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The Dead Await

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App ID 2393580
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher indie.io
Franchise indie.io
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 31224595
Last Record Update 21 September 2025 – 06:06:45 UTC ()
Release Date 24 October 2024 – 14:57:52 UTC ()
❓ 69.42%
133 reviews
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In-Game
🎒 Survival Horror 💡 Strategy 🎲 RPG 🎴 Deckbuilding 🤝 Party-Based RPG

Build your deck and try to survive in The Dead Await, a deck-building RPG set during a zombie apocalypse. As one of many survivors, set out across the desolate world, discover the truth about the outbreak, and rebuild human civilization - or die trying.

Additional Information

Developer Shotx
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher indie.io
Store Release Date 24 October 2024 – 14:58:06 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/MdZVMMndfX
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Indie (23), RPG (3), Strategy (2), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 24 October 2024 – 14:57:52 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 18 September 2025 – 12:02:42 UTC () (1758196962)
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Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 3 February 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 13301943
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Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
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Early Access Release Date 24 October 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 11 April 2023 – 20:36:31 UTC (), in changelist #18405891
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

3 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🎒 Survival Horror 💡 Strategy 🎲 RPG 🎴 Deckbuilding 🤝 Party-Based RPG 🃏 Card Battler ☢️ Post-apocalyptic 🌲 Survival 🧟 Zombies 🏠 Base Building 📦 Loot 📊 Resource Management 🌍 Open World 🗺 Exploration 🔧 Crafting 🃏 Card Game 🛑 Hex Grid 📦 Inventory Management 🦹 Character Customization 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Stats Family Sharing Early Access Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

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Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 2 24-hour peak
  • 42 all-time peak 25 October 2024
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  • 255 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Mostly Positive
  • 69.42% SteamDB Rating
  • 100 75.2% positive reviews
  • 33 24.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
24 October 2024 Steam Release -
12 February 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Special Editions Bundle -
15 May 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Trinity Bundle (Spring 2025) -

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The Dead Await had an all-time peak of 42 concurrent players on 25 October 2024.

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