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Released May 18, 2026 $12.99 Mixed Counts toward your Steam games

The Dead Await

By Shotx · published by indie.io

Survival Horror Strategy RPG Deckbuilding Party-Based RPG Card Battler Post-apocalyptic Survival ZombiesBase BuildingLootResource Management

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Followers 1,864

Reviews 109 Mixed

Players now 1 Peak today 1

Owners Under 20K estimated

The Dead Await is a game tagged Survival Horror, Strategy and RPG by Shotx, released May 18, 2026. It has 109 Steam reviews (Mixed). The Steam games most like it include Outbreak Z, The Dead Await: Prologue and SURVIVAL ARCHIVE.

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.

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Outbreak Z 63% match · Strategy, RPG, Party-Based RPG
The Dead Await: Prologue 63% match · RPG, Deckbuilding, Party-Based RPG
SURVIVAL ARCHIVE 62% match · Strategy, RPG, Deckbuilding
Dead State: Reanimated 61% match · Survival Horror, Strategy, RPG
Tango Mortal 61% match · Strategy, RPG, Deckbuilding
Urban Strife 59% match · Strategy, RPG, Party-Based RPG
Dead Age 58% match · Strategy, RPG, Party-Based RPG
Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG 58% match · Strategy, RPG, Party-Based RPG
Left to Your Own Devices 56% match · Survival Horror, Strategy, Survival
Revenant Dawn 56% match · Survival Horror, RPG, Party-Based RPG

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for The Dead Await · record updated 1 day ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID2393580

Release dateMay 18, 2026

Last change number39686778

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Shotx
Publisher: indie.io
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 2 days ago
Franchise: indie.io
Website: shotx.studio

Windows

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerSteam CloudSteam AchievementsStatsFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$12.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$12.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked15 hours agoin 41 regions

MexicoMex$MXN

Every price change is kept from Oct 23, 2026 on. Pick a region below to compare.

Americas 10

United States$USD $12.99 Lowest $12.99 · Oct 2026

CanadaCA$CAD C$ 16.99 Lowest C$ 16.99 · Oct 2026

BrazilR$BRL R$38,99 Lowest R$38,99 · Oct 2026

MexicoMex$MXN Mex$ 149.00 Lowest Mex$ 149.00 · Oct 2026 Latin America (USD)$USD $6.49 Lowest $6.49 · Oct 2026

ChileCLP$CLP CLP$6.800 Lowest CLP$6.800 · Oct 2026

ColombiaCOL$COP COL$ 30.500,00 Lowest COL$ 30.500,00 · Oct 2026

PeruS/.PEN S/. 29.50 Lowest S/. 29.50 · Oct 2026

Uruguay$UUYU $U379,00 Lowest $U379,00 · Oct 2026

Costa Rica₡CRC ₡5.600,00 Lowest ₡5.600,00 · Oct 2026

Europe 5

United Kingdom£GBP £9.99 Lowest £9.99 · Oct 2026

Euro area€EUR 11,99€ Lowest 11,99€ · Oct 2026

SwitzerlandCHF CHF 11.50 Lowest CHF 11.50 · Oct 2026

NorwaykrNOK 129,00 kr Lowest 129,00 kr · Oct 2026

PolandzłPLN 39,00 zł Lowest 39,00 zł · Oct 2026

CIS 4

Russia₽RUB 490 руб Lowest 490 руб · Oct 2026

Ukraine₴UAH 269,00₴ Lowest 269,00₴ · Oct 2026

Kazakhstan₸KZT 3 600,00₸ Lowest 3 600,00₸ · Oct 2026 CIS (USD)$USD $7.49 Lowest $7.49 · Oct 2026

Asia-Pacific 15

Japan¥JPY ¥1,500 Lowest ¥1,500 · Oct 2026

South Korea₩KRW ₩ 13,600 Lowest ₩ 13,600 · Oct 2026

China¥CNY ¥52.00 Lowest ¥52.00 · Oct 2026

Hong KongHK$HKD HK$ 78.00 Lowest HK$ 78.00 · Oct 2026

TaiwanNT$TWD NT$ 238.00 Lowest NT$ 238.00 · Oct 2026

SingaporeS$SGD S$13.00 Lowest S$13.00 · Oct 2026

MalaysiaRMMYR RM32.00 Lowest RM32.00 · Oct 2026

IndonesiaRpIDR Rp 109 999 Lowest Rp 109 999 · Oct 2026

Thailand฿THB ฿259.00 Lowest ฿259.00 · Oct 2026

Philippines₱PHP ₱409.00 Lowest ₱409.00 · Oct 2026

Vietnam₫VND 163.000₫ Lowest 163.000₫ · Oct 2026

India₹INR ₹599.00 Lowest ₹599.00 · Oct 2026 South Asia (USD)$USD $6.49 Lowest $6.49 · Oct 2026

AustraliaA$AUD A$ 18.95 Lowest A$ 18.95 · Oct 2026

New ZealandNZ$NZD NZ$ 18.99 Lowest NZ$ 18.99 · Oct 2026

Middle East & Africa 7

MENA (USD)$USD $6.49 Lowest $6.49 · Oct 2026

Israel₪ILS ₪45.00 Lowest ₪45.00 · Oct 2026

Saudi ArabiaSRSAR 28.75 SR Lowest 28.75 SR · Oct 2026

United Arab EmiratesAED 35.00 AED Lowest 35.00 AED · Oct 2026

KuwaitKDKWD 2.45 KD Lowest 2.45 KD · Oct 2026

QatarQRQAR 30.99 QR Lowest 30.99 QR · Oct 2026

South AfricaRZAR R 127.00 Lowest R 127.00 · Oct 2026

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
24475884	public	Jul 30, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228989	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
2393581	—	All	1.21 GB	738.3 MB	3133541073371433812

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	24475884	Jul 30, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Dead Await

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
The Dead Await.exe		All

Space per player476.8 MB

Filesup to 1,000

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocal	The_Dead_Await/SaveGames/	.	All

Achievements

Achievements250 hidden

Most unlocked76.7%Can I Loot This?

Rarest0.5%L.G.

Can I Loot This? Loot items worth of 300 coins. 76.7%
Liber Looter Loot items worth of 1,500 coins. 63.4%
That Scavenger Loot items worth of 5,000 coins. 49.6%
Good Boy! Pet Ninja. 38.3%
Not Much Left To Take Loot items worth of 9,000 coins. 37.7%
Loot Lord Loot items worth of 20,000 coins. 29.1%
Not So Alone Have Adrielle join your group. 26.9%
Want Some Smokes? Sell 40 cigarettes at any trading point. 22.9%
Nicotine Negotiator Sell 120 cigarettes at any trading point. 18.2%
Company Grows Have Gregg join your group. 17.7%
Eggcelent Start Sell 40 eggs at any trading point. 15.7%
Lumber Novice Sell 40 lumber at any trading point. 12.3%
Hestia's Here Have Hestia join your group. 11.6%
Eggspert Eggsman's Eggo Sell 120 eggs at any trading point. 9.3%
Forest Baron Sell 120 lumber at any trading point. 9.1%
Tobacco Tycoon Sell 300 cigarettes at any trading point. 7.2%
Woodland Magnate Sell 300 lumber at any trading point. 6.3%
Leatherguy Sell 40 leather at any trading point. 5.3%

All 25 achievements

Oval Office Holder Sell 300 eggs at any trading point. 3.6%
Shelter Unlock the shelter. 2.3%
The Dead Await Complete the game. 0.9%
Operation: Boarus Complete the quest - Operation Boarus. 0.9%
Operation: Chipo's Complete the quest - Operation Chipo's. 0.9%
Le-leatherguy Sell 120 leather at any trading point. 0.5%
L.G. Sell 300 leather at any trading point. 0.5%

Data from public Steam pages, updated daily; 5 days of history. Owner counts are estimates. LaunchRivals is not affiliated with Valve or Steam.