The Dead Await
SteamGOG
Modes: Single player
Releases: Oct 24, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))
Build your deck and try to survive in The Dead Await, a deck-building RPG set during a zombie apocalypse. As one of many survivors, set out across the desolate world, discover the truth about the outbreak, and rebuild human civilization - or die trying.
The Dead Await is a 2026 Indie, RPG, Strategy game priced at $8.44, with a Mixed review sentiment (69% of 159 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000.
You're the leader of a caravan of survivalists whose goal is to figure out the truth behind the zombie apocalypse and, if possible, build the foundations for a new civilization! But be careful: Zombies might want to feast on your brains, but humans may very well prove the greatest obstacles during your long drive...(Storyline via IGDB)
Health check
- · 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 (44 reviews).
- · Top 28% of 50,825 Indie games in the census by review count.
Health tier since 2026-09-01
Review-multiple estimate from 159 total reviews — how this is computed.
Current store prices
| GOG | $8.45 | -35% |
Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.
All-time low: $6.55 at Fanatical (2026-10-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal
12-month high $12.99 · on sale 137 of 170 observed days · $1.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)
Review momentum
Price history
Completion
- · 76.5% of players earned Can I Loot This?
- · 11.6% of players earned Hestia's Here
- · 0.5% of players earned Le-leatherguy
Global achievement rates from Steam.
Details
2 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese
Player tags
RPGLootZombiesStrategySurvivalOpen WorldExplorationCard BattlerDeckbuildingEarly Access
Census log
- 2024-10-24First review activity on record (week of 2024-10-24).
- 2024-10-24Biggest review week on record: 44 reviews (week of 2024-10-24).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
Recent updates
- 2026-07-30The Dead Await 1.0.5
- 2026-06-25The Dead Await: 35% Off in the Steam Summer Sale!
- 2026-05-26The Dead Await v.1.0.3.0
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Similarity via IGDB.