Killing Room

Killing Room

Released Oct 2016

Rogue-like FPS with strong RPG elements set in a 22nd century reality-show parody. Win a fortune or die, but never disappoint your audience. And audience is virtual or real with revolutionary but optional features for streamers and their fans.

69% positive · 1,446 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Killing Room launched on October 20, 2016. At launch, the developer explicitly stated they would continue working on the game with bug fixes and new free content. True to their word, they shipped a series of updates over the following months: a Halloween content patch on October 28, 2016; a Hardcore mode update on November 4, 2016; a traps and monsters update on November 18, 2016; a Christmas-themed update on December 16, 2016; a balancing patch on January 6, 2017; and a final Easter-themed update on March 31, 2017. That Easter update on March 31, 2017 is the last developer communication of any kind for Killing Room. After that date, the developer's attention shifted publicly to their next title, Band of Defenders — first seeking Greenlight votes in May 2017, then announcing it was Coming Soon on Steam in December 2017. No further content, patches, or announcements have been made for Killing Room since March 31, 2017. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced future content, and no post-launch update pattern has continued into recent years. The game shipped as a complete product and received a concluding round of post-launch polish before the developer moved on.
Evidence
Developer thanks Killing Room players and redirects attention to their new game, Band of Defenders, on Greenlight — signaling a shift away from Killing Room.
news post · May 15, 2017 source development ending
high
Easter-themed update with new decoration and explosive eggs — the last update ever published for Killing Room.
news post · Mar 31, 2017 source content shipped
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Alda Games
Achievements
42
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game


Killing Room is a first person shooter mixed with a rogue-like RPG and reality-show parody. You are an (un)lucky contestant in Killing Room, a popular reality-show in a decadent 22nd century. You know that there is only glory or death – with death winning in 99 out of 100 cases. 


  • First person shooter

    Killing Room offers classical first person gunplay with many weapons, even melee ones like Scythe or the audience’s favorite flyswatter.
  • Rogue-like

    There is Permanent death, random generation and very high difficulty in Killing Room so as to ensure that your skills will be properly tested and that every wrong move can cause you a lot of trouble.
  • Reality-show parody

    We love the idea behind the Smash TV game of the Running Man movie/book. The Killing Room therefore aims for this. Your character is in a bad situation but he can become ridiculously rich in few hours. However, everyone will do everything possible to stop him. Killing Room is a cruel reality-show, one full of dark humor and cynicism.
  • Online voting for streamers and viewers

    You can let a real online audience decide how you will be rewarded or punished during your playthrough. Just stream the game and share the provided URL with your followers. This is a completely new way of interaction between a player and his/her audience. We made sure that it brings a great amount of fun for both sides while it is absolutely optional. Playing without a real online audience is still a complete experience.
  • Popularity-driven

    You will be closely watched not only by an online audience. Your actions will be evaluated by an AI audience as well. If you are boring, your popularity will drop. But if you entertain crowds, you can become their hero. Being popular is everything when it comes to TV shows! Literally, it is everything, because if you annoy the audience, they will make you regret the moment you ever entered Killing Room.
  • RPG

    Your character is defined by various attributes – Stamina, Health, Speed, Defense, Accuracy, etc. You can invest into boosting these attributes to significantly help you in your desperate effort. But you can also depend on items which can boost your attributes and even give you special effects and bonuses beyond the basic RPG system. There are double-jumps, invulnerability to traps, various maps of Killing Room sets, and tons of other useful things. But if you are a bad boy or girl with low popularity or begrudging online viewers, you can also get trouble items which will cause you…well, trouble...from hardly noticeable penalties to your attributes to serious diseases, the inability to run or losing an eye.
  • Diverse and rich in content and gameplay

    Guns and melee weapons, 3 different 'worlds' with unique enemies, boss fights, more than 100 unique items, points of interest with rewards and many more awaits you in Killing Room. Also, while our show permanently tries to kill its participants, it is not only about shooting. We have prepared many interesting traps, puzzles and other elements to make sure that our show is in no way boring.


  • 8 random generated levels
  • 8 boss creatures with unique gameplay and intro animations
  • Online voting for better interaction between streamers and their audience
  • 15+ weapons
  • 25+ enemy types
  • 150+ unique Items
  • Fighting, puzzle and trap rooms

Free content patches

We are going to support Killing Room after release not only by fixing bugs but also with free content updates bringing you more Items, Weapons, Enemies and room variations.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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