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Heavy Metal Death Can cover art

Heavy Metal Death Can

Krufs Productions · 2026-05-28

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Q4 2026 (PlayStation 5), May 28, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Heavy Metal Death Can is an old-school survival horror game set on a Swedish Cold War–era submarine. Trapped beneath the ocean, you must fight against the terrifying Sludge which has turned your crew into Zombies. Look for survivors and uncover the truth behind the madness.

Heavy Metal Death Can is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2026, priced at $17.50, with a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 101 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

93%
positive of 101 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
3,639
twitch viewers (latest)
3639.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$17.50
steam price (US)

Set on a military submarine deep in the ocean in an alternate universe based on 1970s Sweden, you must fight against the terrible Sludge, an all-encompassing filth which has turned your crew into horrific, oil-spewing zombies. As you sneak through the dark, echoing passageways haunted by the sound of your own footsteps, you must seek out survivors and uncover clues to discover how and why your serene ocean workplace is now, quite literally, a death can.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 20 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 39% of 28,023 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0k–4.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 101 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.00 at Steam (2026-07-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.50 · on sale 2 of 5 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
343420262026Week of 2026-05-28: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$17.50$14.002026-05-282026-08-162026-05-28 — best price $15.752026-06-04 — best price $17.502026-07-10 — best price $14.002026-07-17 — best price $17.502026-08-16 — best price $14.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
88.8%
earned "Clickety Bang"
28.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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