Only Lead Can Stop Them

Retro first-person shooter mixing the Spanish Civil War with occult enemies

Warcry Interactive · Published by Retrovibe · Released Dec 9, 2024

As of Oct 28, 2026: -40% right now, $5.99

Reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 149
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Apr 29, 2025
Minimum PC: 9800GT; 2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Only Lead Can Stop Them?

You play a soldier defending the republic in a single-player first-person shooter set during the Spanish Civil War. Across three campaigns and 30 levels, you fight fascist troops and supernatural enemies, search for secrets, and free comrades in trenches, forests, castles, and catacombs.

For you if...

+you enjoy fast-paced combat inspired by early nineties shooters

Not for you if...

−you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer instead of solo play

What players say

81% of 149 reviews are positive

Players praise the soundtrack and sprite art. Complaints focus on bugs such as enemies getting stuck in doors, awkward movement, and confusing or repetitive level layouts.

Screenshots and trailer

Only Lead Can Stop Them system requirements

Minimum: 9800GT, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 Or Later
Processor: 2.4GHZ Dual Core Processor Or Higher
Graphics: GeForce 9800GT Or Equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

Does Only Lead Can Stop Them have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Only Lead Can Stop Them run on Steam Deck?

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

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 52
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does Only Lead Can Stop Them 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam