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Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.

The Unliving is a rpg, action and singleplayer game developed by RocketBrush Games and published by Team17 Digital.
Released on October 26th 2023 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 825 reviews of which 527 were positive and 298 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 3.39€ on Steam with a 80% discount, but you can find it for 1.20€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Unliving into these genres:

RPG Action Singleplayer Adventure Zombies Hack and Slash Villain Protagonist Dungeon Crawler Action Roguelike Perma Death Difficult Rogue-lite Action RPG Isometric Rogue-like Horror Procedural Generation Lore-Rich Pixel Graphics Hand-drawn

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD FX-4350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5750, 1 GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Title is not supported on DirectX 10

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10 hours played
July 2026
So I'm playing this likely after whatever updates the game has had to go through in regards to things like skeleton type grouping across stages as prior to playing this, I've seen one vid going over how the fighters, rangers, giants and unholies apparently didn't carry over the stats built for them from the previous biomes you move to from the isles to the swamp for instance. If that were the case back then, the devs have rectified that as the abilities etc. you build on each type carry over. Beyond this, there were also complaints about the trait descriptions for the weapon types; certain of them; being vague and not really understandable. From what I'm able to compare, the texts have not been changed in anyway, you just need to experiment with what exists which is fine. There's also the matter of the minion AI not being particularly bright, especially when it comes to them not attacking in certain instances where there's a big enough number of them; unless they're maybe rangers since they don't have to worry about pathing and collision save for distance between them and enemies. To an extent I get why, the enemy fighter types that can't leap over instances (scenes, allies and enemies) effectively have to struggle to get to you and that makes it so that you have some breathing room to attack them while using your minions as pin-cushions and stuff. At that point you essentially have to play smart with it; as sensitive as it kind of is, you can launch your minions over each other manually by left-clicking those that are right in front of your unit. Walls that don't allow anyone to skip obviously block this, but the option does exist in some capacity. Now all that being said: This is a real-time strategy game with the same rogue-lite philosophy as Dead Cells. You do not get stronger by dying after each run, you die and unlock more stuff with the 2 currencies that exist for itemization/skill building. Beat the first level, unlock a new weapon. Beat the second, unlock another. You do actually get permanently stronger after deaths though, but it's variable; we'll leave it at that to avoid spoiling too much. You do not get to turn your brain off and just let the minions carry you. Even in the first stage you will get floored if you're not paying attention, and the information on the screen is very easy to miss at times. Not helped by the fact that the resolution is a bit bugged in that anything lower than 1600x900 (for me) squishes the screen to a very close vantage which doesn't allow you proper prep before engaging. The biomes do get notably more difficult as you have more mechanics to contend with in regards to the enemies; and the minions. Story/lore-wise. For me, the dialogue of the cast itself holds the narrative back, but I can generally treat it as a placeholder thing since--Actually nevermind, the game's not in early access...Well the dialogue holds the narrative back a bit, feels out of place for me. The world-building itself in regards to the very mechanics of the game itself intrigues me though. It's got a good bit going for it and; from what I've seen; they have taken some of the feedback post-release into practice so, I'd say give it a look.
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44 hours played
Jan. 2026
As someone who played this game a lot (far more than the profile says as I have played in a "different" way before), I must say that gameplay-wise it is rather... honestly, rather bad. Still has a lot of bugs and areas for imrpovement even in the main aspects of the game - the primary one, for example, being horde AI. Yet nonetheless, I have spent a lot of time in this unfinished and repetitive game and aim to spend more, because there is the part that gives an almost, if not entirely, unique experience, though I am not sure what to call it. The story, the aesthetics, the characters, the personality of the MC, the three tracks (only three as the rest aren't really any good, but the ones that are good are truly noteworthy; the main menu theme especially so, one of my favorite game OSTs ever), all of it lets those who are into this stuff feel at last seeing a game let them walk the path they dreamed of but could never truly find in a game. Maybe it is just my searching skills lacking, of course, but I have never seen another game that could provide to me a ready MC who feels almost exactly as what I myself would want to create and play as in a proper rpg. So if you are ready to suffer through a mediocre gameplay for the sake of aesthetics and story and these are exactly the ones you seek, then go ahead. If your main focus is having fun then I would rather search elsewhere. Though for me it ended up being more interesting to play even after finishing the plot line entirely than the Undead Horde, for example, despite the latter having far less bugs (if any).
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33 hours played
Jan. 2026
Absolutely great game i've been looking for a game like this for a while one of my favorite games ever.
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4 hours played
Jan. 2026
I like it alot, their is definitely bugs with the AI, but i've found if i just give them the follow command and respam the send button a few times all the minions will attack. Bit of an annoyance but fun. It's like Hades but your a necromancer!
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18 hours played
Nov. 2025
very good game but always starting from the first map is boring. If they make it optional it would be very cool.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Unliving is currently priced at 3.39€ on Steam.

Yes, The Unliving is currently available at a 80% discount. You can purchase it for 3.39€ on Steam.

Yes, The Unliving received 527 positive votes out of a total of 825 achieving a rating of 6.20.
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The Unliving was developed by RocketBrush Games and published by Team17 Digital.

Yes, The Unliving is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, The Unliving is not playable on MacOS.

No, The Unliving is not playable on Linux.

The Unliving is a single-player game.

Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for The Unliving. Explore additional content available for The Unliving on Steam.

No, The Unliving does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, The Unliving does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, The Unliving is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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