Action · March 2, 2018

Pit People® (2018)

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Master Your Destiny in this Strategic Game of Positioning A full cast of tragically unique heroes will rise together from the Pit. Master your destiny as you plot their course of action across an apocalyptic wonderland! In our fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species. Rally your troops and steel your wits if you hope to survive a hostile world filled with sinister robots, deadly vampires and brutally adorable cupcake people! Highlights: Single Player Story Mode 2 Player Co-op Story (local & online) Local 2v2 Arena 4 Players For 2v2 In the Pit (online) Signature Behemoth art style & humor Over 1,500 Unlocks and 100+ Quests and Missions Make your experience extra special with Permadeath! Realistic death simulation: dead characters are dead forever and can't be brought back, even if you need them to complete the story!* Whoops! Detailed obituaries: fondly remember your fallen heroes, including key details such as their name, level and how many times they killed for you! Save gold: never buy another resurrection potion, because they're totally disabled and useless! Complimentary save destruction: your saved game will be *permanently destroyed* if you run out of characters in your house! Free of charge! Choose Permadeath today and face the very real possibility that your family and friends will forever question your judgement as you spend your life wondering why you made such a drastic decision without consulting others. **only applies post-intro. story mode may be continued by inviting another player to your game, so long as they possess the needed story character.

Action releases from 2018

175 Action titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Turn-Based Combat · 363
  • Online Co-Op · 359
  • 2D · 356
  • Funny · 346
  • Strategy · 336
  • Memes · 334
  • Comedy · 274
  • Co-op · 271
  • Indie · 269
  • Turn-Based · 268
  • Local Co-Op · 263
  • Multiplayer · 263
  • Singleplayer · 259
  • Casual · 257
  • RPG · 252

Peer Action titles

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

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume8.0k Steam reviewsTop 45% in Action
Positive rating93% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 24%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 46% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Russian
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 8.0k reviews

7.5k positive · 562 negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.5/10

Curator recommendations

7.4k

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 2, 2018
DeveloperThe Behemoth
Base price$7.99 -60%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

27

Steam unlocks available

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Editions & Packages

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