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The DeadLine
The last subway departs in a world overrun by zombies. At each station, gather materials, find better weapons, and fight off the undead. As you get closer to your family, the danger grows. Survive, upgrade, and make it to the final stop.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“You can actually kill zombies with fast food! They gotta add weapons like that to Killing Floor and Left 4 Dead ASAP.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Overall a complete blast of a game, it really adds a sense of pressure to the fast pace this game provides, and in a way that is definitely well balanced with the amount of zombies being thrown at you, and the ridiculous legendary weapons! I already made a gameplay on my channel…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A free, fast-paced one-night action shooter that respects your time If you are looking for tight, dynamic gameplay without any fluff, The Deadline does the job exceptionally well. On top of that, it’s completely free to play, making it an absolute no-brainer to try out. What is…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-09 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 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
[Update] Dual Guns Are Here! – Patch 1.2.0
Jebi , CM of the The DeadLine development team. Welcome to Patch 1.2.0 , the update that makes zombies tremble! This patch brings new dual firearms and a new language support. New Weapons Added “The n
Coming Soon! Patch - 1.2.0
This is Jebi, CM of The DeadLine . Patch 1.2.0 is scheduled for release on August 4th ! This update will introduce new weapons and quality-of-life improvements . Please check the full patch notes on t
Thank you to all Survivors!
This is Jebi, CM of The DeadLine development team. We’re thrilled to share that over 20,000 players have added The DeadLine to their library, more than 2,000 players have already played the game, and
[Update] Welcome to The DeadLine's first patch – v.1.1.0!
This is CM Jebi from the development team of The DeadLine . How’s your summer going with all the zombies around? Welcome to Patch 1.1.0 , the very first update for The DeadLine ! In this patch, we’ve
📢 The DeadLine is Now Available!
In a world overrun by zombies, the last subway carrying you has just departed. At each station, gather materials to power yourself up and equip powerful weapons to break through the zombie hordes. You
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | FPS · Zombies · Horror · Old School · Action · Shooter · Underground · Survival Horror · Trains · PvE · Shoot 'Em Up · Combat (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support |
| Languages | English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 15 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0 GHz, AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970 Storage: 4 GB available space