girl and someone who replaced her father. The authors themselves cite the classic Resident Evil and Silent Hill as sources of inspiration. Catherine's main task is to save Ava at any cost.
The Road of Dust and Sorrow has a Ukrainian localization promised, but there is no release date yet. We think this game has potential, so we are happy to add it to the Wishlist, which we recommend you do too.