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Wanted: Dead

Soleil Ltd. · Viv's Final Day Off Ltd · 2023-02-14

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 14, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Feb 14, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Feb 14, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 14, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 14, 2023 (Xbox One)

From the ex-Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive team comes a janky love letter to PS2-era action. Play a week in the life of the Zombie Unit: an elite Hong Kong police squad carving through a corporate conspiracy in a storm of swordplay and gunfire. Stylish, brutal, and absolutely not for everyone.

Wanted: Dead is an Action and Adventure game released in 2023, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (66% of 2102 reviews).

10
playing now
66%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Wanted: Dead is a 2023 action video game developed by Soleil and published by 110 Industries. The game combines elements of third-person shooters and hack and slash genres, as players control a former convict who is let out of prison to perform high-risk missions for the police. It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on February 14, 2023. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 147 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 25% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 42k–95k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,102 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2025-06-27) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 5 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16816820232026Week of 2023-02-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2712026-08-07 00:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 27 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 25 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 19 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 14 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$5.992023-02-142026-08-262023-02-14 — best price $59.992023-05-23 — best price $59.992023-07-13 — best price $59.992023-08-28 — best price $29.992023-10-10 — best price $23.992023-11-21 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $19.992024-02-14 — best price $15.992024-02-21 — best price $39.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-04-10 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $11.992024-09-10 — best price $11.992024-10-17 — best price $10.492024-11-27 — best price $8.992024-12-19 — best price $8.992025-02-14 — best price $7.492025-03-13 — best price $7.492025-06-27 — best price $5.992025-09-29 — best price $5.992025-12-18 — best price $5.992026-03-19 — best price $5.992026-06-25 — best price $5.992026-08-03 — best price $14.992026-08-26 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

127282026-05-13 — 41 pageviews2026-05-16 — 48 pageviews2026-05-19 — 49 pageviews2026-05-22 — 82 pageviews2026-05-25 — 81 pageviews2026-05-28 — 58 pageviews2026-05-31 — 52 pageviews2026-06-03 — 35 pageviews2026-06-06 — 70 pageviews2026-06-09 — 73 pageviews2026-06-12 — 49 pageviews2026-06-15 — 38 pageviews2026-06-18 — 48 pageviews2026-06-21 — 35 pageviews2026-06-24 — 76 pageviews2026-06-27 — 69 pageviews2026-06-30 — 61 pageviews2026-07-03 — 54 pageviews2026-07-06 — 53 pageviews2026-07-09 — 34 pageviews2026-07-12 — 64 pageviews2026-07-15 — 56 pageviews2026-07-18 — 42 pageviews2026-07-21 — 46 pageviews2026-07-24 — 35 pageviews2026-07-27 — 50 pageviews2026-07-30 — 40 pageviews2026-08-02 — 34 pageviews2026-08-05 — 113 pageviews2026-08-08 — 64 pageviews2026-08-11 — 54 pageviews2026-08-14 — 48 pageviews2026-08-17 — 56 pageviews2026-08-20 — 48 pageviews2026-08-23 — 47 pageviews2026-08-24 — 68 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
89.5%
earned "Sliced"
17.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)3,5834%55
Steam (Steam)2,4102%55
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2,0721%55
PS4 (PlayStation)5976%55

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionLinearShooterCyberpunkSwordplayAction RPGDystopian Story RichBullet TimeThird Person

Census log

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

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