Deathground

Deathground

Early access since Oct 2025

A 1-4 player co-op horror game that throws you into a desperate fight for survival against deadly dinosaurs. Run, hide and work together to complete missions and uncover the secrets buried within the abandoned AEON research facility. Can you and your friends make it out alive?

60% positive · 1,048 reviews
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In early access, content still planned
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In early access, content still planned
High confidence
Content Planned

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Evaluation

Deathground is in Steam Early Access, and the developer has not yet released a 1.0 version. On October 9, 2026, the studio posted an update saying it is preparing its next major build. That update says in-game voice chat now works in lobbies and missions and will arrive in an upcoming update. It also previews an upcoming Allosaurus mission and describes lighting, audio and raptor improvements still being finished. Major content has arrived at a steady pace: the Early Access launch on October 7, 2025, the Epoch story event on December 22, 2025, and the Feeding Frenzy sub-mission on March 20, 2026. The developer has described Epoch as the first of several short story missions and has pointed to a 'DeathRoad to Release' roadmap toward version 1.0. The studio's most recent major update before the October 9 post was on March 20, 2026. The October post acknowledged the long gap, explaining that the team had been working behind the scenes on core systems that needed proper testing before the next major build. The announced work is still underway, so the game is still in development.
Evidence
Studio says it is preparing the next major build, with voice chat working in lobbies and missions and set for an upcoming update, plus an upcoming Allosaurus mission and ongoing lighting, audio and raptor AI work
news post · Oct 9, 2026 source content planned
high
Feeding Frenzy sub-mission and a mechanics and balancing update went live. The developer notes that Compsognathus hiding in lockers and barrels and further sub-missions and balancing changes are still to come.
news post · Mar 20, 2026 source content shipped
medium

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Jaw Drop Games
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Enter the Deathground, a terrifying survival horror experience where you’re hunted by reactive, relentless dinosaurs.

Whether you prefer to play solo or in a team of up to 4 players, your survival instincts will be put to the test and teamwork, stealth and strategy are key to getting out alive.

Choose your tools, complete mission objectives and successfully extract whilst navigating the once-secure prehistoric-research compound, now overrun by deadly predators with a taste for blood.

Face off against relentless predators that hunt using sight, hearing and movement, forcing you to adapt your strategy in real time.

Players drop into each map to complete tense missions, recover lore documents and fight to escape alive.

Each run offers procedurally-generated elements, varied objectives and reactive enemies that keep you on edge.

Use stealth, combat, teamwork and a range of specialist tools to adapt, outsmart your predators, and make it to extraction.

Coordinate with up to 3 other players and manage specialist items, namely the Motion Detector, Tranquilizer Rifle, Hacking Device or Field-Medkit, each offering tactical advantages.

With deadly threats lurking in every shadow, teamwork and cooperation can mean the difference between extraction and extinction.


Leave your teammates behind for a more isolating horror experience.

Enter at your own risk - with no one to rely on, your wits and tools are your only lifeline.

Switch between feathered and non-feathered dinosaurs to suit your own visual preference. Players can also mix and match styles in the same session - from a modern look to classic, scaly reptilian designs.

Explore a range of abandoned and decaying research facilities, deep within the AEON compound, each with its own unique theme, challenges and hazards. Can you navigate these anxious environments whilst your survival instincts are challenged at every corner?

A haunting music score by BAFTA-nominated composer, David Housden (Thomas was Alone, Volume, Q.U.B.E. 2).

Last evaluated Oct 9, 2026
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