Pit People®
Released Mar 2018
In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.
92% positive · 8,154 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Pit People launched out of Early Access on March 2, 2018, and received its final major content update — Update 7: Pitlicious — on October 29, 2018. This update added new city quest lines, world map content, new unlocks, and achievements. A hotfix (7a) followed on December 11, 2018, and a balance patch (7b) shipped on June 24, 2019. No developer communication about Pit People-specific content has appeared since June 24, 2019. The game has three major content releases across its lifetime, all clustered around 2018, with no subsequent major updates in over six years.
The Behemoth's more recent studio-wide communications — including sale announcements in February and March 2025 — mention Pit People only in the context of discounts, with no mention of planned updates or new content for the game. The studio's focus has clearly shifted to other titles (Castle Crashers DLC, BattleBlock Theater updates, BEHEMOTH, and Alien Hominid releases). No unreleased DLC is listed on the store, and the store description makes no reference to upcoming content. The game launched as a complete package and its post-launch update cycle concluded by mid-2019.
Evidence
Update 7: Pitlicious launched, adding new city quest lines, world map content, new unlocks, and 13 achievements — the last major content release for the game.
Update 7b hotfix with minor balance tweaks and bug fixes — the last developer communication specifically about Pit People.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
The Behemoth
Achievements
27
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen
About this game

Master Your Destiny in this Strategic Game of Positioning
A full cast of tragically unique heroes will rise together from the Pit. Master your destiny as you plot their course of action across an apocalyptic wonderland!
In our fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species. Rally your troops and steel your wits if you hope to survive a hostile world filled with sinister robots, deadly vampires and brutally adorable cupcake people!

Highlights:
- Single Player Story Mode
- 2 Player Co-op Story (local & online)
- Local 2v2 Arena
- 4 Players For 2v2 In the Pit (online)
- Signature Behemoth art style & humor
- Over 1,500 Unlocks and 100+ Quests and Missions

Make your experience extra special with Permadeath!
- Realistic death simulation: dead characters are dead forever and can't be brought back, even if you need them to complete the story!* Whoops!
- Detailed obituaries: fondly remember your fallen heroes, including key details such as their name, level and how many times they killed for you!
- Save gold: never buy another resurrection potion, because they're totally disabled and useless!
- Complimentary save destruction: your saved game will be *permanently destroyed* if you run out of characters in your house! Free of charge!
Choose Permadeath today and face the very real possibility that your family and friends will forever question your judgement as you spend your life wondering why you made such a drastic decision without consulting others.
**only applies post-intro. story mode may be continued by inviting another player to your game, so long as they possess the needed story character.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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