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Dead Effect cover art

Dead Effect

BadFly Interactive, a.s. · 2014-12-17

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 03, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 03, 2014 (Mac), Oct 15, 2013 (Android)

Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

206
playing now
73%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
44/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
14h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 22h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.99
steam price (US)

206 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Dead Effect is a 2013 first-person shooter video game developed by inDev Brain and published by BulkyPix for iOS and Android. It was released on September 12, 2013 for iOS, and on October 15 for Android. Initially available in the App Store and Google Play for purchase, the game switched to a freemium model in February 2014, with the inclusion of in-app purchases. On February 20, 2014, the game was greenlit for Steam. An early access version was released for Windows and OS X on April 15, with the game going gold on December 17. The game has received mixed to positive reviews, and has been downloaded over three million times. A sequel, Dead Effect 2 was released on October 29, 2015.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 206 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 50 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 11,000 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 94k–226k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,774 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Nuuvem (2018-06-22) · bundled 18×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

20702026-08-06 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 207 players2026-08-30 19:00 — 206 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$0.492015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $7.992015-07-23 — best price $4.992016-01-11 — best price $1.492016-07-18 — best price $0.992016-10-28 — best price $0.992017-05-20 — best price $0.752017-11-20 — best price $4.992018-04-19 — best price $0.502018-11-02 — best price $4.992019-04-26 — best price $4.992019-12-03 — best price $4.992020-04-08 — best price $4.992020-06-10 — best price $4.082020-07-22 — best price $4.992020-08-20 — best price $0.752020-09-22 — best price $4.492020-10-29 — best price $0.992020-12-03 — best price $4.142021-01-14 — best price $0.752021-02-17 — best price $1.002021-03-16 — best price $3.582021-04-20 — best price $4.142021-05-21 — best price $4.992021-07-12 — best price $0.992021-10-19 — best price $3.662021-12-27 — best price $4.992022-04-05 — best price $4.142022-06-14 — best price $3.662022-09-19 — best price $0.992023-02-22 — best price $3.662023-06-24 — best price $3.662023-12-21 — best price $0.992024-08-02 — best price $4.492025-10-06 — best price $4.992026-08-24 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2932026-05-31 — 23 pageviews2026-06-03 — 11 pageviews2026-06-06 — 3 pageviews2026-06-09 — 9 pageviews2026-06-12 — 13 pageviews2026-06-15 — 9 pageviews2026-06-18 — 10 pageviews2026-06-21 — 17 pageviews2026-06-24 — 12 pageviews2026-06-27 — 9 pageviews2026-06-30 — 13 pageviews2026-07-03 — 9 pageviews2026-07-06 — 19 pageviews2026-07-09 — 10 pageviews2026-07-12 — 13 pageviews2026-07-15 — 17 pageviews2026-07-18 — 15 pageviews2026-07-21 — 15 pageviews2026-07-24 — 19 pageviews2026-07-27 — 8 pageviews2026-07-30 — 10 pageviews2026-08-02 — 6 pageviews2026-08-05 — 16 pageviews2026-08-08 — 22 pageviews2026-08-11 — 18 pageviews2026-08-14 — 12 pageviews2026-08-17 — 20 pageviews2026-08-20 — 17 pageviews2026-08-23 — 11 pageviews2026-08-26 — 13 pageviews2026-08-28 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
55.6%
earned "Sleeping Quarters - Awakening"
9.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,6056%61

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSGoreIndieSpaceActionHorrorSci-fiShooterZombiesSurvival

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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