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Dead Beacon
Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by late 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Mapping system is really cool, makes the game feel like a mix between Resident Evil and Etrian Odyssey.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“a chore”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2023-03 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update 1.07 - Fixes
- Implemented a first iteration Arabic localization, thanks to Omar Enezi (Quillcannon). There’s a problem related to lines order which we are trying to solve. - Replaced English strings with a proofr
1.06. Randomizer update
The randomizer is here! Feel free to check its characteristics at the bottom of this post, there’s a dedicated topic pinned in Steam’s forums for your suggestions or reporting problems. Changelog: - I
Update 1.05, Randomizer news & speedruns!
Howdy, know that I’m working in a randomizer for the game! I’m testing the first iteration of it right now and will probably be available for players to test during the next update. More details in a
Update 1.04
Changelog: - Crosshair will now turn red if an enemy is inside your melee range. - Base zombies and skeletons heads now react to hits more realistically. - New difficulty: Nightmare. This skill featur
1.03 Update
Hello! A new difficulty skill is planned to arrive during these next weeks, how soon will depend on if the skill introduces some kind of new special gimmick. Major updates voted in the main screen wil
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · First-Person · Horror · Action-Adventure · 1990's · Shooter · Gore · Exploration · Zombies · Adventure · Violent · Survival Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Italian, Ukrainian |
| Achievements | 13 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core I3-7100 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Most hardware supporting DirectX 10 Compatible Graphics DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space