Deadside

Survival· Crafting· Open World Survival Craft· Base Building

Released Dec 2024

An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $24.99

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Evaluation

Deadside launched its 1.0 release on December 5, 2024, graduating from Early Access after a multi-year development period. Since then, Bad Pixel has shipped a consistent and substantial stream of major updates at roughly 1–3 month intervals: Update 1.6 (July 30, 2025), Update 1.7 (December 9, 2025), Update 1.8 (February 3, 2026), Update 1.9 (April 28, 2026), and Update 1.10 (June 18, 2026), among others. Update 1.10 added a new Prison and Port location, new weapons (Improvised Crossbow and Mosin Launcher), mission bosses, new consumables, and new decorative items — a substantive content drop by any measure. A hotfix (1.10.1) followed on June 22, 2026, the most recent developer communication. On February 27, 2026, the developer published a "2025 Recap & Future Plans" post explicitly outlining significant content goals for 2026, including expanding the base production system, adding new craftable items, new production and comfort modules, and continuing to grow the PvE side of the game. This confirms ongoing development intent well into the current year. Additionally, the Update 1.9 notes referenced a newly added empty island, teasing that "many interesting things will appear on it in the near future." All 16 DLC items (cosmetic skin sets) are already released. The game's ongoing major content additions are delivered as free updates rather than paid DLC, and the cadence of those updates remains firmly intact. There is no developer statement suggesting development is winding down.

Evidence

Update 1.10 shipped with a new Prison and Port POI, new weapons (Improvised Crossbow and Mosin Launcher), armored mission bosses, new consumables, new decorative items, and balance changes.

news post · Jun 18, 2026 source content shipped

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Update 1.9 shipped with a major blueprints and progression overhaul, a large Mirny map expansion, new airdrops, and numerous balance changes. Post also teased a newly added empty island with future content promised.

news post · Apr 28, 2026 source content shipped

high

Content

16 of 16 released · no outstanding content

Released

"Salamander" Skin Set

Dec 2024

Released

Flags Set

Dec 2024

Media

Details

Developer

Bad Pixel

Publisher

Bad Pixel

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

Survival Crafting Open World Survival Craft Base Building FPS Open World Post-apocalyptic Sandbox Third-Person Shooter Shooter First-Person Realistic Action Massively Multiplayer Third Person

About this game

DEADSIDE blends your favorite Survival Shooter elements in a fast-paced open world where progression is swift and loot is plenty. Obtain valuable gear, and store it in a safe zone. Or build your own fortress in the wild, securing it with turrets, making it cozy while boosting your stats, and use it to store your vehicles and loot. Traverse the world by foot, car, motorcycle, boat, or a Quick Travel metro system. Make friends or enemies. Join PVP or PVE servers. Explore the vast open world filled with challenging events, and raid your enemies.

PVP, PVE, RAIDING

We have 3 main types of servers in DEADSIDE 1.0: PVP, PVE, and PVP scheduled raids

Note on all 3 types of servers your player disappears when offline with all loot on your body

PVP servers provide an intense hardcore experience where players can engage in fights, and can raid each other’s bases with no limits.
PVE servers are a more chill experience where you can interact with other players, and can’t fight each other or raid/steal each other’s bases. We recommend this mode to learn the game’s mechanics.
PVP scheduled raids have specific times on the server when raiding is allowed

VEHICLES AND FAST TRAVEL

Nobody likes running forever in open world survival games. DEADSIDE has boats, motorcycles, cars, and a Fast Travel System to easily get around the map. Secure your vehicles with codelocks and use them for storage.

BASE BUILDING AND COMFORT SYSTEM

Build a secluded shack or a secured fortress. We made it easy to build with an intuitive tool, and added plenty of comfort items which are useful for gameplay boosts. Secure your base with passive defenses such as turrets and traps. Store your vehicles, and keep your hard earned loot safe from raiders.

THE WORLD OF DEADSIDE

Explore the forests, rivers, and settlements of this post-soviet apocalypse. You can build anywhere outside of settlements. Challenging NPCs patrol the map, and your progression is solely decided by your own skill. There are no levels or bars. Your level is your skill and the equipment you acquire.

WEAPONS, COMBAT SYSTEM, MISSIONS

It's all about the ballistics and variety of weapons. Choose from 32 firearms, and modify them with scopes, expanded mags, flashlights, silencers and other modules. Feeling tactical? Setup tripwire traps, respawn bags, use smoke grenades for cover. The combat system is designed to be hardcore. Combine this with an intuitive missions system with clearly marked objectives on the map and you have the perfect hardcore survival shooter.