Players can help the tribespeople to overcome challenges including finding different totems and overcoming natural disasters. In the game, players, controlling a cursor, can manipulate matter such as lava, soil, and water. Described as a spiritual successor to Populous, the game revolves around The Breath, which was summoned by a tribe to help them seek and recover their lost knowledge. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade in 2011. From Dust is a god video game, designed by Éric Chahi and developed by Ubisoft Montpellier.