The Dead Await
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.
- Price:$8.44
- Release Date:5/18/2026
- Franchise:indie.io
- Developer:Shotx
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:6/28/2026
- Steam App Id:2393580
The Dead Await
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Dead Await has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 41 players achieved on 10/25/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Dead Await. It has received a total of 159 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 65 (Mixed).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Dead Await and its growth over time. It currently has 1,692 followers on its community page.
The Dead Await Price
The Dead Await costs $8.44 in the Steam store as of 6/28/2026 which is a 35% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Zeek Bundle, The Halloween Boo-ndle, Deckbuilding, Cursed Dawn + The Dead Await, The Dead Await x Tetra Tactics, or The Dead Await x HumanitZ which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Dead Await.
About The Dead Await
The Dead Await is an Indie, RPG, Strategy, and Early Access game developed by Shotx. On 5/18/2026, it was released on the Steam Store by indie.io, and Freedom Games.
Players have rated The Dead Await as "Mixed" out of 159 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 110 positive reviews and 49 negative reviews — an overall 69% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Dead Await on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, The Dead Await supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Stats
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
From the Steam community, The Dead Await has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Exploration
- Hex Grid
- Survival Horror
- Card Game
- Character Customization
- Loot
- Crafting
- Deckbuilding
- Inventory Management
- RPG
- Party-Based RPG
- Base Building
- Survival
- Resource Management
- Open World
- Zombies
- Card Battler
- Post-apocalyptic
- Strategy
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Dead Await and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
The Dead Await is included in 6 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Zeek Bundle | 4 | 4 | $27.32 | View |
 | The Halloween Boo-ndle | 10 | 10 | $89.90 | View |
 | Deckbuilding | 3 | 3 | $22.45 | View |
| Cursed Dawn + The Dead Await | 2 | 2 | $25.18 | View |
| The Dead Await x Tetra Tactics | 2 | 2 | $12.99 | View |
| The Dead Await x HumanitZ | 2 | 2 | $19.29 | View |
Related Packages
The Dead Await is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Dead Await | $11.69 | View |
Supported Languages
The Dead Await is available in 3 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Dead Await data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, June 28). The Dead Await on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393580
- Valve Corporation. (2026, June 28). The Dead Await. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2393580
- Shotx. (2023, July 12). The Dead Await. The Dead Await. https://shotx.studio