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Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days cover art

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

PikPok · Boltray Games (China) · 2025-04-09

Steam

ActionSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 09, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 09, 2025 (Mac)

Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is a 2025 Action, Simulation, Strategy and Early Access game priced at $24.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive sentiment (89% of 9,821 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

587
playing now
89%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
25
Nexus mods (60k downloads)
10h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 11h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

587 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is a 2.5D side-scrolling survival horror video game developed by PikPok and published by Boltray Games and PikPok. It is a spin-off of the Into the Dead franchise and was released in early access for Microsoft Windows and macOS via Steam on 9 April 2025.

Trailer

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days trailer thumbnail

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days - Official Early Access Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 587 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 560 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~70/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,911 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 27,914 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 201k–452k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,034 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2025-09-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.5k1.5k20252026Week of 2025-04-09: 1,517 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 394 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 850 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 369 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 273 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 215 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.3k3372026-09-15 15:00 — 979 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 386 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 625 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 1,092 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 459 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 568 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 861 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 371 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 657 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 1,038 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 436 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 646 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 1,022 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 830 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 801 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 1,081 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 874 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 460 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 855 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 1,215 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 434 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 701 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 1,066 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 587 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.2k423Apr 2025Aug 2026Apr 2025 — avg 3,217 · peak 8,132May 2025 — avg 828 · peak 2,081Jun 2025 — avg 454 · peak 1,211Jul 2025 — avg 423 · peak 881Aug 2025 — avg 457 · peak 1,117Sep 2025 — avg 591 · peak 1,727Oct 2025 — avg 835 · peak 2,133Nov 2025 — avg 859 · peak 2,499Dec 2025 — avg 696 · peak 1,663Jan 2026 — avg 789 · peak 1,884Feb 2026 — avg 664 · peak 1,383Mar 2026 — avg 545 · peak 1,274Apr 2026 — avg 637 · peak 2,088May 2026 — avg 917 · peak 2,275Jun 2026 — avg 890 · peak 1,800Jul 2026 — avg 889 · peak 1,630Aug 2026 — avg 869 · peak 2,082
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
13132026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 13 new positive2026-09-21: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 6 new positive2026-09-24: 10 new positive2026-09-25: 8 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 5 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 11 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 11 new positive2026-10-01: 8 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 5 new positive2026-10-03: 2 new negative2026-10-04: 13 new positive2026-10-05: 7 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 12 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 12 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 9 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 7 new positive2026-10-10: 8 new positive2026-10-11: 8 new positive2026-10-12: 6 new positive2026-10-13: 8 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 11 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$19.992025-04-102026-07-242025-04-10 — best price $24.992025-06-26 — best price $22.492025-07-23 — best price $24.992025-09-20 — best price $19.992025-09-26 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-10-27 — best price $19.992025-11-07 — best price $24.992025-12-08 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-02-12 — best price $19.992026-02-24 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-04-23 — best price $19.992026-05-04 — best price $24.992026-06-03 — best price $19.992026-06-17 — best price $24.992026-06-25 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-07-18 — best price $19.992026-07-24 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

298412026-05-17 — 63 pageviews2026-05-21 — 47 pageviews2026-05-25 — 46 pageviews2026-05-29 — 60 pageviews2026-06-02 — 74 pageviews2026-06-06 — 70 pageviews2026-06-10 — 60 pageviews2026-06-14 — 41 pageviews2026-06-18 — 89 pageviews2026-06-22 — 51 pageviews2026-06-26 — 78 pageviews2026-06-30 — 75 pageviews2026-07-04 — 98 pageviews2026-07-08 — 70 pageviews2026-07-12 — 72 pageviews2026-07-16 — 58 pageviews2026-07-20 — 112 pageviews2026-07-24 — 58 pageviews2026-07-28 — 77 pageviews2026-08-01 — 64 pageviews2026-08-05 — 60 pageviews2026-08-09 — 81 pageviews2026-08-13 — 54 pageviews2026-08-17 — 72 pageviews2026-08-21 — 204 pageviews2026-08-25 — 214 pageviews2026-08-29 — 148 pageviews2026-09-02 — 109 pageviews2026-09-06 — 112 pageviews2026-09-10 — 97 pageviews2026-09-14 — 70 pageviews2026-09-18 — 71 pageviews2026-09-22 — 58 pageviews2026-09-26 — 46 pageviews2026-09-30 — 68 pageviews2026-10-04 — 50 pageviews2026-10-08 — 55 pageviews2026-10-12 — 79 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

26902026-10-01 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-02 22:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-03 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-08 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-09 07:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-09 16:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 19:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 16:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-13 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 19:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-14 22:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-15 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 09:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Thai

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2.5DActionHorrorStealthZombiesCraftingStrategySurvivalManagementAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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