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.
Price
$5.79
US store
Reviews
66%
6 · 6 user reviews
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Owners (est.)
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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
- Architecture
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- Install size
- 285 MB · 190 MB download
- Install folder
Dead Keys- Controller support
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- Metacritic
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- Homepage
- bananapeel.dev/games/dead-keys
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
UnknownNo Deck test results published.
Branches · 1
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,633,583 | Nov 13, 2026 · 21h ago |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,633,583 | public | Nov 13, 2026 02:20 | 21h ago |
| 26,604,770 | public | Nov 12, 2026 00:12 | 1d ago |
| 26,578,996 | public | Nov 10, 2026 23:59 | 2d ago |
| 26,527,200 | public | Nov 8, 2026 21:58 | 3d ago |
Depots · 1
content of the public branch| Depot | Name | OS | Language | DLC / shared | Size | Download | Manifest |
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| 5114941 | all | 285 MB | 190 MB | 3239440631060561923 |
Launch options · 1
| Executable | OS | Description |
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DeadKeys.exe |
windows |
Languages · 17
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
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| Czech | ✓ | — | — |
| Dutch | ✓ | — | — |
| French | ✓ | — | — |
| German | ✓ | — | — |
| Polish | ✓ | — | — |
| English | ✓ | — | — |
| Italian | ✓ | — | — |
| Russian | ✓ | — | — |
| Spanish | ✓ | — | — |
| Swedish | ✓ | — | — |
| Turkish | ✓ | — | — |
| Romanian | ✓ | — | — |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | — |
| Hungarian | ✓ | — | — |
| Ukrainian | ✓ | — | — |
| Indonesian | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1771691 | Dead Keys | Store or CD key | $5.79 |
Bundles · 1
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
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| Dead Keys × The Wrong Shift | 2 | -10% | $10.24 |
Change numbers
all changes#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
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
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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 |
26,633,583 | +5.9 MB |
| 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! |
26,604,770 | +22.0 KB |
| 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 |
26,604,770 | +22.0 KB |
| 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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