The Game Census
March of the Living cover art

March of the Living

Machine 22 · Creaky Corpse Ltd · 2016-04-20

Steam

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 20, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 20, 2016 (Mac)

Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.

71%
positive of 536 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

The world is crumbling and the dead are roaming, but a glimmer of hope remains. A safe place where humanity can start over, protected from the hell this world has become. This is your destination. Along the way you'll meet allies, defeat foes and battle through the infected. Manage your resources and make the tough decisions necessary to ensure the survival of your group. In this march for salvation, your choices matter.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (265 reviews).
  • · Top 20% of 25,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–32k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 536 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2025-06-27) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23023020162026Week of 2016-04-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$3.742016-04-202025-11-032016-04-20 — best price $13.492016-07-04 — best price $14.992016-09-26 — best price $14.992016-11-25 — best price $7.492016-12-22 — best price $7.492017-04-10 — best price $7.492017-06-12 — best price $7.492017-09-07 — best price $7.492017-10-26 — best price $5.992017-12-21 — best price $5.992018-03-12 — best price $5.992018-05-21 — best price $14.992018-07-23 — best price $14.992018-11-27 — best price $14.992019-04-08 — best price $14.992019-09-09 — best price $14.992019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-01-27 — best price $14.992020-03-31 — best price $14.992020-05-04 — best price $14.992020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-09-07 — best price $14.992021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-11-22 — best price $14.992022-08-08 — best price $14.992022-10-17 — best price $14.992023-01-16 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-01-27 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-06-02 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-11-03 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
13.6%
earned "Greg is safe"
4.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2016-05-10, latest 2016-08-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1299%14

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

Player tags

2DRPGRetroZombiesStrategySurvivalRogue-likeRogue-liteStory RichPerma Death

Census log

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

Players also track

LISA: The PainfulDon't Escape: 4 Days to SurviveRain of Reflections: Set FreeThe Walking Dead: The Final SeasonMr. Hopp's PlayhouseHighFleetAsleep: Act 1The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution

Similarity via IGDB.

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