Choose Dead State: Reanimated
Choose Dead State: Reanimated if you want a Strategy and RPG experience. 1,503 Steam reviews back the pick.
Dead State: Reanimated vs Deadly Step
Dead State: Reanimated and Deadly Step both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Dead State: Reanimated (2014) is 5 years older than Deadly Step (2019). Deadly Step is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Dead State: Reanimated (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Deadly Step
Choose Deadly Step if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Deadly Step launched in 2019.
Both Dead State: Reanimated and Deadly Step sit in Indie 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 |  Deadly Step | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.6% positive (1,503 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | DoubleBear Productions | R.I.P Games, Total Craft Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Dead State: Reanimated (2014) is 5 years older than Deadly Step (2019).
- Deadly Step is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Dead State: Reanimated (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Dead State: Reanimated is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Deadly Step has no Deck rating yet.
Dead State: Reanimated vs Deadly Step — FAQ
- Should I play Dead State: Reanimated or Deadly Step first?
- If you want chronology, Dead State: Reanimated (2014) came out before Deadly Step (2019). 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 Deadly Step similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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. Deadly Step doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.