10 Dead Doves

10 Dead Doves

Released Dec 2024

The critically acclaimed surreal horror adventure. Two hikers, Mark and Sean, avoid monsters, survive disaster, and search Appalachia for the legend of the Ant Farm, a mythic place rumored to make your dreams come true.

90% positive · 267 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

10 Dead Doves launched on December 13, 2024 as a complete, self-contained short horror adventure. In the two months following launch, the developer shipped post-launch patches addressing missing content (unreleased "Visions" — in-game collectible sequences), language localizations, and bug fixes. The February 11, 2025 update completed all outstanding missing Visions and added full Japanese and Korean localization, representing the last substantive content addition to the game. By October 2025, the developer noted they had spent the intervening period exploring ideas for a new project, and added an achievements system in a feature patch. The December 2025 one-year anniversary post added Steam trading cards and profile backgrounds — cosmetic platform features, not new game content — and explicitly stated the team is "hard at work on the next project." On February 4, 2026, the developer confirmed they are now in active development of a new, separate game set in the same universe, and have opened a newsletter for beta sign-ups. This firmly establishes that 10 Dead Doves itself is complete, and the studio's attention has fully moved to this follow-up title. Two DLC items remain listed on the store as unreleased — a "Supporter Edition" and a "Backer Beanie" cosmetic — however, these appear to be backer reward fulfillment items (likely digital goods tied to crowdfunding or early supporter campaigns) rather than new game content. The developer has not referenced them in any post-launch communications as upcoming additions, and their indefinite "no date" status alongside the nature of the items (a beanie cosmetic) suggests they are either legacy listings or non-content perks. The developer's own communications consistently frame the game as finished and the team as focused on their next title.
Evidence
Developer announces they are in active development of a new game set in the same universe as 10 Dead Doves, with beta sign-ups open. No mention of further content for 10 Dead Doves.
news post · Feb 4, 2026 source development ending
high
One-year anniversary post adds Steam trading cards and profile cosmetics, and states the team is 'hard at work on the next project' — framing 10 Dead Doves as complete.
news post · Dec 22, 2025 source development ending
high

Content

1 of 3 released · 2 planned

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Duonix Studios
Achievements
24
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

10 Dead Doves is a short, singleplayer, fixed-perspective horror story set in the heart of the Appalachian wilderness.

It's 2004. The mountains are much older.

You play as Marcus Stetson -- the Most Pathetic Man on Earth -- a seasoned backpacker on the Appalachian Trail who decides to pool his resources to team up one last time with his human firecracker of a trail buddy, Sean.

Their mission is to relive the glory days and embark on one final outing: To pinpoint and find the truth behind the holy grail of urban legends: a mysterious, mythical place known in whispers as the Ant Farm.


During their journey, their bond, will, and wits are put to the test when Mark receives a series of cryptic messages in his dreams from a haunting, bird-like figure named The Wren.

Will you discover why the birds are dropping dead -- or will you leave behind nothing but footprints?

Features

  • Explore a fully realized narrative full of mystery, heart, and mortal terror.

  • Navigate The Wren's peculiar Dove Dreams, and uncover multiple endings that will affect both your past and future.

  • Enjoy a cinematic Dovecraftian adventure -- complete with fully-voiced animated cutscenes & and a rich original score.

  • Experience a thrilling psychological horror campaign with secrets tucked into every corner.

  • Solve puzzles, crack open mysteries, and uncover the secrets deep Appalachia holds…

  • Discover beautiful environments, strange locations, and stranger locales with charmingly disturbing '00s-inspired visuals.

  • Follow the quest of the hiking duo, Mark and Sean, on their quest to find the mythical Ant Farm.

Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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