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Death Road to Canada

Rocketcat Games · 2016-07-21

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

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!

76
playing now
93%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
75h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 150h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

76 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 76 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 11% of 10,970 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 262k–630k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,499 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

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 0 of 1 observed days · $12.75 above the 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

204492026-08-06 23:00 — 100 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 139 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 202 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 91 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 180 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 204 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 96 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 189 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 175 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 84 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 125 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 134 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 82 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 133 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 144 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 62 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 115 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 160 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 82 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 106 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 125 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 61 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 119 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 103 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 76 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 89 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 107 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 87 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 126 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 76 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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.

Player tags

RPGCo-opIndieActionComedyZombiesSurvivalRogue-likeLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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