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Death Road to Canada cover art

Death Road to Canada

Rocketcat Games · 2016-07-21

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 08, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 25, 2017 (Android), Jul 21, 2016 (Mac), Jul 21, 2016 (Linux), May 08, 2018 (PlayStation 4), May 08, 2018 (Xbox One)

Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!

Death Road to Canada is a $14.99 Action, Indie, and RPG title released in 2016, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and Very Positive sentiment (93% of 10,529 reviews).

122
playing now
93%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
10,734
twitch viewers (latest)
10734.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
77/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
19
Nexus mods (12k downloads)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (968 ratings)
75h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 150h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

122 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Death Road to Canada is a 2016 roguelike video game developed by Madgarden and Rocketcat Games The game was also published by Rocketcat. Set during a zombie apocalypse, the player attempts to guide a group of survivors from Florida to "the last zombie-free nation" of Canada. The game released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on July 22, 2016, with later releases for iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Trailer

Death Road to Canada trailer thumbnail

Death Road to Canada - Trailer

≈448,729 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 122 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 556 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~70/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,912 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 263k–632k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,529 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.24-85%
GOG$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
Microsoft Store$4.49-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.24 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 45 of 75 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16816820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

178482026-09-15 13:00 — 116 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 49 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 85 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 123 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 73 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 71 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 78 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 59 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 88 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 115 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 80 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 72 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 97 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 146 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 100 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 136 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 127 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 57 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 93 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 155 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 103 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 118 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 144 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 122 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2130Apr 2016Aug 2026Apr 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3Aug 2016 — avg 158 · peak 367Dec 2016 — avg 81 · peak 268Apr 2017 — avg 101 · peak 261Aug 2017 — avg 174 · peak 474Dec 2017 — avg 137 · peak 434Apr 2018 — avg 107 · peak 207Aug 2018 — avg 82 · peak 185Dec 2018 — avg 76 · peak 155Apr 2019 — avg 93 · peak 225Aug 2019 — avg 75 · peak 191Dec 2019 — avg 84 · peak 171Apr 2020 — avg 73 · peak 161Aug 2020 — avg 51 · peak 94Dec 2020 — avg 63 · peak 129Apr 2021 — avg 85 · peak 166Aug 2021 — avg 67 · peak 161Dec 2021 — avg 58 · peak 127Apr 2022 — avg 58 · peak 168Aug 2022 — avg 71 · peak 165Dec 2022 — avg 66 · peak 150Apr 2023 — avg 153 · peak 342Aug 2023 — avg 83 · peak 182Dec 2023 — avg 146 · peak 320Apr 2024 — avg 74 · peak 172Aug 2024 — avg 86 · peak 168Dec 2024 — avg 80 · peak 154Apr 2025 — avg 125 · peak 429Aug 2025 — avg 100 · peak 182Dec 2025 — avg 111 · peak 210Apr 2026 — avg 111 · peak 208Aug 2026 — avg 115 · peak 255
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.242016-07-222026-10-152016-07-22 — best price $13.492016-11-29 — best price $14.992017-03-27 — best price $14.992017-08-08 — best price $14.992018-01-01 — best price $14.992018-05-10 — best price $8.992018-07-30 — best price $8.242019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-05-24 — best price $14.992019-10-28 — best price $6.742020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-06-15 — best price $6.742020-11-25 — best price $5.992021-03-25 — best price $5.242021-10-11 — best price $5.242022-01-10 — best price $4.492022-05-09 — best price $14.992022-07-25 — best price $14.992022-11-07 — best price $14.992023-03-14 — best price $14.992023-05-22 — best price $14.992023-09-12 — best price $3.742023-12-11 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $3.742024-09-17 — best price $3.742024-12-19 — best price $3.742025-05-29 — best price $14.992025-09-01 — best price $3.742025-12-03 — best price $2.992026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-07-27 — best price $14.992026-09-07 — best price $2.992026-09-17 — best price $2.992026-09-27 — best price $14.992026-10-07 — best price $2.242026-10-15 — best price $2.24
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

53152026-06-01 — 15 pageviews2026-06-05 — 28 pageviews2026-06-09 — 17 pageviews2026-06-13 — 47 pageviews2026-06-17 — 20 pageviews2026-06-21 — 19 pageviews2026-06-25 — 39 pageviews2026-06-29 — 34 pageviews2026-07-03 — 28 pageviews2026-07-07 — 48 pageviews2026-07-11 — 35 pageviews2026-07-15 — 20 pageviews2026-07-19 — 39 pageviews2026-07-23 — 26 pageviews2026-07-27 — 36 pageviews2026-07-31 — 25 pageviews2026-08-04 — 36 pageviews2026-08-08 — 31 pageviews2026-08-12 — 22 pageviews2026-08-16 — 33 pageviews2026-08-20 — 26 pageviews2026-08-24 — 36 pageviews2026-08-28 — 32 pageviews2026-09-01 — 48 pageviews2026-09-05 — 30 pageviews2026-09-09 — 46 pageviews2026-09-13 — 25 pageviews2026-09-17 — 27 pageviews2026-09-21 — 38 pageviews2026-09-25 — 23 pageviews2026-09-29 — 20 pageviews2026-10-03 — 29 pageviews2026-10-07 — 21 pageviews2026-10-11 — 30 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
20.2%
earned "First Trip to Canada"
3.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,6801%72
PS4 (PlayStation)8828%66
Xbox One (Xbox)4992%66
Switch (Nintendo)1920%0
PS4 (PlayStation)1916%66
Switch (Nintendo)60%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

RPGCo-opIndieActionComedyZombiesSurvivalRogue-likeLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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