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Dead State: Reanimated
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
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.
“A pleasant way to spend a few hours. Pros: +The Base-building Aspect is a lot of fun. The delicate mix and interplay of facilities, resource management, and character skills including your own definitely play a big impact on your crew's morale and survival prospects. Those who…”
— a player, Steam review · 465 hrs played“A charming game that was clearly made with love and attention to detail, Dead State is far from perfect but still a classic among the now bloated "post-apocalyptic survival" genre. Firstly, the cons: - Minor stability issues that shouldn't interfere much with game play, but are…”
— a player, Steam review · 186 hrs played“[Updating my review as of 2024/04/10] After following the development of this game years before its actual release, I have to say this is probably the most disappointing zombie game I have ever genuinely followed. And this doesn't follow the theme of "it's not what I expected…”
— a player, Steam review · 407 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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12-HOUR MARATHON DS:R Stream Tomorrow + Reminder about Indie Megabooth Stream Fridays!
Join our Scripter / QA Lead Jake as he plays Dead State: Reanimated for 12 hours straight on the DoubleBear Twitch channel, tomorrow starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time! Our Twitch channel is here: Doubl
12-HOUR MARATHON DS:R Stream Tomorrow + Reminder about Indie Megabooth Stream Fridays!
Join our Scripter / QA Lead Jake as he plays Dead State: Reanimated for 12 hours straight on the DoubleBear Twitch channel, tomorrow starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time! Our Twitch channel is here: Doubl
Dead State demo updated
Hi everyone, Just a quick update for the people who've asked: The demo is now updated to include Dead State: Reanimated content and fixes. Please check it out if you're on the fence about buying the g
Dead State demo updated
Hi everyone, Just a quick update for the people who've asked: The demo is now updated to include Dead State: Reanimated content and fixes. Please check it out if you're on the fence about buying the g
Dead State: Reanimated is here!
We’ve spent a couple of months of solid development time making Dead State stronger, smarter, and faster, and we’re happy to say that the results are fantastic. We’ve brought new life - or is it u
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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.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Zombies · Survival · RPG · Turn-Based · Strategy · Post-apocalyptic · Singleplayer · Turn-Based Strategy · Indie · Turn-Based Combat · Kickstarter · Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Official site | http://deadstate.doublebearproductions.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 Processor: 1.7 GHz Processor or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 8500 GT / ATI Radeon HD 7290 (512 Mb) or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 3 GB available space