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Decision: Red Daze

Decision: Red Daze

Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.

Released May 19, 2022 Developer FlyAnvil Publisher Nordcurrent Labs Platforms Windows SurvivalActionZombiesRPGOpen World
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

73.6%positive903 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“It’s a good game, the reboot turned out really well, it’s worth the price and it’s pretty long.”

— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I like the base-building, like in the last few decision games — the fighting and watching my peasant soldiers turn into hardened soldiers, scouts, or medics, or just building sturdy walls for cover. What I dislike, I guess, is the wasteland itself. It’s missing that humanity…”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“There are a lot of just weird decisions made in this game that just made it too much of a slog to stick with. The UI is genuinely terrible, and there's little to no options for you to do anything about even basic things. Options menu is legitimately one of the worst I've seen (a…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

446all-time peak
0 50 100 2023 2024 2025 2026 94 avg · May 2022

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.

24achievements
19.4%median completion
10.0%rarest: Eastern Troll
69.0% of players 64.8% of players 35.6% of players 35.4% of players 35.3% of players 33.0% of players 31.9% of players 28.0% of players 25.4% of players 23.0% of players 22.2% of players 22.1% of players 19.4% of players 17.8% of players 14.2% of players 14.1% of players 13.1% of players 12.4% of players 11.8% of players 10.9% of players 10.7% of players 10.6% of players 10.1% of players 10.0% of players 69.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
69.0%Squad Up — Recruit your first Survivor.
64.8%Hachi — Find a dog.
35.6%Fully Equipped — Fully equip a Survivor.
Rarest badges of honor
10.0%Eastern Troll — Kill the Troll in the East
10.1%Kill 'Em All (Zombies) — Kill every type of Zombie
10.6%Tower Defense — Kill 20 enemies while in a turret.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia31.95 AUD
Canada27.49 CAD
Japan2,500 JPY
Brazil68.99 BRL
China80.00 CNY

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

China≈$12 Brazil Japan Canada US UK Australia EU≈$23

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

$0 $25 $50 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.

Oct 14, 2025
Decision: Red Daze is expanding its horizons!

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news – Decision: Red Daze has officially made its way to consoles!🎮🤩 This marks an important milestone for the game, bringing our intense action RPG and survival

Jan 24, 2025
Decision Legacy Collection

Visit the unforgiving world of the Decision Series, where survival isn’t guaranteed, and every decision counts. The Decision Legacy Collection brings together all four iconic entries in the classic fr

May 27, 2024
Decision: Red Daze—Update 5 Patch Notes

Welcome, Survivors! We're back with another thrilling update to keep you on your toes in the treacherous world of the Dust Bowl. It includes the improvements from the last experimental updates and a l

Mar 27, 2024
Decision: Red Daze EXPERIMENTAL Patch 2024.03.27

Greetings, Survivors of the Dust Bowl! A new EXPERIMENTAL update is already here, and these are the key improvements: Resolved save slot clearing bug. Stabilized NPC positioning during peacetime. Addr

Mar 04, 2024
Decision: Red Daze EXPERIMENTAL Patch 2024.03.04

Greetings, Survivors of the Dust Bowl! We've just released a new Experimental patch, and here are the key improvements: All possible names from the pool are now available in the customization window a

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsSurvival · Action · Zombies · RPG · Open World · Action RPG · Singleplayer · Twin Stick Shooter · Base-Building · Tower Defense · Post-apocalyptic · Top-Down (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements24
Official sitehttps://www.nordcurrent.com/games/decision-red-daze
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or newer Processor: 1.8GHz single core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 750 / Radeon HD 7870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card