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Dead Grid

Atom Void · 2026-02-04

Steam

RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 24, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.

Dead Grid is an RPG and Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $7.79, with Very Positive (93% of 505 reviews) sentiment and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

8
playing now
94%
positive of 530 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 130 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 294% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 13,925 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 530 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2023-12-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 6 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
737320222026Week of 2022-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2822026-09-15 07:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 15 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 22 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 22 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 28 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 22 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 14 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 17 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 11 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 15 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 17 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 12 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 10 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 20 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1022Mar 2022Aug 2026Mar 2022 — avg 102 · peak 185May 2022 — avg 16 · peak 49Jul 2022 — avg 10 · peak 37Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Jan 2023 — avg 10 · peak 32Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 24Jul 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Dec 2023 — avg 7 · peak 21Feb 2024 — avg 16 · peak 62Apr 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2025 — avg 9 · peak 26Apr 2025 — avg 9 · peak 30Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2026 — avg 45 · peak 127Mar 2026 — avg 18 · peak 41May 2026 — avg 6 · peak 13Jul 2026 — avg 10 · peak 47Aug 2026 — avg 26 · peak 58
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$4.992022-03-242026-09-292022-03-24 — best price $8.992022-05-20 — best price $8.492022-07-23 — best price $8.992022-11-22 — best price $7.492022-12-23 — best price $6.992023-01-30 — best price $6.992023-03-16 — best price $6.692023-06-05 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-09-04 — best price $9.992023-11-06 — best price $9.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992023-12-18 — best price $9.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-03-11 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-11-04 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-02-02 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-04-11 — best price $9.992025-06-02 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $6.492026-02-04 — best price $10.392026-03-19 — best price $9.092026-06-04 — best price $9.742026-06-25 — best price $9.092026-07-30 — best price $7.792026-09-29 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
87.6%
earned "Careful Approach"
53.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputTouch Only OptionPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-03-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4460%370

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

Player tags

RPGGoreLootIndieZombiesStrategyTacticalCard GameBoard GameDeckbuilding

Census log

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

Recent updates

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