Dusk is a 2018 first-person shooter created by American developer David Szymanski[1] and published by New Blood Interactive for Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

The player takes the role of a nameless treasure hunter ("Dusk Dude"[6] or "The Intruder"), who has heard rumors that hidden riches exist within the sealed town.

After breaching the perimeter wall and entering the town, the protagonist uncovers an underground passageway, which ultimately leads him to an industrial zone on the outskirts of the city.

In the second episode, The Facilities, the player must fight through the remnants of the possessed military and science personnel, who guard an array of occult machines within the industrial zone.

A final battle ensues, and as the protagonist is able to deal the killing blow, Nyarlathotep deems him to be "worthy" and gives him his power, presumably corrupting him in the process and taking Jakob's place as leader of the cult.

The player has access to a variety of weapons, including dual-wielded sickles, dual pistols, dual single-barrel shotguns, a double-barrel "super shotgun", an assault rifle, a hunting rifle, a magic crossbow, a mortar, a magic sword, and a weapon called the "Riveter" that shoots exploding rivets.

A unique mechanic of Dusk is the unlocked rotational-axis, allowing the player an additional degree of rotation whilst in midair, which grants the ability to perform front and back-flips.

Dusk inherits many design staples from 1990s first-person shooters, such as non-regenerating health, greater emphasis on movement and speed, and the ability to carry a large number of weapons at once.

In an attempt to emulate the visual style of Quake, Szymanski modeled a low-polygon shotgun and fixed it to a camera; from that point, development on Dusk began in earnest.

Through deliberate design, textures are low-resolution and have a limited palette, and both models and map geometry feature a lower amount of polygons than contemporary 3D games.

[7] Szymanski's next project, the 2022 video game Iron Lung, features a similar short-form horror experience with lower detail graphics as Dusk.