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The Dead Thread

JSK Games · 2026-01-15

Steam

ActionAdventure

Survive a 3rd-person horror world facing relentless bosses and alluring undead. Manage your inventory, make every bullet count, craft and repair clothes, which can mean the difference between survival and death. Sometimes, hiding from towering enemies may be your only chance when brute force fails.

The Dead Thread is an Action and Adventure game released in 2026, priced at $29.99, and holds a Mostly Positive review sentiment (71% of 105 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

71%
positive of 105 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
$29.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 38% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.1k–4.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 105 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $23.99 at Steam (2026-09-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 7 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920262026Week of 2026-01-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$25.492026-01-152026-08-082026-01-15 — best price $35.992026-01-22 — best price $39.992026-02-21 — best price $27.992026-03-07 — best price $39.992026-03-19 — best price $27.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-04-23 — best price $29.992026-05-07 — best price $39.992026-06-11 — best price $27.992026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-07-25 — best price $25.492026-08-08 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
90.9%
earned "The World Turns"
25.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortColor AlternativesAdjustable DifficultyStereo SoundSurround SoundFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-04-23 (Steam store data)

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