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Killing Room

Alda Games · 2016-10-20

Steam

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 20, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Rogue-like FPS with strong RPG elements set in a 22nd century reality-show parody. Win a fortune or die, but never disappoint your audience. And audience is virtual or real with revolutionary but optional features for streamers and their fans.

Killing Room is an Action, Indie, and RPG game released in 2016, priced at $5.99, with an estimated owner base of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (69% of 1451 reviews).

1
playing now
69%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 36k–87k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,451 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Fanatical (2021-10-26) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 15 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420172026Week of 2017-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-14 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
680Sep 2016Aug 2026Sep 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3Dec 2016 — avg 31 · peak 91Mar 2017 — avg 10 · peak 26Jun 2017 — avg 7 · peak 26Sep 2017 — avg 7 · peak 33Dec 2017 — avg 8 · peak 25Mar 2018 — avg 9 · peak 24Jun 2018 — avg 6 · peak 20Sep 2018 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2018 — avg 6 · peak 17Mar 2019 — avg 6 · peak 18Jun 2019 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Dec 2019 — avg 5 · peak 14Mar 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 17Sep 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2020 — avg 5 · peak 22Mar 2021 — avg 5 · peak 18Jun 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 52Dec 2021 — avg 6 · peak 17Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 7Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2025 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 6Mar 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.992016-10-212026-08-242016-10-21 — best price $5.992017-01-12 — best price $8.992017-05-11 — best price $6.992017-09-07 — best price $6.992017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-01-25 — best price $9.992018-05-24 — best price $9.992018-09-17 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $4.992019-05-10 — best price $4.992019-08-29 — best price $3.992019-11-21 — best price $2.992020-01-13 — best price $9.992020-05-21 — best price $9.992020-08-28 — best price $3.992020-11-25 — best price $5.992021-02-01 — best price $9.992021-05-18 — best price $9.992021-08-20 — best price $4.992021-11-08 — best price $4.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-05-02 — best price $2.992022-07-18 — best price $2.992022-10-24 — best price $3.992022-12-22 — best price $3.992023-03-16 — best price $4.992023-05-15 — best price $9.992023-08-29 — best price $14.992024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-05-20 — best price $14.992024-11-18 — best price $14.992025-02-24 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-10-09 — best price $9.992026-01-01 — best price $9.992026-04-06 — best price $14.992026-08-24 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
64.6%
earned "Been There"
20.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableStatsFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,8361%42

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

Player tags

FPSRPGDarkGoreIndieActionComedyHorrorRogue-likeRogue-lite

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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