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Envy the Dead

Envy the Dead

Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.

Released Sep 12, 2016 Developer Kazakov Oleg Platforms Windows RPGSimulationStrategyZombiesSurvival
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (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 2026-05-13.

65.6%positive244 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“think I got this for around 60p it isn't good, very little features and not a fun gameplay loop Hate to give a solo dev a do not recommend for one of their early games so I'll recommend one of their later ones that I enjoyed; Galaxy Squad”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“So bad”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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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.

21achievements
3.0%median completion
2.2%rarest: To nightmare
6.0% of players 5.4% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.6% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 6.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
6.0%Zombie attack — Defeat zombies in battle
5.4%Humans attack — Defeat survivors in battle
5.1%Dying — Heal dying injured character
Rarest badges of honor
2.2%To nightmare — Complete stage 2 on hardcore
2.2%Nightmare ends — Complete game on hardcore
2.3%We made it — Survive wave 30 in survival

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.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$1.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US2.99 USD
EU2.99 EUR
UK2.49 GBP
Australia4.50 AUD
Canada3.89 CAD
Japan350 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China15.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$2.0 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

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

$0 $2.5 $5 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 19, 2017
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown

Hello guys! I am really happy to announce new standalone content pack for Putrefaction 2 called Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown, featuring new campaign with new enemies and boss to fight! It wi

Sep 19, 2017
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown

Hello guys! I am really happy to announce new standalone content pack for Putrefaction 2 called Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown, featuring new campaign with new enemies and boss to fight! It wi

Jan 19, 2017
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is out on Steam Early Access!

Hello guys! am very happy to announce that the sequel to Putrefaction is now out on Steam Early Access! You can check it out! http://store.steampowered.com/app/567060 The game have about a half of sin

Jan 19, 2017
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is out on Steam Early Access!

Hello guys! am very happy to announce that the sequel to Putrefaction is now out on Steam Early Access! You can check it out! http://store.steampowered.com/app/567060 The game have about a half of sin

Nov 25, 2016
Putrefaction 2 on Greenlight!

Hi guys! I am happy to announce that my new game Putrefaction 2 is on Steam Greenlight! This is a sequel to my first game, and I want to make this one right. The game will be very different and improv

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresRPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsRPG · Simulation · Strategy · Zombies · Survival · Indie · Tower Defense · Rogue-lite · Horror · Tactical · Singleplayer · Real Time Tactics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
Achievements21
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows® 8 (32/64-bit)/Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista Processor: Dual Core Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 128MB Video Card with OpenGL support DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space