About This Game

Deliver the heat to the undead—with nothing but a towel.

Your new workplace? A sauna in the demon realm. Your welcoming committee? Zombies and demons.

Sauna of the DEAD is a pixel-art action RPG where you battle enemies with blasts of hot air from your towel. Step into the role of a sauna master and spend seven days in the demon realm.

Defeat enemies, earn rewards, and recharge in the sauna to grow stronger.
Your goal: a showdown with Demon King Vihta!

Note: Settings for playing on STEAM DECK

Playing on a STEAM DECK, please follow these steps:

Properties > Compatibility > Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool > Select "Proton Experimental"

Master your towel. Turn up the heat!

Swing your towel to blast zombies and demons with scorching air.
Switch between towel techniques to take down more enemies. Show the demon realm what a true sauna master can do!

Get stronger—one sauna session at a time.

Collect “Totonoi Orbs” in battle, then take a well-earned sauna break.

Sauna → Cold plunge → Lie down and relax.

This classic sauna ritual powers you up in the game. Fight, recharge, and fight again. Even your downtime helps you prepare for the next battle.

Turn your rewards into battle-ready gear.

Earn rewards based on how many enemies you defeat.
Power up with sauna gear and drinks, then take on tougher foes. A skilled sauna master knows how to make every reward count.

Japanese-style saunas. Otherworldly clientele.

Explore Zombie Bath, Spa Love, and Sauna Inferno.
Strange saunas await in a demon realm brought to life with retro pixel art.

An invitation from a suspicious stranger sets your seven-day adventure in motion. Can you make it all the way to Demon King Vihta?

Explore further. Push your limits.

Expect around 4–10 hours of play, with more adventures for sauna masters hungry for another round.

• Sauna Fairy Tale: Discover a sauna made for exploration.

• Sauna Endless Summer: Test your survival skills and climb the leaderboards.

Grab your towel. Your shift in the demon realm starts now.

Gameplay

• Swing your towel to hurl hot air at zombies and demons.

• Use different towel swinging techniques to defeat many zombies and demons.

• Collect Totonoi orbs to power up through Sauna > Cold Bath > Lounging Rest.

• Receive rewards based on the number of defeats, and power up with sauna goods and drinks.

Play Time

4 to 10 hours

Endgame Content

By exploring Sauna Fairytale or aiming for a high rank in Endless Summer, you can enjoy even more gameplay.

🔥 Saunas: 3 Facilities

• Zombie Hot Spring

• Spa Love

• Great Hell Sauna

💀 Survival Sauna: 1 Facility

• Sauna Endless Summer

✨ Exploration Sauna: 1 Facility

• Sauna Fairytale

Sauna terminology

• Aufguss involves swinging a towel in the sauna to generate hot air and directing that hot air towards the sauna's patrons.

• Loyly refers to the act of pouring water on hot stones in the sauna to create steam and increase the sauna's temperature.

• In this game, "to be put in order" means to achieve a state of mindfulness and emptiness by repeatedly going through the cycle of Sauna > Cold Bath > Rest.

Video Streaming Guidelines

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Monetization is only allowed using the functions provided by the video streaming sites.

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We take no responsibility for any damages incurred by streaming this game.
The contents of these guidelines are subject to change without notice.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Conversion from Japanese to foreign words and generation of terms suitable for games
Generating concept images
Generating icon images