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Dead Keys

Banana Peel Dev. · released Oct 30, 2026

Dead Keys is a fast-paced typing action roguelite set in a pixel-art zombie apocalypse. Type to shoot, survive escalating hordes, build powerful chaotic runs, chase WPM records in Endless, and fight alongside, or against your friends online.

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Price
$5.79
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Reviews
66%
6 · 6 user reviews
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Revenue (est.)
~$573
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Product info

from Steam's PICS · read 21h ago
Change number
40,897,384 · seen 21h ago
Public build
26,633,583 · Nov 13, 2026 (21h ago)
Operating systems
windows
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Install size
285 MB · 190 MB download
Install folder
Dead Keys
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Release state
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Unknown

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Branches · 1

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public 26,633,583Nov 13, 2026 · 21h ago

Build history

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26,633,583public Nov 13, 2026 02:2021h ago
26,604,770public Nov 12, 2026 00:121d ago
26,578,996public Nov 10, 2026 23:592d ago
26,527,200public Nov 8, 2026 21:583d ago

Depots · 1

content of the public branch
DepotNameOSLanguageDLC / sharedSizeDownloadManifest
5114941 all 285 MB190 MB 3239440631060561923

Launch options · 1

ExecutableOSDescription
DeadKeys.exe windows

Languages · 17

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Czech ✓——
Dutch ✓——
French ✓——
German ✓——
Polish ✓——
English ✓——
Italian ✓——
Russian ✓——
Spanish ✓——
Swedish ✓——
Turkish ✓——
Romanian ✓——
Traditional Chinese ✓——
Portuguese - Brazil ✓——
Hungarian ✓——
Ukrainian ✓——
Indonesian ✓——

Packages · 1

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1771691Dead Keys Store or CD key $5.79

Bundles · 1

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BundleGamesBundle discountPrice
Dead Keys × The Wrong Shift2 -10%$10.24

Change numbers

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#40,897,384 · 21h ago#40,853,551 · 1d ago#40,814,003 · 2d ago#40,813,941 · 2d ago

Updates · patch notes

Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
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Nov 13, 2026 Dead Keys - Update 1.4.0: ENDLESS UPDATE
HUGE thank you for 200+ copies sold! This is way beyond our expectations, so we want to answer with our biggest update yet! Endless is no longer a single mode, it is a whole section - more on it below. NEW MODE: ROUNDS * A new typing-focused Endless mode. Hold the wall through rounds of exactly 60 seconds each, with the clock always on screen. Every round is harder than the last. * After each roun
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Nov 12, 2026 Dead Keys - Update 1.3.1 - COOP fixes
Thanks to your amazing feedback I found out that I created a bug (not on purpose) regarding coop lobbies. Issue should be resolved now, if any issues pop up let us know, apologize for the trouble and thank you for letting us know!
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Nov 11, 2026 Update 1.3.0 - Chinese, Turkish support, missing translations and fixes.
NEW Traditional Chinese (繁體中文) - the whole game is translated and you type in Chinese: you see the characters and type their reading in Zhuyin (default) or Pinyin (Settings > Game > Chinese typing). With Zhuyin, the kit moves to CTRL+1-6. If anything types wrong, reads wrong or isn't translated, please tell us via FEEDBACK
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Nov 8, 2026 Dead Keys - Update 1.2.0
NEW Typing experience: thanks to our amazing player feedback, we had reports about the unfair difficulty of the introductory levels and, on the other hand, a curve that was too slow for skilled typists. Classic and the campaign now ask how fast you type. BEGINNER, BALANCED and EXPERT shape the horde, the reload and the jams around your speed. Depending on this selection, new typists can focus on a
26,527,200 259.7 MB total
Nov 5, 2026 Dead Keys - Update 1.1.0 - Menu Overhaul, Perks and Balance
NEW New menus: tabs along the top, every mode on its own page, keycap buttons and repainted pixel frames everywhere. FEEDBACK (top right) sends a bug report, feedback or feature request straight from the game now, instead of our website. Trainings reshaped into 16 perks. Everything already spent on training was paid back in full. Starter capacity and kit slots now come free with your city rank, in
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Nov 2, 2026 Dead Keys - Update 1.0.3
BALANCE - Classic: fewer Spitters before wave 30 (max 2 per wave); wave 30 onward stays at max 3 - Spitters now fire from closer and less often - Barricade Kit repairs 35, up from 20 - Reinforced Frame raises the wall's maximum by 30, up from 10 NEW - New workbench item: Field Engineer, repairs 8 barricade after every wave FIXES - Shielded heavy could bestunned just outside the field, wasting play
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Nov 2, 2026 Dead Keys - Update 1.0.2
BALANCE- Classic: fewer Spitters per wave (max 3, down from 4).- Classic: run cash payouts increased by about 19%.- Campaign: final mission first-clear reward raised to $1500.- Reduced screen shake from the Vowels and Ember augments during fast typing.FIXES- Fixed a wave that could never end when a shielded enemy stayed stunned (Static Charge at high typing speed).- Endless menu: Arena, Text Pack
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Nov 1, 2026 Dead Keys - Update 1.01
BALANCE - Campaign, solo: rebalanced how many zombies arrive in each mission. - Weapons now fire more words per reload: Pistol 2, SMG 5, Shotgun 3, BMG 2. NEW - Five new survivor looks in the Wardrobe: Road Warden, Relay Tech, Welder, Last Sheriff and Plague Doctor. - All six weapon finishes repainted on the pistol, SMG, shotgun and BMG, with new reload art. If you own one, you keep it. - Weapon f
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