Dead Sector overview

Overview

Dead Sector comes from Jim O'Connor and is published by Exeter Game Studios. It arrived on Steam on Apr 9, 2026, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, and DualSense Controller Support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Dead Sector's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 8 September 2026 - 18:50:13 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 3 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Dead Sector is available in 1 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Dead Sector has no public VGI unit-sales estimate available and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Dead Sector overview details

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

Steam Store description

JACK IN You are a runner loose in hostile cyberspace. Black ICE is closing from every direction. Your trace meter is climbing. The only way out is through. Dead Sector is a cyberpunk roguelike arcade shooter rendered in a 1980's vector aesthetic. Navigate branching node maps across three hostile sectors, each faster and more dangerous than the last. HOW IT WORKS At the end of each node, choose your hacking programs from a randomised pool. STEALTH to halt the trace meter cold. EMP to freeze every ICE on screen. BREACH for a piercing beam, wall to wall. GRAV WELL to pull them all into one place. Pick three active programs from fifteen - choose carefully. Work your way through the node map. Fight through combat arenas, hit random events, and hunt down the sector boss. Survive the Manticore in SECTOR ALPHA. Push deeper into the DEEP NET and face the Archon. Reach THE CORE and destroy the Vortex - if you make it that far. FEATURES Roguelike node maps - Branching paths through 3 escalating cyberspace sectors, each with its own difficulty, boss, and visual colour theme 15 hacking programs - Randomised loadouts mean no two runs play the same Passive mod drafting - Pick upgrade cards between fights to build synergistic builds across the run Trace meter - A persistent threat counter that ticks up through every combat; let it fill and you'll hit maximum ICE activity 5 ship hulls - Unlock Ghost Runner, Signal Knife, Strike Frame, Iron Coffin, and Ghost Wire, each with completely different stats and built-in mechanics. Earn golden status on each Meta-progression shop - Spend c…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Dead Sector is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, and DualSense Controller Support, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 8 September 2026 - 18:50:13 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 100% positive reviews.

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