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DREADZONE cover art

DREADZONE

Eshed · 2025-07-17

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 17, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.

51%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (682 reviews).
  • · Top 30% of 12,011 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 24k–54k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,211 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$17.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $17.99 at Steam (2026-08-31)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 11 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
37037020252026Week of 2025-07-17: 312 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 370 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$17.992025-07-172026-08-312025-07-17 — best price $25.492025-07-31 — best price $29.992025-09-01 — best price $25.492025-09-08 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $25.492025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-10-20 — best price $25.492025-10-27 — best price $29.992025-12-18 — best price $23.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-01-19 — best price $23.992026-01-26 — best price $29.992026-03-02 — best price $23.992026-03-09 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $23.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-04-13 — best price $20.992026-04-20 — best price $29.992026-05-25 — best price $20.992026-06-01 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $19.492026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-07-13 — best price $19.492026-07-20 — best price $29.992026-08-31 — best price $17.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
91.4%
earned "Trees Cut Down "1""
10.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

7 supported languages: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Polish, French

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)970%49

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

Census log

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

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