What is Dread Dawn?
A third-person, open-world zombie survival sandbox set in a quarantined city. As a student left behind by the evacuation, you search for materials, fight zombies, and build defenses for a school camp shared with other survivors. You can also grow food, raise chickens, and trade crops.
For you if...
- +you like scavenging for supplies in an open world
- +you enjoy building defenses against zombie hordes
- +you want a story-driven, single-player survival game
Not for you if...
- −you dislike managing food and defending a base
- −you prefer a short opening with few cutscenes
- −you need controller support to play
What players say
72% of 2,274 reviews are positive · 78% of 14 in the last 30 days
Players praise scavenging, fighting zombie hordes, and building defenses. Common complaints include a slow, dialogue-heavy opening, awkward translation, lack of controller support, and bugs or stuttering.
Screenshots and trailer
Dread Dawn system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10/8/7
- Processor
- 4 core
- Graphics
- gtx660
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 26 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- Please enable your dedicated graphics card.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 6 core
- Graphics
- gtx660
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 30 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- Please enable your dedicated graphics card.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Russian.
Tags
- Zombies
- Survival
- Exploration
- Sandbox
- Open World
- Base Building
- Tower Defense
- Adventure
- RPG
- Atmospheric
- 2.5D
- Third-Person Shooter
- Action-Adventure
- Third Person
- Isometric
- Building
Recent updates
- Jul 30, 2026 · July 30 Update Content
- Sep 24, 2025 · Update Preview: A Brand New Mode Is Coming Soon!
- Jul 29, 2025 · July 29th Update Notes
- Jul 18, 2025 · July 19th Update Notes
- Jun 27, 2025 · June 27th Update Content
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