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COMPOUND

COMPOUND

COMPOUND is a randomized rogue-lite, free-roaming shooter for VR veterans. Duck and dodge around enemy fire in a tough-as-nails retro FPS with multiple locomotion options. Download the demo below!

Released Jul 19, 2022 Developer Bevan McKechnie Publisher notdead Platforms Windows ActionRogue-liteVRIndieRetro
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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.

97.0%positive2,076 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“My only complaint is that there isnt more. I absolutely love this game!”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“A delightful and well made vr game. a bit small in scope but well built experience and polished experience.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Loved the game, and the art-style was so good I made it my home world in VRC”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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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.

21achievements
7.1%median completion
0.6%rarest: I Am Become Death
62.6% of players 51.0% of players 43.3% of players 39.4% of players 37.5% of players 31.6% of players 25.4% of players 24.3% of players 21.3% of players 15.1% of players 7.1% of players 5.8% of players 4.7% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.5% of players 1.8% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 0.6% of players 62.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
62.6%Stinky — Complete Underground Sewers
51.0%Difficult Customer — Complete Reception & Sales
43.3%Had A Crate Time — Complete Vaccine Warehouse
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%I Am Become Death — Gold award on every enemy type
1.1%Overzealous — Run out of all ammo types completely during a run (excludes Compound Bow and Gun Magnet mutators)
1.3%Weapons Master — Gold award on every weapon type

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$23

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

$0 $25 $50 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.

Aug 02, 2022
Post-Release Update (v1.01)

First of all, thank you so much everyone who purchased or wishlisted the game! The response and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. The launch has been a great success thanks to you. Speaking o

Jul 19, 2022
COMPOUND HAS LEFT EARLY ACCESS!

After 6 long years, COMPOUND has finally left early access! I've said this a lot recently, but this could not have been possible without the fantastic feedback, suggestions, bug reports, and encourage

Jul 18, 2022
RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED!

COMPOUND IS LEAVING EARLY ACCESS ON JULY 19th, TUESDAY, 4pm P.D.T! After 6 long years of work, I am proud to announce that COMPOUND is ready for the version 1.0 release! A huge thank you to everyone w

Jul 17, 2022
DEMO UPDATED & V1.0 OPEN BETA PATCH

The demo of COMPOUND was starting to get very old so I have updated it to reflect the feel of the v1.0 build. (just in time for the VR Fest) It is now actually more up-to-date that the default build!

Jul 11, 2022
v1.0 OPEN BETA AVAILABLE

Version 1.0 of COMPOUND is finally here, and the public release is imminent! But before the official launch, I'd like to invite early access owners of COMPOUND to try out v1.0 early to get feedback to

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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, Indie
Player tagsAction · Rogue-lite · VR · Indie · Retro · Shooter · FPS · Pixel Graphics · 3D · First-Person · Action Roguelike · Early Access (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements21
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://twitter.com/notdeadgames
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1 Processor: Intel i5-4590 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 980 or equivalent Storage: 100 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale