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Dread Dawn

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Dread Dawn

This is an open-world zombie survival game set in a quarantined city. You play as a student left behind due to missing the evacuation convoy. Together with classmates and other survivors, you must defend the school, survive, and await rescue.

Zombies Survival Exploration Sandbox Open World
Last tracked players
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Note: The game currently does not support controller operation.

This is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game set in a city quarantined due to an unknown virus. You will play as a student in the city who failed to catch the evacuation convoy to escape the disaster and was forced to stay. As a modern metropolis, the city is fully equipped with public facilities including hospitals, subway stations, prisons, and schools, Etc。

The game will feature a large number of story-driven cutscenes. As you progress through the main storyline, you will experience both the tranquility before the zombie outbreak and the chaos during the city's downfall.

You need to stay in the school with the other survivors who remained in the city, defending your camp and surviving.

Utilizing the various materials collected for construction can enhance your camp's defense capabilities. These zombies like to invade your camp when your attention is relaxed.

You can plant some food in the spare areas of your camp, or raise chickens to get eggs. In the absence of food sources, this is a necessary skill for ensuring survival. The surplus crops can also be used for trading with other survivors.

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July 30 Update Content Zombie Escape mode is now available!!! Update Preview: A Brand New Mode Is Coming Soon!
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 10/8/7
  • Processor: 4 core
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: gtx660
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 26 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Please enable your dedicated graphics card.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: 6 core
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: gtx660
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 30 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Please enable your dedicated graphics card.
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Kioop
Brazilian rating
12
Steam Germany rating
18
Content warning
Possible occurrences of violence such as slashing zombies, attacking zombies with firearms, contains Violence and Gore along with mild language violence.
Features
Single-player, Family Sharing
Languages
English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Russian
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (6)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoYes
Simplified ChineseYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
Spanish - Latin AmericaYesNoYes
JapaneseYesNoYes
RussianYesNoYes
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Buy Verdict

Wait — $19.99.

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Update Momentum

Infrequent Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days.

1 patches and 1 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

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Value Score

Fair Value — 65th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 65th percentile. Priced as Premium at $19.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 20%
Value Ratio Top 35%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dread Dawn worth buying right now?
Wait — $19.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Dread Dawn go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Dread Dawn still getting updates?
Infrequent Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days. 1 patches and 1 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Is Dread Dawn free to play?
Dread Dawn costs $19.99 on Steam.
What genre is Dread Dawn?
Dread Dawn is a Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game.
Who developed Dread Dawn?
Dread Dawn was developed by Kioop and published by Kioop.
What platforms does Dread Dawn support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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