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Dread Dawn

72% positive · 2,248 Steam reviews · released Sep 30, 2024 · by Kioop

ZombiesSurvivalExplorationSandboxOpen WorldDramaBase-BuildingAdventure

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~74,184 (P10–P90: 29,674 – 163,205)

Gross revenue: ~$1,216,009 ($486,410 – $2,675,224)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Story & writing70% positive · 67 mentions
“I've just beaten the game and I'm glad I didn't listen to the bad reviews. This game is actually fun to play. I don't know why people are sh*tting on this game for? Perhaps they played an earlier build that had bugs and whatnot, but my…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 74 h played
Gameplay & mechanics57% positive · 54 mentions
“I've just beaten the game and I'm glad I didn't listen to the bad reviews. This game is actually fun to play. I don't know why people are sh*tting on this game for? Perhaps they played an earlier build that had bugs and whatnot, but my…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 74 h played
Price & value43% positive · 44 mentions
“I usually do not write positive reviews for games on steam, I usually only leave a review if its negative, this is my very first positive review on steam. However there was a particular attention to detail in this game that inspired me to…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 56 h played
Content & longevity66% positive · 41 mentions
“A lot of people seem to be disappointed in this game because it's not as good as Project Zomboid. But in my opinion it's a totally different experience. First of all - graphics are nice, sounds are mid and music... there are not many…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 6 h played
Performance & stability55% positive · 40 mentions
“I've just beaten the game and I'm glad I didn't listen to the bad reviews. This game is actually fun to play. I don't know why people are sh*tting on this game for? Perhaps they played an earlier build that had bugs and whatnot, but my…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 74 h played
Controls & UI51% positive · 35 mentions
“Settings>Display>Graphic Settings>Browse>(select exe)>Options>High Performance - no FPS issues. 7.5/10 for a 20-40hr game at $20 (USD). There is a periodic tower defense location, but most of the time you are being ambushed out in the…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 68 h played
Visuals & audio67% positive · 30 mentions
“A lot of people seem to be disappointed in this game because it's not as good as Project Zomboid. But in my opinion it's a totally different experience. First of all - graphics are nice, sounds are mid and music... there are not many…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 6 h played
Multiplayer & community88% positive · 17 mentions
“great game wish there's a coop mode so we can play it with friends tho.”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 45 h played
Difficulty & balance69% positive · 16 mentions
“i dont really get the negative reivews, i think the dev's doing something interesting here and actually a bit unique compared to alot of other zombie games that have been in the limelight for a while now. the visual style especially is…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 1 h played

297 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Third-personIsometric

Structure

SandboxOpen world

Mood & themes

AtmosphericHorror

How you play together

Single-player

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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