Idle of the Dead
A pixel-art idle zombie RPG that lives in a slim strip above your taskbar. Your survivors fight the horde while you work: loot scrap, forge gear, unlock skills, prestige and push through 4 difficulties. Minimize the apocalypse - or go fullscreen when the boss arrives.
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THE APOCALYPSE FITS IN A STRIP ABOVE YOUR TASKBAR
Idle of the Dead is a zombie-apocalypse idle RPG that runs in Windows taskbar. Your squad auto-battles endless zombie hordes while you work, browse, or play something else, and it keeps earning even while you're offline.
LEAD A SQUAD OF SURVIVORS
Command the bat-swinging Outlaw, the sharpshooting Scout and the life-saving Nurse. They attack, dodge, heal and unleash skills automatically, you build the team, the team clears the horde.
A LOT OF CONTENT TO EXPLOREEEE
Four escalating difficulties (Outbreak, Collapse, Extermination, Apocalypse), each with 3 Acts and dozens of stages. A dozen hand-drawn biomes, from ruined suburbs to the burning depths of hell, with elite mini-bosses and a towering boss in every Act.
DEEP PROGRESSION
Every hero has its own skill tree with dozens of talents to shape your build. Unlock new survivors and mix-and-match your squad.
LOOT & RARITY
Hunt gear across seven rarities, from common junk to game-changing Uniques. Fill your stash and chase the perfect roll.
DDTANK-STYLE FORGE (0 TO +15)
Push your weapons up with gold and stones, luck stones raise your odds, protection stones hold your level when the risk gets real.
THE SYNTHESIS TERMINAL
Fuse items and shards in the Terminal to reroll rarity and craft what you need. Turn scrap into power.
YOUR LOOT IS REAL STEAM ITEMS
Unique drops become tradable items in your Steam Inventory, list them, sell them, or buy them on the Steam Community Market. Move gear both ways between the game and Steam. Your grind has real value.
FEATURES
Runs above your taskbar, plays while you work
Idle & offline progression
Multiple heroes, each with a full skill tree
4 difficulties × 3 acts × dozens of stages, 12+ biomes
Elite mini-bosses + towering Act bosses
7 loot rarities, sockets & sets
Forge (0→+15) & Terminal crafting
Tradable Unique items on the Steam Community Market
Steam Achievements
WISHLIST NOW AND SURVIVE THE OUTBREAK
