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Dead Unicorn · 2023-05-29

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: May 29, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 17, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.

87%
positive of 215 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$15.99
steam price (US)

The planet's ecosystems are shutting down, natural resources are scarce, chaos and wars rage as remaining inhabitants reach for the stars. After scraping up enough money for a ship, you leave behind your old life in search of a new one on the colonies. You set the ship to autopilot and prepare for cryo-sleep. Upon waking up you discover that your ship encountered an error during flight and the autopilot returned home for repairs. After dozens of years, the horrific storm of events that came to pass has mutated and distorted the planet beyond recognition. Your only choice to survive is to e(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 40% of 18,062 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.3k–9.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 215 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2026-05-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 20 of 23 observed days · $16.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
373720232026Week of 2023-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$3.992023-05-292026-09-192023-05-29 — best price $17.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-08-14 — best price $17.992023-09-04 — best price $19.992023-10-10 — best price $19.992023-11-02 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992023-12-11 — best price $13.992023-12-21 — best price $13.392024-01-14 — best price $17.992024-01-25 — best price $13.392024-02-14 — best price $13.392024-03-11 — best price $17.992024-04-10 — best price $13.392024-04-22 — best price $17.992024-05-27 — best price $10.792024-06-27 — best price $8.992024-07-22 — best price $17.992024-08-26 — best price $9.892024-09-11 — best price $9.992024-10-07 — best price $15.992024-11-04 — best price $15.992024-11-27 — best price $7.192025-01-02 — best price $15.992025-02-21 — best price $7.992025-03-11 — best price $19.992025-04-21 — best price $6.392025-06-09 — best price $15.992025-07-14 — best price $5.592025-08-14 — best price $19.992025-09-12 — best price $6.992025-09-29 — best price $5.272025-10-08 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $4.792026-02-23 — best price $15.992026-03-30 — best price $4.792026-05-18 — best price $15.992026-08-03 — best price $3.992026-09-19 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
86.1%
earned "Amateur"
19.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportFamily Sharing2 DLC

7 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, French

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2023-05-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)27841%26
Steam (Steam)1360%23

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

Player tags

2DRPGSci-fiStylizedAdventureDifficultDystopian SoundtrackStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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