Choose Dead State: Reanimated
Choose Dead State: Reanimated if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,503 Steam reviews back the pick.
Dead State: Reanimated vs Graywalkers: Purgatory
Dead State: Reanimated and Graywalkers: Purgatory both land in Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. Dead State: Reanimated (2014) is 6 years older than Graywalkers: Purgatory (2020). Dead State: Reanimated is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Graywalkers: Purgatory (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Graywalkers: Purgatory
Choose Graywalkers: Purgatory if you want an Adventure and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Graywalkers: Purgatory launched in 2020.
Both Dead State: Reanimated and Graywalkers: Purgatory sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dead State: Reanimated |  Graywalkers: Purgatory | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.6% positive (1,503 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | DoubleBear Productions | Dreamlords Digital Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Dead State: Reanimated (2014) is 6 years older than Graywalkers: Purgatory (2020).
- Dead State: Reanimated is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Graywalkers: Purgatory (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Dead State: Reanimated is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Graywalkers: Purgatory has no Deck rating yet.
Dead State: Reanimated vs Graywalkers: Purgatory — FAQ
- Should I play Dead State: Reanimated or Graywalkers: Purgatory first?
- If you want chronology, Dead State: Reanimated (2014) came out before Graywalkers: Purgatory (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Dead State: Reanimated and Graywalkers: Purgatory similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Dead State: Reanimated run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dead State: Reanimated is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Graywalkers: Purgatory doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.