DEAD LETTER DEPT.

Buy95%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Mike Monroe · Horror · Jan 30, 2025

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
17
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy DEAD LETTER DEPT.?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise50% are divided10% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Despite that the story is intriguing with a plot that can be predictable if you read in between the lines and have the survival awareness of anything more then a squirrel.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Thanks for making this game - it will certainly sit with me and I look forward to exploring more endings in due course after a refresh period.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Very atmospheric and immersive game with great sound design that really puts you in a spooked out mood that just mounts.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It takes copious inspiration from the PS2 Silent Hill games (4: The Room in particular) in the art style, music and introspective story.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story66 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Audio44 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
80% still recommend
Accessibility
100% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $12.29.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99