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Dead Matter

QI Games · 2023-09-15

Steam

ActionIndieRPGSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Sep 15, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.

21%
positive of 900 reviews
Mostly Negative
steam's rating (official)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (138 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 19,239 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 18k–41k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 900 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11711720232026Week of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$7.992023-09-162026-07-092023-09-16 — best price $35.992023-09-22 — best price $39.992023-12-18 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992025-05-26 — best price $13.992025-06-02 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $7.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opFamily Sharing

Player tags

FPSPvPCo-opActionSandboxZombiesSurvivalOpen WorldRogue-likeSimulation

Census log

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

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