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DEADBOLT

Hopoo Games · 2016-03-14

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 20, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Feb 20, 2018 (PlayStation Vita), Mar 14, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 25, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

DEADBOLT is a 2016 Action, Indie game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive reviews (96% of 5642 reviews).

6
playing now
96%
positive of 5.6k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (23 downloads)
4.44★
PlayStation Store rating (387 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Deadbolt is a 2016 side-scrolling stealth-action video game developed by Hopoo Games, who also created Risk of Rain and Risk of Rain 2. The game was released as a demo on April 19, 2015, and officially on Steam for Microsoft Windows on March 14, 2016. Linux and Mac OS X versions were also made available a few months later. On October 25, 2018, a version was also released for the Nintendo Switch.

Trailer

DEADBOLT trailer thumbnail

Deadbolt | Official Trailer | Tubi Original

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 165 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 141k–339k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,642 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2019-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 2 of 50 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12712720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2102026-09-15 13:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 9 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 9 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 20 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 21 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 17 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 9 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 19 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1050Jan 2016Aug 2026Jan 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1May 2016 — avg 20 · peak 53Sep 2016 — avg 21 · peak 49Jan 2017 — avg 98 · peak 277May 2017 — avg 23 · peak 47Sep 2017 — avg 19 · peak 47Jan 2018 — avg 27 · peak 73May 2018 — avg 95 · peak 378Sep 2018 — avg 27 · peak 74Jan 2019 — avg 21 · peak 57May 2019 — avg 14 · peak 39Sep 2019 — avg 10 · peak 26Jan 2020 — avg 17 · peak 45May 2020 — avg 14 · peak 34Sep 2020 — avg 12 · peak 23Jan 2021 — avg 17 · peak 40May 2021 — avg 12 · peak 27Sep 2021 — avg 12 · peak 25Jan 2022 — avg 20 · peak 43May 2022 — avg 11 · peak 26Sep 2022 — avg 9 · peak 21Jan 2023 — avg 10 · peak 24May 2023 — avg 10 · peak 23Sep 2023 — avg 9 · peak 24Jan 2024 — avg 14 · peak 48May 2024 — avg 8 · peak 20Sep 2024 — avg 10 · peak 23Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 34May 2025 — avg 8 · peak 20Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Jan 2026 — avg 7 · peak 15May 2026 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$2.492016-03-142026-10-142016-03-14 — best price $9.992016-05-20 — best price $7.992016-06-22 — best price $9.992016-08-01 — best price $8.662016-10-18 — best price $7.992016-11-25 — best price $6.992017-01-26 — best price $9.992017-09-07 — best price $6.992017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-03-26 — best price $7.992018-06-21 — best price $4.992018-09-11 — best price $5.992018-11-15 — best price $4.992019-01-10 — best price $4.992019-12-19 — best price $4.992020-05-27 — best price $4.992020-08-28 — best price $3.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-02-11 — best price $3.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $2.492022-02-03 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $2.492024-07-11 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $2.492026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-09-03 — best price $9.992026-09-08 — best price $9.992026-09-13 — best price $9.992026-09-18 — best price $9.992026-09-23 — best price $9.992026-09-28 — best price $9.992026-10-03 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $9.992026-10-13 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5852026-06-02 — 15 pageviews2026-06-06 — 22 pageviews2026-06-10 — 20 pageviews2026-06-14 — 16 pageviews2026-06-18 — 10 pageviews2026-06-22 — 15 pageviews2026-06-26 — 14 pageviews2026-06-30 — 14 pageviews2026-07-04 — 28 pageviews2026-07-08 — 15 pageviews2026-07-12 — 13 pageviews2026-07-16 — 9 pageviews2026-07-20 — 5 pageviews2026-07-24 — 21 pageviews2026-07-28 — 15 pageviews2026-08-01 — 17 pageviews2026-08-05 — 16 pageviews2026-08-09 — 14 pageviews2026-08-13 — 29 pageviews2026-08-17 — 15 pageviews2026-08-21 — 20 pageviews2026-08-25 — 20 pageviews2026-08-29 — 19 pageviews2026-09-02 — 14 pageviews2026-09-06 — 16 pageviews2026-09-10 — 13 pageviews2026-09-14 — 21 pageviews2026-09-18 — 18 pageviews2026-09-22 — 19 pageviews2026-09-26 — 19 pageviews2026-09-30 — 33 pageviews2026-10-04 — 58 pageviews2026-10-08 — 39 pageviews2026-10-12 — 47 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
88.3%
earned "Clocked In"
24.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,8602%24
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)1,24317%24
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

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

2DGoreBloodIndieActionShooterStealthViolentZombiesDifficult

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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