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Deadnaut

Screwfly Studios · 2014-12-08

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 27, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 27, 2014 (Mac), Nov 27, 2014 (Linux)

Deadnaut is Screwfly Studios' second game and follow up to cult hit, Zafehouse: Diaries. Deadnauts, so named because they’re unlikely to return, must explore, investigate and fight their way through the derelict ships of dead civilisations. Every mission is unique and no two locations are the same.

Deadnaut is an Indie, RPG, and Strategy game released in 2014, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (64% of 159 reviews).

0
playing now
64%
positive of 159 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (36 reviews).
  • · Top 28% of 49,670 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.0k–9.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 159 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2017-08-04) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 61 of 77 observed days · $2.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
303020142026Week of 2014-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2015-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$2.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $8.992015-06-17 — best price $4.992015-10-05 — best price $9.992016-01-29 — best price $9.992016-07-04 — best price $9.992016-11-25 — best price $4.992017-08-04 — best price $2.492017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-06-22 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $4.992019-06-25 — best price $4.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-05-07 — best price $4.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992021-03-22 — best price $4.992021-11-24 — best price $4.992022-02-21 — best price $9.992022-10-27 — best price $4.992023-02-13 — best price $4.992023-05-06 — best price $9.992023-09-13 — best price $4.992023-12-13 — best price $4.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-19 — best price $4.992024-09-10 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $4.992025-05-21 — best price $4.992025-09-18 — best price $4.992025-11-06 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-08-23 — best price $9.992026-09-08 — best price $4.992026-09-20 — best price $4.992026-10-02 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
23.2%
earned "Do Not Disturb"
2.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

Player tags

SpaceHorrorSci-fiStrategySurvivalDifficultRogue-likeExplorationPerma DeathImmersive Sim

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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