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Dead Engine
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“I bought this a while back, when it was much rougher around the edges. It is an interesting blend of Bullet Heaven and Inventory Management. I like the concepts, and it can be very addictive, in that "just one more level" way. One really quick note, for reviews, note the…”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-07 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
HOTFIX #6
Hello Survivors! We've fixed the issue where players got stuck on the loading screen during area transitions. If you left your save at the point where this bug occurred, you should now be able to cont
FULL RELEASE IS OUT
Hello Survivors! The full release is here. Features added to the game: New Map : Pumpkin Village A brand new map has arrived. A dangerous autumn village filled with pumpkins. Surviving amidst its warm
📢 BIG NEWS: Full Release Launching June 3rd!
Hello Survivors! First of all, a massive thank you to each and every one of you. Your incredible support, invaluable feedback, and detailed playtest reports have been our biggest motivation. We’ve bee
Gamepad Hotfix
Improved gamepad compatibility and responsiveness. Added new icons for controller.
Gamepad Support and Upgrade Balance
Hello Survivors! We've been away for a while, sorry about that. We've been busy, but we're finally back with some good news: GAMEPAD SUPPORT IS HERE! Based on your feedback, we've made several balance
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Action Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · Inventory Management · Bullet Hell · Base Building · Roguelite · Zombies · Action · Roguelike · Post-apocalyptic · Strategy · Top-Down (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Turkish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Thai |
| Controller | Full support |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-3210 Memory: 4 GB RAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space