Malignant Survivors

Top-down action roguelike where equipment shapes your hero's abilities

Eren Aydin · Released Feb 13, 2024

Reviews: Mixed; 64% of 328
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; May 1, 2024
Minimum PC: Iris Xe; 2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Malignant Survivors?

This single-player 3D action roguelike takes place in a dark fantasy setting. You fight enemy hordes and collect equipment with randomized modifiers, strengthening your hero for harder challenges. A mouse-only control mode lets you play without a keyboard.

For you if...

+you prefer short runs suited to occasional play
+you enjoy experimenting with different equipment combinations

Not for you if...

−you want varied objectives beyond fighting and collecting loot

What players say

64% of 328 reviews are positive

Players praise the equipment farming and suitability for brief sessions. Complaints center on slow progression, scarce worthwhile drops, and melee attacks that appear to hit from too far away.

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Malignant Survivors system requirements

Minimum: Iris Xe, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
Graphics: Intel Iris Xe
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Malignant Survivors have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Malignant Survivors run on Steam Deck?

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

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
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 5
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Polish.

Does Malignant Survivors 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