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Lead a mercenary squad through card-framed zombie missions, balancing quiet attacks, noisy firepower, scavenged gear, and camp upgrades.
Released 04 Feb 2026
Lure Zombie Hordes
Build Mercenary Combos
Upgrade Scavenged Gear
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
Developed by Atom Void · Published by Atom Void
In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, you lead a squad of mercenaries through missions to clear locations and push the campaign forward. The 3D environments are presented through cards, and survivors can join your camp.
Combat is turn-based and combines mercenary attacks with skill cards. Choose between quieter tactics that pick off enemies and louder weapons that can draw more zombies into the fight; build your squad around different classes, skills, and equipment.
Bring scavenged weapons, gadgets, and supplies back to camp to improve your team and facilities. Recruit and customize mercenaries, pursue side missions, unlock new locations, and take on challenge modes or New Game+.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its layered turn-based combat and the freedom to experiment with mercenary classes, skills, and gear. Looting and improving a squad and camp are recurring sources of satisfaction, while some reviewers also appreciate its replayable challenges and retro presentation. Others find the mission loop repetitive or grindy, and raise concerns about the interface and late-game balance.
Recruit a squad of elite mercenaries, experts in post-apocalyptic zombie combat. Battle hordes of the dead as you explore a 3D world revealed through the cards.
» Go silent and keep the noise down, picking off enemies one by one.
» Go loud with guns and explosives, drawing the dead at a rapid pace.
» Set them on fire or blow them up. Slice and dice your orchestrated zombie funeral.
» 16 mercenary characters, each individually voiced with different personalities.
» 5 classes with 115 unique skills and special passive perks.
» Unlimited skill respec for endless experimentation.
» Reanimate the dead to transform into a special class, called Revenant.
» 17 character specific attributes to fine-tune the combat style even further.
» 370 Steam achievements, view progression directly in the game.
» 7 challenge modes with Leaderboards to replay the game with alternative rules.
» New Game+ mode.
» Find and upgrade hundreds of weapons, consumables and gadgets for your squad.
» Over 150 unique items that enhance your skills and transform your playstyle.
» Meet survivors to join your camp, where they’ll assist you in future missions.
» Complete 42 side missions with bonus rewards.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 375 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| AI disclosure | This game was developed by a solo developer. With hundreds of items in the game, a small subset of icons were purchased from AI-generated packs. These icons were then individually hand-modified and adapted to the game's art style using Krita. Most of the artwork in the game was manually drawn. |
| Website | Official website |
