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Ben and Ed

Ben and Ed

Ben and Ed is a 3D platformer, in which the player controls Ed the Zombie, who is forced to participate in a grotesque game show called "Rundead". Will he beat all obstacles Hans Showmaster confronts him with, to save his best friend Ben?

Released Dec 8, 2015 Developer Sluggerfly Platforms Windows ActionParkourMultiplayerZombies3D Platformer
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.3%positive4,053 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Ben and Ed is a fun and slightly crazy game that combines parkour with horror elements. You play as Ed, a zombie trying to survive brutal obstacles in order to save his friend Ben. What makes this game special is its physics – you will often lose parts of your body, but you can…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“best game ever got it on my 13th birthday im 14 now”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“If I could save the world by playing this game for another 5 mins, I would rather let everything burn and light my cigarette in front of it.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:09 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

15playing at last check
2224-hour peak
207all-time peak
0 50 100 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 73 avg · Jan 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

19achievements
12.1%median completion
3.2%rarest: Hans is impressed!
92.2% of players 89.4% of players 52.1% of players 42.6% of players 33.3% of players 20.8% of players 18.3% of players 17.2% of players 12.1% of players 12.1% of players 11.4% of players 8.5% of players 7.9% of players 6.5% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 92.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.2%Pro Gamer — Finish the tutorial.
89.4%Unharmed — Reach a checkpoint in one piece.
52.1%Red Nose — Beat Hans' first masterpiece.
Rarest badges of honor
3.2%Hans is impressed! — Impress 1100 viewers.
3.5%They love you — Impress 700 viewers.
3.7%Candymeat Addict — Collect 100% of all Candymeat.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK6.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan980 JPY
Brazil19.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.9 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 23, 2016
Patch 1.3

-Fixed the Blockbuster Achievement. -Fixed an error that caused players to respawn at the wrong location. -Minor bugfixes.

Jun 23, 2016
Patch 1.3

-Fixed the Blockbuster Achievement. -Fixed an error that caused players to respawn at the wrong location. -Minor bugfixes.

Mar 09, 2016
Bencalypse Hotfix

-Corrected the "Gold Ed" display in the Episode Selection (from 80 to 78). -Fixed an error, which prevented players from respawning in "The Fall".

Mar 09, 2016
Bencalypse Hotfix

-Corrected the "Gold Ed" display in the Episode Selection (from 80 to 78). -Fixed an error, which prevented players from respawning in "The Fall".

Mar 05, 2016
Bencalypse Update

Is death the end? Find the answer in our new update "Bencalypse"! To unlock the new content, you need to complete the main game. New Content Ben is playable after finishing the first Bencalypse level

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsAction · Parkour · Multiplayer · Zombies · 3D Platformer · Funny · Gore · Indie · Difficult · Adventure · Singleplayer · Horror (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements19
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.BenAndEd.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Window 7/8 32-bit Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2,0 GHz or faster Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible graphics card DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 5 GB available space