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Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ cover art

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™

IO Interactive · Square Enix · 2007-12-13

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 13, 2007 (Xbox 360), Nov 13, 2007 (PlayStation 3), Nov 13, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong.

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ is a 2007 Action game, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (65% of 3438 reviews).

1
playing now
65%
positive of 3.4k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (157 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a 2007 third-person shooter video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive in North America and PAL regions, and Spike in Japan, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The mobile phone version was developed by Kiloo and published by Eidos Mobile.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 137k–275k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,436 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.83 at GreenManGaming (2020-11-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 34 of 64 observed days · $6.16 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
545420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.79$0.832015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.742015-02-05 — best price $1.742015-03-16 — best price $5.232015-04-23 — best price $7.502015-06-03 — best price $6.492015-08-13 — best price $7.792015-11-25 — best price $1.742016-02-12 — best price $6.992016-06-07 — best price $6.992016-10-27 — best price $3.492017-02-16 — best price $1.742017-05-29 — best price $6.992017-11-29 — best price $6.992018-03-27 — best price $0.972018-08-28 — best price $1.402019-01-23 — best price $1.492019-04-17 — best price $1.662019-07-25 — best price $1.742019-11-04 — best price $6.992020-01-04 — best price $6.992020-03-18 — best price $0.972020-06-02 — best price $6.092020-07-24 — best price $0.972020-10-16 — best price $0.902020-12-09 — best price $0.832021-02-08 — best price $0.982021-05-10 — best price $0.972024-01-25 — best price $1.742024-11-26 — best price $1.392025-09-22 — best price $6.992026-04-07 — best price $1.392026-09-07 — best price $1.392026-09-22 — best price $6.992026-10-07 — best price $6.992026-10-14 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5831342026-06-01 — 583 pageviews2026-06-05 — 411 pageviews2026-06-09 — 348 pageviews2026-06-13 — 314 pageviews2026-06-17 — 231 pageviews2026-06-21 — 271 pageviews2026-06-25 — 222 pageviews2026-06-29 — 261 pageviews2026-07-03 — 262 pageviews2026-07-07 — 202 pageviews2026-07-11 — 197 pageviews2026-07-15 — 164 pageviews2026-07-19 — 198 pageviews2026-07-23 — 169 pageviews2026-07-27 — 200 pageviews2026-07-31 — 171 pageviews2026-08-04 — 185 pageviews2026-08-08 — 139 pageviews2026-08-12 — 170 pageviews2026-08-16 — 206 pageviews2026-08-20 — 153 pageviews2026-08-24 — 156 pageviews2026-08-28 — 224 pageviews2026-09-01 — 257 pageviews2026-09-05 — 172 pageviews2026-09-09 — 216 pageviews2026-09-13 — 237 pageviews2026-09-17 — 207 pageviews2026-09-21 — 177 pageviews2026-09-25 — 153 pageviews2026-09-29 — 134 pageviews2026-10-03 — 205 pageviews2026-10-07 — 158 pageviews2026-10-11 — 138 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenPartial Controller SupportRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian

Where its players are

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

Player tags

Co-opCrimeHeistActionShooterViolentControllerStory RichAtmosphericLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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