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Dead Engine

70% positive of 209 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by Chocolate Dungeon Games. Published by Red Axe Games, Gamersky Games.

About the game

Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.

Tagged by players

  • Inventory Management
  • Zombies
  • Base Building
  • Bullet Hell
  • Action Roguelike
  • Post-apocalyptic
  • Roguelite
  • Roguelike
  • Survival
  • Open World
  • Top-Down
  • Pixel Graphics

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I bought this a while back, when it was much rougher around the edges. It is an interesting blend of Bullet Heaven and Inventory Management. I like the concepts, and it can be very addictive, in that "just one more level" way. One really quick note, for reviews, note the versions because it has changed a good bit leading up to the current full release. There used to be more meaningful base-building aspects. The…

    27 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Sadly cannot reccomend it the game freezes at second to last level every time I get there with multiple characters, and I did try to quit and then continue.

    4.7 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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