KINGDOM of the DEAD

KINGDOM of the DEAD

Released Feb 2022

Immerse yourself in a dreadful hand-drawn horror world and push Death’s armies back to the underworld!

77% positive · 417 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

KINGDOM of the DEAD launched on February 10, 2022 as a complete, self-contained horror FPS. Shortly after launch, the developer shipped one meaningful post-launch update on May 26, 2022, adding an Endless Mode, achievements, and controller support. A bug fix patch followed on September 30, 2022. Since then, there have been no further developer communications of any kind — no new content announcements, no roadmap, no hints of upcoming expansions or DLC. The store description presents the game as a finished product with a defined set of features: 8 locations, 8 weapons, 22+ enemies, and old-school boss encounters. There are no unreleased DLC listings on the store, no season pass, and no live-service structure. With the last developer communication dating to September 30, 2022, and no pattern of sustained post-launch content updates beyond the single Endless Mode drop, the game appears to have shipped as a complete product. The October 2021 announcement teased "much more awaits you," but that language was almost certainly referring to the full game itself — and the Endless Mode update that followed launch. No subsequent developer statement has reaffirmed any further content plans. The game is complete.
Evidence
Major post-launch update shipped adding Endless Mode, 33 achievements, controller support, and animation improvements — the most substantive content addition after the base game launch.
news post · May 26, 2022 source content shipped
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Store description presents the game as a complete package: 8 locations, 8 weapons, 22+ enemies, old-school bosses, and replayability features. No mention of upcoming content, DLC, or ongoing additions.
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Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
505 Pulse
Achievements
33
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

KINGDOM of the DEAD is a pen and ink drawn horror FPS videogame where you play as Agent Chamberlain, professor turned Army General, now working for the secret government program known as GATEKEEPER, whose main purpose is to defeat Death and his armies.

Features:
• Close the Gates of Death, exploring 8 remote locations along the US East Coast
• Unique black & white, hand-drawn visuals
• 8 weapons, 22+ enemies and old school bosses
• Replayability like in the '90s, with different goals at each difficulty level
• Customizable color palette


Scour a world shrouded in shadows


Send the creepy creatures of the army of Death back to hell


Push on with your adventure, fighting the horrifying huge bosses you'll meet on your path
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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