Decision: Red Daze
Released May 2022
Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.
73% positive · 889 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Decision: Red Daze launched on May 19, 2022 and has since received a steady stream of feature updates. The developer published a roadmap in January 2023 promising two named updates, both of which shipped (Update 1 in May 2023, Update 2 in August 2023), followed by Update 3 in November 2023, Update 4 in January 2024, and Update 5 in May 2024. The most recent developer communication, dated October 14, 2025, announced the game's expansion to consoles — a milestone post rather than a content update. No future content has been announced, no unreleased DLC exists on the store, and the January 2023 roadmap's commitments have been fully delivered. The only DLC listed is the Supporter Bundle, which released in August 2022 and is purely a cosmetic/support item. The gap between the last feature patch (May 2024) and the console announcement (October 2025) is substantial, and there have been no posts since October 2025 through today, June 23, 2026 — over eight months of silence following what reads as a closing milestone announcement. The update cadence historically ran every 3–6 months; the current silence now significantly exceeds that window with no new content teased or promised. The game appears to have reached the end of its post-launch content cycle, with the console port marking its final milestone.
Evidence
Developer published a roadmap committing to two named updates (Update 1 and Update 2), both of which subsequently shipped.
Developer announced the game's arrival on consoles, framing it as an important milestone. No future content was teased or announced. This is the last developer communication on record.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Nordcurrent Labs
Achievements
24
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Decision: Red Daze is an isometric action RPG with a unique spin on survival and tower defense mechanics.
The Dust Bowl, once a ‘thriving’ society of corrupt politicians, rich property barons and everyday people who work for them ‘100% willingly’, has been overtaken by a mysterious phenomenon only known by survivors as the Red Daze. As the illness takes hold of the survivors and turns them into crazed and EXTREMELY dangerous mutated creatures, the worlds’ governments are running around like headless chickens. It falls to the few who remain to fend off the monsters in hopes of finding a way to eradicate the Red Daze once and for all.
Even the lowliest survivor you find has the potential to lead his own squad, explore, make the wasteland safe, and shape their own destiny. It’s up to you to upgrade and specialize any survivor you find in the wasteland any way you see fit.
While most of the buildings of the Dust Bowl are long abandoned and taken over by the undead, the loot and potential shelter is coveted by most survivors. During your exploration missions you’ll come across various farmsteads, factories and military installations full to the brim with monsters, loot, and most importantly, foundations that hold the potential to turn the long abandoned structures into sprawling and heavily fortified settlements.
With survivors from all over the wasteland pouring into your settlements for safety, it’s smart to keep them occupied. Assign them to build factories to make food, fabricate resources or make useful goods to barter with, put up and upgrade defenses, and in the event of an attack, task your best soldiers to protect your settlements while you’re away or join the battle yourself and help push back the monsters coming to take what’s yours!
The packs of monsters always have a leader. Plan ahead, strategically assemble your squad of specialists to maximize your odds of survival, and head out on exploration and scouting missions. Gather vital intelligence on the monsters’ movements to better defend your settlements, or find and eliminate the bosses to stop the attacks altogether.
The Dust Bowl, once a ‘thriving’ society of corrupt politicians, rich property barons and everyday people who work for them ‘100% willingly’, has been overtaken by a mysterious phenomenon only known by survivors as the Red Daze. As the illness takes hold of the survivors and turns them into crazed and EXTREMELY dangerous mutated creatures, the worlds’ governments are running around like headless chickens. It falls to the few who remain to fend off the monsters in hopes of finding a way to eradicate the Red Daze once and for all.
PLAY AS ANYONE
Even the lowliest survivor you find has the potential to lead his own squad, explore, make the wasteland safe, and shape their own destiny. It’s up to you to upgrade and specialize any survivor you find in the wasteland any way you see fit.
EXPLORE, LOOT AND CAPTURE
While most of the buildings of the Dust Bowl are long abandoned and taken over by the undead, the loot and potential shelter is coveted by most survivors. During your exploration missions you’ll come across various farmsteads, factories and military installations full to the brim with monsters, loot, and most importantly, foundations that hold the potential to turn the long abandoned structures into sprawling and heavily fortified settlements.
YOUR OWN SAFE HAVEN
With survivors from all over the wasteland pouring into your settlements for safety, it’s smart to keep them occupied. Assign them to build factories to make food, fabricate resources or make useful goods to barter with, put up and upgrade defenses, and in the event of an attack, task your best soldiers to protect your settlements while you’re away or join the battle yourself and help push back the monsters coming to take what’s yours!
SCOUT OUT YOUR COMPETITION
The packs of monsters always have a leader. Plan ahead, strategically assemble your squad of specialists to maximize your odds of survival, and head out on exploration and scouting missions. Gather vital intelligence on the monsters’ movements to better defend your settlements, or find and eliminate the bosses to stop the attacks altogether.
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Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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