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Dead Effect

Dead Effect

Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

Released Dec 17, 2014 Developer BadFly Interactive, a.s. Platforms Windows · Mac ZombiesFPSActionHorrorShooter
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-10-23)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

73.0%positive3,784 reviews
Recommended · 468 found this helpful

“BRAIN SPLATTERY GOOD Really, really enjoyed this. Perfect? Nope. Inspired? Probably not. Hectic spraying and praying while walking backwards alot? Yup. A serviceable story with generally bearable acting? Sure, why not. Believable, claustrophobic environments with a tense…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 526 found this helpful

“Dead Space & Mass Effect had a baby called Dead Effect, then Dead Effect got mixed up with Doom 3 then had a party at Killing Floor.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 1,109 found this helpful

“I seriously suggest clicking "read more" for your safety before buying this game. I bought this game for .99 cents for me and my friends figuring it was so cheap how could I possibly be upset. I wasnt, not with the game itself. For 99 cents its exactly what you'd expect, and its…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

206peak since Aug 2026
0 5 10 5 avg · Sep 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 2026-10-23.

61achievements
9.2%median completion
3.3%rarest: Zombie overseer
55.5% of players 38.6% of players 30.2% of players 27.7% of players 27.7% of players 23.4% of players 23.3% of players 18.3% of players 18.3% of players 16.9% of players 16.9% of players 16.9% of players 16.1% of players 15.7% of players 14.8% of players 14.7% of players 14.5% of players 14.2% of players 14.0% of players 13.8% of players 13.6% of players 13.5% of players 13.5% of players 12.7% of players 11.9% of players 10.3% of players 9.7% of players 9.7% of players 9.5% of players 9.5% of players 9.2% of players 9.2% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 6.9% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.1% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 55.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
55.5%Sleeping Quarters - Awakening — Finish the mission at the basic level of difficulty.
38.6%Communication Hub - Welcome back — Finish the mission at the basic level of difficulty.
30.2%Eagle eye — Kill 100 monsters with headshots.
Rarest badges of honor
3.3%Zombie overseer — Killing 10000 zombies.
3.4%Propulsion Core - Hurry up — Finish the mission in less than 10 minutes with the success rate exceeding 75%.
3.6%Inner Net - That was easy — Finish the mission without losing any health.

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.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-10-23 11:42 UTC
$0.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-13
US4.99 USD
UK3.99 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada5.49 CAD
Japan498 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China22.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$2.1 Japan China Canada US Australia UK≈$5.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-30 08-20 09-10 09-30 10-23

Latest official news

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

Dec 21, 2017
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Dear community, Thank you for your support, feedback, and suggestions over the past year. We are grateful to have you and looking forward to bringing you more in 2018! Have a great holidays and a wond

Dec 21, 2017
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Dear community, Thank you for your support, feedback, and suggestions over the past year. We are grateful to have you and looking forward to bringing you more in 2018! Have a great holidays and a wond

Aug 03, 2017
Our Privacy Policy is correct. There is no "DATA MINING"...

Dear community, We would like to clarify that all information noted by our Privacy Policy do not violate any law and Steam´s Code of Conduct indeed! Please be aware we have never done "data mining" an

Aug 03, 2017
Our Privacy Policy is correct. There is no "DATA MINING"...

Dear community, We would like to clarify that all information noted by our Privacy Policy do not violate any law and Steam´s Code of Conduct indeed! Please be aware we have never done "data mining" an

Feb 01, 2016
News from the co-op front

Hello community! We've got you a look at a co-op battle in Dead Effect 2 from a different angle - this time, it features the sword master Kay and his mad katana skillz. With Dead Effect 2 co-op, you'l

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsZombies · FPS · Action · Horror · Shooter · Singleplayer · Indie · Multiplayer · Survival · Sci-fi · Gore · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Russian *
Achievements61
Official sitehttp://deadeffect.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: WindowsXP (Service Pack 3) Processor: 2.4 Ghz Dual Core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 8800 GTX | Radeon HD 4770 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card Additional Notes: Install size will gradually increase with future updates.