Hitbox Team’s long awaited action platformer Dustforce is finally available for all of us to purchase and play on Steam. Reviewers so far have been showering the game with praise for its polish, and many have been comparing it to indie hit Super Meat Boy in terms of difficulty, frustration, and satisfaction of level/goal completion. The title currently sitting at the 11th spot on Valve’s top 20 sellers list is a pretty solid indication that players are in agreement.

Specific features of the game I just learned about include local co-op and multiplayer matches aided by controller support, online leaderboards with instant replays, and (for now) a single achievement that has to do with earning the highest ranking available on a level. Hopefully we’ll see a few more to accompany the lonely trophy down the road, along with a proper demo as well. We’ll have to see the direction Hitbox goes now that their long in-development project is now officially released.

As for Dustforce itself, I’ll reserve judgement for my own playthrough as we’ve touched on this game enough here for it to deserve a proper reviewing, but from the noise I’m hearing we may already have an IOTY 2012 nominee on our hands. It sells for $10 USD normally, but still boasts a 10% launch discount through Tuesday morning around 10 AM PT. All signs are saying not to wait around on this one.

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