Action · September 30, 2024

Dread Dawn (2024)

local_offer-35% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.0k recommendations
Note: The game currently does not support controller operation. This is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game set in a city quarantined due to an unknown virus. You will play as a student in the city who failed to catch the evacuation convoy to escape the disaster and was forced to stay. As a modern metropolis, the city is fully equipped with public facilities including hospitals, subway stations, prisons, and schools, Etc。 The game will feature a large number of story-driven cutscenes. As you progress through the main storyline, you will experience both the tranquility before the zombie outbreak and the chaos during the city's downfall. You need to stay in the school with the other survivors who remained in the city, defending your camp and surviving. Utilizing the various materials collected for construction can enhance your camp's defense capabilities. These zombies like to invade your camp when your attention is relaxed. You can plant some food in the spare areas of your camp, or raise chickens to get eggs. In the absence of food sources, this is a necessary skill for ensuring survival. The surplus crops can also be used for trading with other survivors.

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Zombies · 258
  • Survival · 227
  • Exploration · 203
  • Sandbox · 199
  • Open World · 188
  • Drama · 174
  • Base-Building · 169
  • Adventure · 168
  • Tower Defense · 166
  • RPG · 145
  • Atmospheric · 140
  • 2.5D · 139
  • Third-Person Shooter · 130
  • Action-Adventure · 126
  • Third Person · 120

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.0k Steam reviewsTop 99% in Action
Positive rating73% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 83%
Engagement hours9 h averageTop 51% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

73%Mostly Positive · 2.0k reviews

1.4k positive · 533 negative

Curator recommendations

2.0k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Japanese
  • Russian

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 30, 2024
DeveloperKioop
Base price$12.99 -35%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

9h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

8h

Typical completion time

Content Notes

Possible occurrences of violence such as slashing zombies, attacking zombies with firearms, contains Violence and Gore along with mild language violence.

Editions & Packages

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