Strong potential and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“The atmosphere and survival mechanics really have a lot of potential.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival
Worth buying? What 231 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 231 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Negative · 22%Mostly Negative · 22%MAY19 STUDIO2026Survival · Third-Person Shooter · Action
−15%$22.50$19.12
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A very early, bare-bones Forest-style zombie survival game that is buggy and clunky, with little to do. Skip it unless you want to pay $20 to test an alpha-like build.
Great for
Patient early-access backers who like The Forest-style crafting and co-op and can tolerate bugs
Main risk
Paying $20 for an unfinished, buggy build with clunky combat, lost gear on death and little content
What players love
Fun Forest-style crafting and base building
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The base building is fun, once you get the basics down it does get easier to play.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Good graphics and gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The graphics are excellent. The shooting mechanics are excellent.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Devs push quick hotfixes and listen
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The devs seem to be working hard, pushing out updates quickly, and actually listening to the community”
Steam review · 14.5 h played ↗
Runs smoothly for some players
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The game runs very smoothly for me and already offers plenty to enjoy.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Buggy: lost items, broken traders, corrupt saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“i started over after a 15 hr save become corrupt and corrupt again after another 10 hrs”
Steam review · 26.5 h played ↗
Clunky UI, controls, crafting and tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Want to use something in your inventory? Make sure to click on it four to five times for it to work.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Cannot punch or defend without a weapon
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“No basic attack (who wouldn't punch a zombie?)”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Empty, shallow content with little to do
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“ones u get past building ur shelter there is not much else to do no real plot to follow”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Lose all gear on death, no way to recover
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“when you die, you respawn at the beginning of the area, and you lose all your loot. There is also no way to mark or locate where your loot was dropped”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Brutal fog hordes and flimsy buildings
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Then they start clipping through my supposedly secure buildings and killing me inside places I specifically fortified to keep zombies out.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1070 or equivalent
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11
Memory24 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA RTX 2080 or equivalent
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows 10
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1070 or equivalent
Storage20 GB available space
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