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Deadlight

Tequila Works, S.L. · Xbox Game Studios · 2012-10-25

SteamXbox

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 25, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 01, 2012 (Xbox 360)

“Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se

1
playing now
79%
positive of 13k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (131 ratings)
4.2h
to beat · rushed 2.2h · completionist 7.8h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Deadlight is a side-scrolling cinematic platforming survival horror video game developed by Tequila Works and published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It was released for Xbox 360 in August 2012 via Xbox Live Arcade, and for Windows in October via Steam. In 2016, a Director's Cut version was released for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, published by Deep Silver.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 79 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 511k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,773 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Fanatical (2018-10-01) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 10 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
383820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-08-06 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $2.992015-12-22 — best price $3.742016-05-20 — best price $1.792016-09-08 — best price $7.492016-12-22 — best price $2.992017-09-07 — best price $4.492018-02-19 — best price $14.992018-09-13 — best price $14.992018-12-10 — best price $2.992019-05-03 — best price $0.992019-07-08 — best price $14.992019-11-29 — best price $3.742020-01-16 — best price $7.492020-04-07 — best price $13.392020-07-23 — best price $3.742021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-04-10 — best price $14.992021-09-17 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-04-15 — best price $14.992022-09-27 — best price $14.992022-12-08 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $2.992023-05-23 — best price $9.992023-10-05 — best price $14.992023-12-01 — best price $11.012024-04-18 — best price $4.942024-08-01 — best price $11.012024-11-27 — best price $3.742025-02-03 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992026-02-02 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
85.3%
earned "What's on your mind"
36.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)50,34718%30
Steam (Steam)38,0323%31

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

Player tags

2D2.5DIndieActionHorrorPuzzleParkourZombiesSurvivalAdventure

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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