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Dead Pixels

CSR-Studios · 2012-12-07

Steam

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Dec 04, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors.

Dead Pixels is an Action, Indie, RPG game released in 2012, priced at $2.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 2426 reviews).

2
playing now
87%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0/100
critic score (0 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
4h
time to beat (IGDB)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,682 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 97k–194k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,426 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.59 at Steam (2017-06-22) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820172026Week of 2017-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
921Dec 2012Jun 2025Dec 2012 — avg 92 · peak 279Apr 2013 — avg 19 · peak 55Aug 2013 — avg 8 · peak 22Dec 2013 — avg 13 · peak 32Apr 2014 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2014 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2014 — avg 11 · peak 31Apr 2015 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2015 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2015 — avg 9 · peak 30Apr 2016 — avg 6 · peak 29Aug 2016 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2016 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2017 — avg 5 · peak 20Aug 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2017 — avg 13 · peak 35Apr 2018 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2018 — avg 2 · peak 10Dec 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2025 — avg 2 · peak 5
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$2.99$0.742015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $1.012015-07-21 — best price $0.742015-12-01 — best price $2.992016-05-17 — best price $2.992016-10-18 — best price $2.572017-07-05 — best price $2.992018-04-02 — best price $2.992018-12-20 — best price $0.742020-04-28 — best price $2.992020-06-06 — best price $2.992020-06-21 — best price $2.402020-07-06 — best price $2.402020-07-20 — best price $2.992020-08-04 — best price $2.992020-08-19 — best price $2.992020-09-03 — best price $2.992020-09-17 — best price $2.192020-10-02 — best price $2.692020-10-17 — best price $2.192020-11-05 — best price $2.692020-11-20 — best price $2.692020-12-05 — best price $2.992020-12-22 — best price $0.892021-01-16 — best price $2.442021-01-31 — best price $2.442021-02-15 — best price $2.992021-03-04 — best price $2.992021-03-19 — best price $2.992021-04-04 — best price $2.992021-04-19 — best price $2.992021-05-04 — best price $2.992021-05-19 — best price $2.992021-06-03 — best price $2.992021-10-03 — best price $2.992021-12-22 — best price $1.012022-05-23 — best price $2.992024-01-04 — best price $2.992024-12-19 — best price $1.072025-06-27 — best price $1.072026-07-09 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
35.9%
earned "Supply and demand"
10%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,5435%30

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGCo-opIndieRetroActionZombiesSurvivalControllerLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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