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Night of the Dead

Open-world zombie survival crafting with nightly tower-defense hordes

Jackto Studios · Released May 31, 2024

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 11K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 11 in 30 days
Players
222
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 13, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 960
16 GB RAM · 40 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Night of the Dead?

An open-world zombie survival game where you gather resources, craft equipment, explore varied biomes and hidden dungeons, and build an automated fortress against nightly hordes. Play alone or with others while fighting different zombie types and uncovering the island’s secrets.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy building trap-filled bases against nightly zombie waves
  • +you want open-world crafting alone or with friends
  • +you prefer demanding survival games with adjustable difficulty

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike gathering resources and maintaining elaborate defenses
  • −you want relaxed survival without recurring nighttime attacks
  • −you prefer short, linear levels over open-world progression

What players say

76% of 10,901 reviews are positive · 72% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the deep base building, trap systems, and mix of open-world survival with nightly horde defense, especially in co-op. Common complaints describe janky combat, weak companion AI, bugs, crashes, and save or server problems. Many also say it feels unfinished and overpriced because the developers have moved to another project.

Players over time

▲ +24% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 224 players on Oct 31, 2026.

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DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026222
Nov 6, 2026153
Nov 5, 2026141
Nov 4, 2026167
Nov 3, 2026127
Nov 2, 2026154
Nov 1, 2026215
Oct 31, 2026224
Oct 30, 2026149
Oct 29, 2026132
Oct 28, 2026133
Oct 27, 2026111
Oct 26, 2026120
Oct 25, 2026174
Oct 24, 2026144
Oct 23, 202698
Oct 22, 2026106
Oct 21, 2026121
Oct 20, 2026111
Oct 18, 2026157
Oct 17, 2026132
Oct 16, 202692
Oct 15, 2026102
Oct 14, 2026111
Oct 13, 2026122
Oct 11, 2026178
Oct 10, 2026133
Oct 9, 2026135
Oct 8, 2026141
Oct 7, 2026146
Oct 6, 2026128
Oct 4, 2026172
Oct 3, 2026153
Oct 2, 2026122
Oct 1, 202688
Sep 30, 202698
Sep 29, 202696
Sep 27, 2026153
Sep 26, 2026120
Sep 25, 2026113
Sep 24, 202695
Sep 23, 2026160
Sep 23, 202678
Sep 22, 202689
Sep 21, 2026162

How many players finish Night of the Dead?

2.8% of Steam players have unlocked «Toddle», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Night of the Dead screenshot 1

Night of the Dead system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 960, 16 GB RAM, 40 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel® Core™ i3-8100
Graphics
Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 960
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-9600K
Graphics
Intel® Arc™ A580 / NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 1660 TI
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB available space

Does Night of the Dead have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Night of the Dead run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
80
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Turkish, Polish, Hungarian.

Does Night of the Dead use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

6 DLC available.

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