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Dread Hunger

Dread Hunger

A game of survival and betrayal. Eight Explorers path their ship through the unforgiving Arctic. Among the crew, two traitors call on dark powers to undermine them. Note: Official server support ends 2024-01-01

Released Jan 26, 2022 Developer Dread Hunger Team Publisher Digital Confectioners Platforms Windows MultiplayerSurvivalSocial DeductionOnline Co-OpCo-op
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

60.3%positive46,185 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“There is no way for me to review this game objectively– not that it matters any more. It's all gone now. Looking back– I’m immediately overcome with nostalgia. The time I spent stranded in a frozen wasteland aboard the ship, that damnable vessel that I got to know in scrupulous…”

— a player, Steam review · 1,221 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“as far as I'm aware. the game was removed from the store because they couldn't afford to keep the official servers up. which is not what I would have done. rather I'd have kept it on the store but shifted to players creating private servers. that way ppl can still get the game…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Fun party game but unless you have 4 or more friends it's not worth it”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:38 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1,602playing at last check
1,67824-hour peak
107,820all-time peak
0 25k 50k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 43.6k avg · Apr 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 2026-07-25.

26achievements
30.9%median completion
1.1%rarest: Seasoned Sailor
72.7% of players 65.0% of players 59.1% of players 58.7% of players 57.8% of players 56.8% of players 54.7% of players 53.6% of players 48.2% of players 44.5% of players 42.5% of players 39.8% of players 34.6% of players 30.9% of players 30.4% of players 25.1% of players 21.9% of players 21.5% of players 17.6% of players 16.3% of players 14.1% of players 9.1% of players 6.2% of players 5.9% of players 3.9% of players 1.1% of players 72.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
72.7%Feed The Machine — Put coal in the boiler
65.0%For Her Majesty — As an Explorer, win a game
59.1%Dark Shaman — Build a totem
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Seasoned Sailor — Win every map as every character
3.9%Sticks and Bones — Destroy all the totems in the tutorial
5.9%Perfectionist — Get an S rating with every character

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

Jan 10, 2024
Update Notes for 10/01/2024

Fixed thrall spells not being set for thrall players. Players now always have max rank, max prestige and max experience. Players can now create a dedicated server at the same time as they create a lob

Dec 11, 2023
Dread Hunger: Shutdown FAQ

We appreciate your passion and engagement following the recent announcement about Dread Hunger's shutdown, and would like to provide some clarity on key questions that have been raised. Q: What about

Nov 13, 2023
Upcoming closure of Dread Hunger's official servers.

Today, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the upcoming closure of Dread Hunger's official servers. We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to everybody that has played the game. Your unwa

Oct 26, 2022
Halloween Hunger | Steam Scream Fest

Happy Halloween, Explorers! Dread Hunger is on sale! Treat yourself or your friends this Halloween with 25% off the base game and up to 50% off DLC! Click here to check out what's on sale! Trick AND t

Oct 25, 2022
1.2.0 Update patch notes

Gameplay Balance: Increased saber durability and damage Polar bears take reduced damage from nitroglycerin Tea and antidotes each now stack to 3 Slightly increased speed of polar bears in water Slight

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsMultiplayer · Survival · Social Deduction · Online Co-Op · Co-op · Horror · Psychological · PvP · Team-Based · Strategy · Gore · Indie (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish *
Achievements26
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://dreadhunger.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 760 GTX or AMD Radeon R9 280 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 15 GB available space Additional Notes: Microphone required