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灾变前夜 Dread Dawn cover art

灾变前夜 Dread Dawn

Kioop · 2024-09-30

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 01, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This is an open-world zombie survival game set in a quarantined city. You play as a student left behind due to missing the evacuation convoy. Together with classmates and other survivors, you must defend the school, survive, and await rescue.

灾变前夜 Dread Dawn is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2024, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (72% of 2274 reviews).

35
playing now
72%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (33 downloads)
borked
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

35 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 35 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 28 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (956 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 45k–102k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,274 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $12.99 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
61161120242026Week of 2024-10-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 345 negativeWeek of 2024-10-08: 176 positiveWeek of 2024-10-08: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-10-15: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-10-15: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-10-22: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-10-22: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-10-29: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-05: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-12: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-25: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4462026-09-15 18:00 — 11 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 15 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 22 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 26 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 12 players2026-09-22 08:00 — 22 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 23:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 32 players2026-09-27 14:00 — 34 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 05:00 — 19 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 26 players2026-10-02 20:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 04:00 — 28 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 39 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 13 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 17 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 26 players2026-10-13 09:00 — 26 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 14 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 35 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
47517Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 475 · peak 1,782Nov 2024 — avg 138 · peak 357Dec 2024 — avg 86 · peak 233Jan 2025 — avg 75 · peak 195Feb 2025 — avg 50 · peak 162Mar 2025 — avg 36 · peak 85Apr 2025 — avg 37 · peak 108May 2025 — avg 25 · peak 79Jun 2025 — avg 25 · peak 86Jul 2025 — avg 29 · peak 68Aug 2025 — avg 24 · peak 82Sep 2025 — avg 23 · peak 67Oct 2025 — avg 30 · peak 82Nov 2025 — avg 22 · peak 56Dec 2025 — avg 33 · peak 96Jan 2026 — avg 39 · peak 96Feb 2026 — avg 25 · peak 77Mar 2026 — avg 28 · peak 74Apr 2026 — avg 23 · peak 52May 2026 — avg 22 · peak 67Jun 2026 — avg 17 · peak 46Jul 2026 — avg 21 · peak 53Aug 2026 — avg 27 · peak 77
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$12.992024-10-012026-08-242024-10-01 — best price $17.992024-11-13 — best price $15.992024-11-27 — best price $15.992024-12-19 — best price $14.992025-01-03 — best price $14.992025-02-17 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $14.992025-03-28 — best price $13.992025-05-26 — best price $13.992025-06-27 — best price $13.992025-08-23 — best price $13.992025-09-29 — best price $13.992025-11-19 — best price $13.992025-12-18 — best price $12.992026-01-19 — best price $19.992026-03-04 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-17 — best price $19.992026-05-31 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-25 — best price $19.992026-08-24 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Russian

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPG2.5DDramaSandboxZombiesSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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