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Dead Man's Draw

Dead Man's Draw

Dead Man’s Draw is a simple and strategic game of luck and skill that boils down strategy gameplay into a single, tense decision.

Released Feb 6, 2014 Developer Stardock Entertainment Platforms Windows Card BattlerCasualPvETurn-BasedCard Game
View on Steam ↗ $6.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

83.5%positive644 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Played this game a lot a number of years ago (2016). I have never forgotten how much fun I had whilst playing. Its worth a punt.”

— a player, Steam review · 98 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's basically a game that you would buy in a board game shop. unfortunately I grew distant towards games like that/this. It's a fun little card game. NOT a deck builder (which I liked honestly). A lot of luck chance. This game is good to play instead of slot machines, I guess :…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-05 via SteamCharts.

1,355all-time peak
0 50 100 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 56 avg · Feb 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

20achievements
29.7%median completion
2.5%rarest: Legendary
52.6% of players 48.3% of players 44.7% of players 44.0% of players 42.2% of players 41.9% of players 41.4% of players 40.6% of players 39.8% of players 37.8% of players 29.7% of players 29.6% of players 26.3% of players 21.9% of players 11.9% of players 8.2% of players 6.3% of players 6.1% of players 4.5% of players 2.5% of players 52.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
52.6%Prime Target — Use a Cannon to discard a lone 7 if any suit
48.3%Swashbuckler — Use a Sword to steal a Cannon
44.7%Crushed — Win by more than 35 points in a standard rule game
Rarest badges of honor
2.5%Legendary — Get a 3-star rating on 50 tournaments
4.5%Adventurer — Get at least 1 star on all tournaments
6.1%Notorious — Get a 3-star rating on 10 tournaments

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$6.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$6.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US6.99 USD
EU7.19 EUR
UK6.29 GBP
Australia9.75 AUD
Canada8.29 CAD
Japan905 JPY
Brazil26.75 BRL
China29.00 CNY

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

China≈$4.3 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$8.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Sep 07, 2026
Publisher Sale: Up to 90% off Stardock titles

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Feb 19, 2014
Dead Man's Draw v1.01 Released

The first patch for Dead Man's Draw makes improvements to the AI and user interface, plus rebalances the Casanova trait to avoid some combos we felt were a little too good. A few bugs have also been s

Feb 19, 2014
Dead Man's Draw v1.01 Released

The first patch for Dead Man's Draw makes improvements to the AI and user interface, plus rebalances the Casanova trait to avoid some combos we felt were a little too good. A few bugs have also been s

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresCasual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsCard Battler · Casual · PvE · Turn-Based · Card Game · Strategy · 2D · Turn-Based Tactics · Deckbuilding · Stylized · Hand-drawn · Pirates (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements20
Official sitehttps://www.deadmansdrawgame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista SP2 Processor: Any x86 Compatible CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 1.5 or Higher Compatible Video Card Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: Additional Notes: 1024x768 and 16-bit or higher color depth required