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Pit People®

Turn-based tactics with oddball recruits and cooperative quests

The Behemoth · Released Mar 2, 2018

ActionIndieRPGStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 8,025
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 12 in 30 days
Players
23
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Jun 24, 2019
Minimum PC
512 MB
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is Pit People®?

This 2D turn-based strategy RPG follows a group of fighters through a hostile, apocalyptic world. You position your team in battles, complete quests, recruit unusual creatures, and use loot to customize your fighters. You can play the story alone or with a partner locally or online.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy turn-based battles built around positioning
  • +you want cooperative quests with offbeat humor
  • +you like assembling a team of unusual creatures

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer quick battles to drawn-out tactical fights
  • −you expect recruited units to play very differently

What players say

93% of 8,025 reviews are positive · 75% of 12 in the last 30 days

Players praise the humor, art, narration, and ways to build a team; some particularly enjoy co-op. The most common complaint is that battles feel slow and repetitive. Some players also find the variety of distinct unit types limited.

Players over time

▼ -36% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 34 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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How many players finish Pit People®?

8.5% of Steam players have unlocked «Just The Beginning», 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

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Pit People® system requirements

Minimum: 512 MB, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+ or better
Graphics
512 MB video card
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Pit People® have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen; PvP online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Pit People® run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
27
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Pit People® 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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