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Dead Effect

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Dead Effect

Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

Zombies FPS Action Horror Shooter
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73.1% positive
3,702 reviews · via SteamSpy

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Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!



The ESS Meridian starship is travelling through space with a new FTL technology, heading towards its destination - Tau Ceti f, the first planet in the history of mankind to be colonized. A few months later an elite member of Unit 13 is disrupted from cryogenic sleep. But Tau Ceti f is nowhere in sight and something is very wrong. What happened to all those people? Why are they so aggressive and attack without any survival instincts?



Key features:

- Epic single player campaign with over 5 hours of gameplay and a story that will draw you in.

- 12 story campaign missions with gameplay that differs from the mobile version, haing more rooms open to explore

- Survive and Biohazard modes with many missions

- A unique set of achievements

- Special ability – Bullet Time (slow motion) ability of the player

- Special ability – Devastation (area of effect) ability of the player

- 14 unique upgradable weapons

- Many different types of enemies

- Explosives with post-process effects (grenades, trip-mines)

- Full Dead Effect soundrack

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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: WindowsXP (Service Pack 3)
  • Processor: 2.4 Ghz Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 8800 GTX | Radeon HD 4770
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
  • Additional Notes: Install size will gradually increase with future updates.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 3.0 Ghz Quad Core CPU or faster
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 | Radeon HD 5850
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
  • Additional Notes: Install size will gradually increase with future updates.

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: 10.6
  • Processor: 2.4 Ghz Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 9800M GTS | Radeon HD 6770M
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible
  • Additional Notes: Install size will gradually increase with future updates.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: 10.9
  • Processor: 3.0 Ghz Quad Core CPU or faster
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GT 650M or 750M (strongly recommended)
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible
  • Additional Notes: Install size will gradually increase with future updates.
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
BadFly Interactive, a.s.
Achievements
61
Metacritic
59
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Russian
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

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

Sources fresh
Native Steam builds
Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (6)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
GermanYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
CzechYesNoYes
HungarianYesNoYes
RussianYesNoYes
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Game Insights

Buy Verdict

Watch — $0.99.

Decent deal at 80% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.

▲ ~48 days until next sale

Multiplayer Viability

AtRisk — 1 CCU.

Population trend: Volatile. Finding matches may be harder.

▬ Volatile population

Value Score

Fair Value — 57th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 57th percentile. Priced as Budget at $0.99.

▬ Budget pricing tier

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 56%
Value Ratio Top 43%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dead Effect worth buying right now?
Watch — $0.99. Decent deal at 80% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Dead Effect go on sale?
Decent deal at 80% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is Dead Effect multiplayer dead?
AtRisk — 1 CCU. Population trend: Volatile. Finding matches may be harder.
How many players are currently playing Dead Effect?
1 players are currently in-game on Steam.
Is Dead Effect free to play?
Dead Effect costs $0.99 on Steam.
What genre is Dead Effect?
Dead Effect is a Action, Indie game.
Who developed Dead Effect?
Dead Effect was developed by BadFly Interactive, a.s. and published by BadFly Interactive, a.s..
What platforms does Dead Effect support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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