WE ARE SO DEAD ▶ Trailer
WE ARE SO DEAD screenshot 1WE ARE SO DEAD screenshot 2
AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulationStrategyPsychological HorrorOnline Co-OpFunnyPhysicsSurvival Horror

Playing nowFewer than 10

Peak in the last 24 hours: 28

Peak in the last 7 days: 63

WE ARE SO DEAD Early Access Steam store

Game description

A co-op seance communications game where one of you died first, and only you can see what's killing the others. Your only voice is a Ouija board your friends keep misreading. Guide them down 9 floors of a haunted house and banish the demon before sunrise. 2-6 players. Brain required.

Basic info

DeveloperREAL PLAYERS
PublisherREAL PLAYERS
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 17, 2026
Price

Prices by IsThereAnyDeal

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10+
ProcessorIntel Core i5-7400 @ 3.3 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050-TI or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Storage3 GB
steamyze

Review Analysis Score

Based on 436 reviews from the past 1 year

76.8/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (74%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 19, 2026)

Built around talking to ghosts through a spirit board with friends, this co-op horror game scores 76.8 across 436 reviews.

👍 Strengths

210 reviews have a great time playing with friends, and Multiplayer appears in 72% of reviews and ranks 55th of 642. 146 find it fun and original, saying it has potential. 7 enjoy how it tests communication and strategy, and a few laugh at how badly their group talks under pressure. Some like the unique concept even while asking for changes.

👎 Where it falls short

63 reviews say the tutorial is unclear, with cryptic ghost descriptions, a confusing spirit board and too little time to learn each demon. 54 call the controls janky, citing a hard to steer planchette, slow running and the removal of arrow key controls. 34 find the difficulty unfair, with a boss fight that feels like pure luck and some floors that spike sharply. Others mention a messy map that makes it easy to get lost. Visuals & Sound ranks 1246th of 1249, Content Volume ranks 1218th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 1131st of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“great time playing with friends” · 210 reviews
“game is fun and has potential” · 146 reviews
“Ouija concept and dead-player communication mechanic genuinely cool” · 7 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -2.34 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “janky systems, zero developer skill, chatgpt game design” · 54 reviews
Positive “controls are purposely clunky, which adds to difficulty” · 2 reviews

Progression 0% · Difficulty 34% · Onboarding 39% · Freedom 3% · Strategy 12%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.51 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “Ouija concept and dead-player communication mechanic genuinely cool” · 7 reviews
Negative “last map nearly impossible to navigate, dim lighting and walls” · 4 reviews

Story 0% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.68 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “no more levels after completing all 9, limited endgame content” · 16 reviews
Positive “tons of content, played three hours and still going” · 1 review

Variety 7% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals -2.12 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Negative “lazy level design, one wood texture, all rooms look the same” · 15 reviews
Positive “nice graphics for a 2009 game” · 2 reviews

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 72% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.63 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “great time playing with friends” · 210 reviews
Negative “insufficient ghost interaction and unclear special ghost mechanics” · 4 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 9% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.10 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “absolutely worth the price” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 3% · Matchmaking 1%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.13 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “dev dismisses critique with 'skill issue' announcement, refuses to listen” · 9 reviews
Positive “super great customer service from developers” · 5 reviews

Stability 8% · Performance 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

Was this analysis useful? Sign in with Steam to vote

🎲 What kind of gamer are you? Find your title in 3 minutes.