Dead Weight

Buy82%

Very Positive · 619 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Klukva Games · Turn-Based Combat · Jul 16, 2026

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$12.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
24
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio0 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Dead Weight?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 619 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 193 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise22% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
71 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
The good news is that the pieces fit together well: this is a fun game with a rewarding feedback loop and relatively brisk progression.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
47 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Zeula is one of the most satisfying supports I've played and Lumiere turns combat into a sort of high stakes ice level.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
18 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Another excellent feature of the game is that the 4 playable characters all play very differently: you start with a tanky berserker and acquire three other characters as you progress the story: a glass cannon sharpshooter, an even more fragile robot assassin, and a mage that specializes in buffs and debuffs.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
The game also incorporates roguelite elements, town management, and the Lovecraftian visuals and narrative that reminds me of Darkest Dungeon.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay71 reviews
Combat47 reviews
Characters18 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio
67% still recommend
Interface
33% still recommend
Players complain
Story
89% still recommend
Difficulty
82% still recommend
Controls
100% 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

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$12.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.74.

6 points recordedtoday · $12.99

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