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DEADBOLT
DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
50 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“great game it is like hotline miami but with puzzle aspects and and quite difficult”
“"extremely challenging" is an understatement, if you 100% the game you will end up on suicide watch (im never gonna get 100% but its still super fun to play)”
18 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Cool game if unforgiving and DIFFICULT. Finished main story in roughly 8 hours. Looks great, runs like a dream, and all the sounds and music are amazing. Expect to repeat each level multiple times until you manage it,…”
“I love Risk of Rain, but I didn't think much of Paul and Duncan's other child, until I decided to buy it on a whim, and my god was that a great decision. This game proved to me that Paul and Duncan are talented…”
13 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“great game it is like hotline miami but with puzzle aspects and and quite difficult”
“Just finished this game, what a wonderful time. Gameplay is great and the difficulty pacing/scaling feels so smooth. While I haven't played either Hotline Miami game, I've seen others make comparisons of Deadbolt to HM,…”
“Pretty late to the party on this one - but it's a subtle nod to John Wick. Feels like a 2D Hitman with an amazing soundtrack, gritty mood, and great pacing. The game gives you a few tools and mechanics, then builds on…”
8 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Pretty late to the party on this one - but it's a subtle nod to John Wick. Feels like a 2D Hitman with an amazing soundtrack, gritty mood, and great pacing. The game gives you a few tools and mechanics, then builds on…”
“Best 10 dollars I've spent on a game. The main theme is a banger too”
7 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Pretty late to the party on this one - but it's a subtle nod to John Wick. Feels like a 2D Hitman with an amazing soundtrack, gritty mood, and great pacing. The game gives you a few tools and mechanics, then builds on…”
“It's a fun little pixel assassin game. There's a story line, and theme. It's nice but no need to think about it too much.”
“I wish this game got more love. This game has such an interesting world, and it's a crying shame that we don't get to spend more time in it”
10 of the 84 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Balance of missions is janky at best. Enemies have infinite ammunition (of course) and you only ever have one magazine. Plenty of enemies have guns but when they die, won't drop the gun or ammunition. Oh, and when you…”
“First off, I will say that this game is FRUSTRATING. The difficulty spikes heavily in the second set of levels, then lets off for the final set. But as a result of the difficulty, the game becomes incredibly rewarding…”
“Fun, can't quite fill the hotline miami shaped hole in my heart”
9 of the 84 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Balance of missions is janky at best. Enemies have infinite ammunition (of course) and you only ever have one magazine. Plenty of enemies have guns but when they die, won't drop the gun or ammunition. Oh, and when you…”
“"extremely challenging" is an understatement, if you 100% the game you will end up on suicide watch (im never gonna get 100% but its still super fun to play)”
“Cool game if unforgiving and DIFFICULT. Finished main story in roughly 8 hours. Looks great, runs like a dream, and all the sounds and music are amazing. Expect to repeat each level multiple times until you manage it,…”
6 of the 84 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I wish this game got more love. This game has such an interesting world, and it's a crying shame that we don't get to spend more time in it”
“Hidden gem of Hopoo Games followed by great composer Chris Christodoulou known for creating music for all their titles since beginning. Unfortunately DEADBOLT was never noticed as much as Risk of Rain series. It is a…”
“Only problem I have with this game is that it isn't longer”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game. Played it on PS Vita god knows how long ago, still fun and miles ahead controls on PC. Though on linux I had to force windows version cause mouse wheel doesnt work on native linux build.”
“look i played through this years ago on the switch and going back to it without proper controller support stinks. the game's great i just can't bother messing with steam input.”
Counted across 84 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“i recently saw the 10 year anniversary update and remembered how much i liked this game as a teenager and decided to revisit it and i'm happy to report it still very much holds up! gameplay feels like a perfect blend between strategy and action and the soundtrack is fantastic!…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“I just finished this game. I highly recommend it to people who want a fun challenge, especially a speed run challenge. This game has a nice story and gameplay, definitely made me have a good first impression of Hopoo Games. Worth every cent.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Frustratingly difficult game, I kinda gave up at the second Vampire chapter of the game. There isn't much of a story to speak of either. It is pure puzzle-ish Hotline Miami gameplay but there appears to be some randomness baked into the enemy behaviors which ends up making it…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 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 2026-09-05.
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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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DEADBOLT v1.0.3. Patch Notes
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DEADBOLT Community Catch-Up
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DEADBOLT Modding Overview
Hey everyone! Now, back when I said that we’d be posting on a more irregular basis, we didn’t have this kind of time gap in mind… but, oh well, what can ya do? As you could guess from the title, today
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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.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Stealth · Pixel Graphics · Great Soundtrack · Indie · 2D · Action · Difficult · Gore · Singleplayer · Side Scroller · Shooter · Blood (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Official site | http://playdeadbolt.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: 2.5 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Direct X9.0c Compatible Card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 130 MB available space