The Dead
Playing now
—First samples arriving
—of peak
All-time peak
—Tracking since the first sample
Playing now
—First samples arriving
All-time peak
—Tracking since the first sample
The ledger starts 3 Sep 2026; changes before that day are not claimed. Each row keeps the old and new wording as the store printed it, or the bare day PICS reported, and the slip when both sides are dates. Data by SteamPeaks.com.
Basis: 40 storefronts polled 19 Oct 2026; closures are read daily from the app’s own Steam news feed with the sentence the date came from; a store page counts as removed only after two polls 24 hours apart both fail. Playable after is a reading of the store’s categories and detected online services, not a promise about the game. Data by SteamPeaks.com.
“THE DEAD is planned to remain in Early Access for approximately 12–18 months. This timeframe allows for meaningful iteration on core systems such as horde control, survivor AI, balance, performance, and world expansion. Development may extend or shorten depending on feedback and how these systems evolve, but the goal is to reach a polished, stable release rather than rush to a fixed date. Major updates will be released throughout Early Access, with regular improvements and additions based on community input.”The developer’s answer to “Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?” on the store page, read 1 Nov 2026.
The store lists Early Access but still says coming soon, so the clock has not started.
Basis: Early Access from the store’s genres; the entry date from the catalogue ledger or, for a game that launched into Early Access, the release date the store prints; the promise from the store page’s own questionnaire, word for word. Only ranges and single figures are compared with the clock. Data by SteamPeaks.com.
“Not sold” is the storefront’s own answer on the last poll; nothing is inferred from a missing price. 40 storefronts polled 19 Oct 2026. A date is the moment the answer flipped between two polls; “since the first poll” means it was already withheld when polling began, and no earlier claim is made. Data by SteamPeaks.com.
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Ticks are the store page’s own language box, read 1 Nov 2026, with the PICS list standing in where the box has not been read. Demand is Steam’s per-language review totals: reviews written in a language, never players. Changes come from the store-field ledger, which began on 3 Sep 2026; none on record for this game yet. Data by SteamPeaks.com.