Deadline Escape

Deadline Escape

Early access since Mar 2026

Deadline Escape is a Low Poly Extraction Looter Shooter that throws you into a Post-Apocalyptic World. Scavenge for valuable resources, face deadly enemies and fight for your survival as the clock ticks down toward the deadline.

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In early access, still in active development
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Steam $4.99
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Evaluation

Deadline Escape entered Steam Early Access on March 16, 2026, built by two brothers working as an independent team. Since launch, the developers have maintained a very active and consistent update schedule, posting patches and feature updates roughly every two to four weeks. Key post-launch milestones include: a feature patch on April 3, 2026 (v0.0.3) adding FOV controls and animation updates; a substantial feature update on May 25, 2026 (v0.0.6) introducing an in-game map system, compass and tracker items, new equipment slots, and an exploration XP system; a bug fix patch on June 4, 2026 (v0.0.6b); and a feature patch on June 25, 2026 (v0.0.7) adding new weapon repair kit items and vendor changes. Notably, the June 25, 2026 update included a direct preview of what's coming in Update 0.1: a new Highway Map and additional content. This confirms the developers are actively building new content and have publicly teased what is next. Earlier, in a March 23, 2026 development post, the team outlined longer-term plans including material systems, localization, quality-of-life improvements, and additional maps — all consistent with the ongoing work demonstrated since then. The game remains an actively developed Early Access title with new content in progress and a strong, sustained update track record from launch through the most recent communication on June 25, 2026.
Evidence
v0.0.7 feature patch adds new weapon repair kits, vendor items, and a save backup system. Post includes a preview image teasing the upcoming Highway Map and more content in Update 0.1.
news post · Jun 25, 2026 source content planned
high
v0.0.6 feature patch introduces a full in-game map system with compass and tracker items, 6 new items, new equipment slots, exploration XP, and extensive POI notifications across all 4 maps.
news post · May 25, 2026 source content shipped
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
DeadlineEscape
Achievements
116
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

The world has collapsed. Deadline Escape puts you in the middle of a relentless struggle for survival in a devastated post-apocalyptic setting. Every map you enter holds valuable loot, hidden dangers, and the constant risk of not making it back. Your only goal: stay alive long enough to escape.

Your Hideout is where survival begins. Here you’ll store supplies, manage your inventory, and prepare for your next Raid. Traders, missions, and progression systems provide you with the tools to keep moving forward if you can gather enough resources to return.

Once you step outside, safety disappears. Across 4 maps filled with threats, you’ll need to scavenge food, water, and equipment while facing undead, hostile survivors, and a world that doesn’t forgive mistakes. With Softcore and Hardcore modes, the choice is yours: a more forgiving survival, or a brutal test where every decision matters. Will you escape the deadline… or become just another casualty of the apocalypse?

  • Survival Mechanics: Health, Stamina, Thirst and Hunger.

  • Personal Hideout to storage items, trade.

  • Grid Slot Inventory.

  • Softcore and Hardcore mode.

  • Secure Container.

  • More than 300 items: Equipments, Storage Containers, Weapons, Attachments, Consumables, Materials, Keys, Quest Items.

  • Explore 4 different Map Scenarios.

  • Different types of enemies: Zombies, Rebels, Renegades and Bosses.

  • Level Up to unlock, NPCs, Maps, Hideout functionalities.

  • More than 200 Quests with different types.

  • Shooting Range area.

  • Day/Night and Weather Cycles.

  • Game Statistics.

  • Every map comes with its own countdown, Escape before the Deadline arrives.

Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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