DEADBOLT
2D stealth action where the reaper dies in one shot
Hopoo Games · Released Mar 14, 2016
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 5,401
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 27 in 30 days
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 7 months ago
- Mar 22, 2026
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is DEADBOLT?
This 2D side-scrolling stealth-action game casts you as a reaper sent to stop an undead uprising. Across missions, you choose routes and weapons to take down zombies, vampires, and other enemies, using stealth or direct combat to complete objectives such as assassinations and investigations.
For you if...
- +you like choosing between stealth and direct combat
- +you want challenging single-player missions with varied weapons
Not for you if...
- −you want a long campaign without replaying levels
- −you prefer combat that gives you room for mistakes
What players say
96% of 5,401 reviews are positive · 96% of 27 in the last 30 days
Players praise the soundtrack and the planning involved in clearing levels. Others complain that later missions become trial and error, with repeated restarts and clunky controls.
Screenshots and trailer
DEADBOLT system requirements
Minimum: Direct X9.0c Compatible, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run DEADBOLT?
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- OS
- Windows 7/8/10
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz
- Graphics
- Direct X9.0c Compatible Card
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 130 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does DEADBOLT have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does DEADBOLT run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- 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
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 24
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does DEADBOLT 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
Tags
- Stealth
- Pixel Graphics
- Great Soundtrack
- Indie
- 2D
- Action
- Gore
- Difficult
- Singleplayer
- Side Scroller
- Shooter
- Atmospheric
- Violent
- Zombies
- Strategy
- Vampires
Recent updates
- Mar 18, 2026 · DEADBOLT v1.0.3. Patch Notes
