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• The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade in 2011
• 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
• In the game, players, controlling a cursor, can manipulate matter such as lava, soil, and water
• Players can help the tribespeople to overcome challenges including finding different totems and overcoming natural disasters
• In addition to the story mode, the game features a Challenge mode which offers a shorter, but harder experience
• Originally starting its life as a strategy game, From Dust marked the return of Chahi to the video game industry following an extended sabbatical after the completion of his last game, Heart of Darkness
• The project was created as a result of his fascination with volcanos, and his desire to combine the ambivalence and violent characteristics of their nature in a new video game
• The team was further inspired by African and New Guinean tribes, Conway's Game of Life, works of Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński, and Koyaanisqatsi
• Some features, such as the biological life cycle of the tribespeople, were left out of the game because of the huge amount of work they would require
• Ubisoft was originally doubtful about the project but was later convinced by Chahi