The Dead Await overview

Overview

The Dead Await comes from Shotx and is published by indie.io. It arrived on Steam on Oct 24, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Stats, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Dead Await's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 13:52:14 UTC, with a tracked peak near 27. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 69% positive across 157 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Dead Await is available in 3 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Dead Await has sold up to 6,718 units and has 108 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $60,870. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Dead Await overview details

The Dead Await combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Dead Await is a deck-building open world survival RPG set in a zombie apocalypse. The world as we know it ended, torn apart by hordes of ravenous monsters. Humanity still clings on in the sea of blackened ruins, cold ashes, and man-eating creatures. You're the leader of a caravan of survivalists whose goal is to figure out the truth behind the zombie apocalypse and, if possible, build the foundations for a new civilization! But be careful: Zombies might want to feast on your brains, but humans may very well prove the greatest obstacles during your long drive... Explore a vast world torn apart by a zombie apocalypse, from derelict cities full of loot and zombies to new settlements founded by survivors with opportunity and backstabbing abound. Gather food, water, fuel, and gear to survive the drive. Manage your resources to ensure everyone gets to the destination safely. Manage your team's sanity! Manage the impact of trauma, long-term effects of injuries, and, of course, resource scarcity. Zombies might turn out to be the least of your problems... Build the survivor you want using a robust attribute, skill, and perk system. Experiment with combinations and character builds, from a suave lockpicker to a mindless berserker and everything in-between. Paired with the character system is sophisticated card-based combat. Build up your deck during your travels, taking a team of rag-tag survivors to veterans with incredibly rare cards at their disposal! Gear matters: Give your survivors an edge with weapon and equipment mods - plus a good meal - and watch them conquer th…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Dead Await is listed as a game with $12.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Stats, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, RPG, Strategy, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 13:52:14 UTC, a tracked peak of 27, and 69% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

Frequent Violence / Blood and Gore, General Mature Content, Sexual Content, Nudity, Strong Language

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

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