# Eldrum: Black Dust - Text RPG

> Dungeons and Decisions

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6689519299](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6689519299)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6689519299`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Act None
- **Category:** Roleplaying
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (159 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.8.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2024-12-04
- **Size:** 187 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eldrum-black-dust-text-rpg/id6689519299)
- **Website:** [https://eldrum.com](https://eldrum.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://eldrum.com/privacy-policy.txt](https://eldrum.com/privacy-policy.txt)

## Description

Eldrum: Black Dust is a grimdark, text-based RPG where every choice shapes your destiny. It blends D&D-inspired gameplay with the narrative freedom of choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks, delivering branching storylines, multiple endings, and strategic turn-based combat in a rich, atmospheric world.

This mobile-friendly extension adds immersive text descriptions, evocative imagery, and ambient audio to a desert-city setting full of secrets and side quests. Eldrum: Black Dust is the third game in the Eldrum series; stories are interconnected but playable in any order. Created by a studio acclaimed for accessibility (AppleVis Game of the Year 2020 Best Mobile Game for Blind Users), it invites players to explore tough choices and moral ambiguity. Download Eldrum today and begin your grimdark journey—every path you take leaves a mark.

## Rankings

- #111,398 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews consistently praise Eldrum: Black Dust for its accessibility for blind players, a robust and evolving combat system, and compelling storytelling with rich lore. Players also value the high replayability and choices that influence outcomes, plus a polished mobile experience with no ads. Occasional criticisms note early-game confusion, a desire for optional difficulty settings, and some concerns about pacing and end-game satisfaction versus earlier entries.

### Pros

- Excellent accessibility for blind players (screen reader-friendly)
- Robust, nuanced combat system with useful new mechanics
- Strong storytelling, lore, and world-building across the Eldrum series
- High replayability with meaningful choices affecting outcomes
- Polished mobile experience with no ads and solid value

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