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The Unliving

The Unliving

Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.

Released Oct 26, 2023 Developer RocketBrush Games Publisher Team17 Digital Platforms Windows RPGActionSingleplayerAdventureZombies
View on Steam ↗ $3.39 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

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.

62.4%positive899 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“the game is good but not for everyone”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“You want to be the worst necromancer there ever was? Play this game and experience the dumbest minions ever and the clunkiest controls in existance.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Looks good, but gameplay just aint it. Rougelite, but outside of spells you don't really feel much difference or from run to run.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 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.

525all-time peak
0 100 200 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 98 avg · Nov 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 2026-09-26.

69achievements
8.4%median completion
0.3%rarest: The Unliving
98.6% of players 98.5% of players 94.5% of players 93.4% of players 87.3% of players 76.8% of players 70.3% of players 69.2% of players 62.4% of players 60.3% of players 59.1% of players 49.4% of players 48.9% of players 48.2% of players 47.7% of players 46.4% of players 44.1% of players 41.9% of players 30.7% of players 29.1% of players 27.7% of players 26.7% of players 26.3% of players 22.9% of players 22.8% of players 22.0% of players 16.0% of players 15.2% of players 14.7% of players 11.5% of players 11.3% of players 11.0% of players 10.9% of players 9.6% of players 8.4% of players 8.0% of players 7.7% of players 6.8% of players 6.5% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.2% of players 4.5% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 98.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
98.6%Honor for Him — Kill an enemy with a basic or scythe attack
98.5%First of Many — Raise an undead
94.5%Precious Fluid — Use blood for a spell or rune
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%The Unliving — Weather death 100 times
0.3%The Lord of the Dead — Weather death 50 times
0.3%Lazarus — Weather death 30 times

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.

$3.39−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$16.99base price
$3.39lowest since tracking began2026-09-17
US3.39 USD−80%
EU3.39 EUR−80%
UK2.69 GBP−80%
Australia5.59 AUD−80%
Canada3.99 CAD−80%
Japan346 JPY−80%
Brazil12.44 BRL−80%
China15.20 CNY−80%

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

Japan≈$2.2 China Brazil Canada US UK EU Australia≈$3.9

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

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 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.

Oct 04, 2025
Update Required

We want to let you know about an important update. A recently identified security vulnerability within Unity has been spotted, and while there is currently no evidence of impact on users, we’re taking

Nov 22, 2023
The Unliving l 40% OFF in the Steam Autumn Sale!

Greetings, Necromancers! If you've had The Unliving on your wishlist for a while, we have some good news for you... it's now 40% OFF here on Steam! Shape the destiny of the corrupted realm as a mighty

Oct 26, 2023
The Unliving is Out now in Full Access!

The Unliving is a dynamic rogue-lite action RPG with strategic elements. Command legions of undead, wield powerful spells and explore a mystical world, all realised with darkly extravagant pixel-art.

Oct 10, 2023
The Unliving | Launching into Full Access on October 26th

Greetings Necromancers! RocketBrush Studio and Team17 Digital have today announced action RPG The Unliving will launch out of Steam Early Access on 26th October. Combining rogue-lite and real-time str

Jul 25, 2023
The Unliving l Hotfix 2

Hey Necromancers! We've just dropped another hotfix for the latest build. This includes various bug fixes, as well as some key balancing changes. Find all the information below! Fixes Fixed the proble

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Action · Singleplayer · Adventure · Zombies · Hack and Slash · Villain Protagonist · Dungeon Crawler · Action Roguelike · Perma Death · Difficult · Rogue-lite (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese
Achievements69
Official sitehttps://theunlivinggame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD FX-4350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5750, 1 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Title is not supported on DirectX 10