Dead Weight

Dead Weight

Steam Deck Playable

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

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

On sale at $12.22, but it has been as low as $9.74.

85%
Very Positive
522 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 168 sampled reviews

Based on 522 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 168 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise67% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise 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.
40 of 168 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I enjoy the art style, music and sfx, and for the most part the gameplay.
15 of 168 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Gameplay40 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat41 reviews
78%
Story and characters38 reviews
84%
Difficulty16 reviews
81%
Interface4 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $12.22 (−28%). The lowest we've tracked is $9.74.

3 points recordedtoday · $12.22

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Crit has not sampled this game’s concurrent players yet.

Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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