Action · December 7, 2012

Dead Pixels (2012)

trophy30 achievementsgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.0k recommendations
A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors. With three game modes, hundreds of items, weapons and grenades, and a city that is never the same twice, there is always something new hiding round the corner in Dead Pixels. When the Dead Start Walking, It's Time to Run. Key Features: Over 100 weapons, grenades and items A procedurally generated city, that's different every time you play 3 different modes of play 4 different difficulty modes Single player and two player local co-op Online leaderboards 30 achievements

Action releases from 2012

71 Action titles launched in 2012 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Zombies · 129
  • Action · 100
  • Pixel Graphics · 91
  • Indie · 90
  • Local Co-Op · 71
  • 2D · 54
  • Retro · 51
  • Survival · 45
  • Co-op · 36
  • RPG · 35
  • Side Scroller · 29
  • Singleplayer · 22
  • Local Multiplayer · 19
  • Multiplayer · 14
  • Controller · 12

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.4k Steam reviewsTop 89% in Action
Positive rating87% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 49%
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 90% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateDec 7, 2012
DeveloperCSR-Studios
Base price$2.99
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Reception Metrics

Steam community

87%Very Positive · 2.4k reviews

2.1k positive · 314 negative

Curator recommendations

2.0k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

30

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Dead Pixels