Planned Release Date: Apr 9, 2026

About This Game

JACK IN

You are a runner loose in hostile cyberspace. Black ICE is closing from every direction. Your trace meter is climbing. The only way out is through.

Dead Sector is a cyberpunk roguelike arcade shooter rendered in a 1980's vector aesthetic. Navigate branching node maps across three hostile sectors, each faster and more dangerous than the last.

HOW IT WORKS

At the end of each node, choose your hacking programs from a randomised pool. STEALTH to halt the trace meter cold. EMP to freeze every ICE on screen. BREACH for a piercing beam, wall to wall. GRAV WELL to pull them all into one place. Pick three active programs from fifteen - choose carefully.

Work your way through the node map. Fight through combat arenas, hit random events, and hunt down the sector boss. Survive the Manticore in SECTOR ALPHA. Push deeper into the DEEP NET and face the Archon. Reach THE CORE and destroy the Vortex - if you make it that far.

FEATURES

• Roguelike node maps - Branching paths through 3 escalating cyberspace sectors, each with its own difficulty, boss, and visual colour theme

• 15 hacking programs - Randomised loadouts mean no two runs play the same

• Passive mod drafting - Pick upgrade cards between fights to build synergistic builds across the run

• Trace meter - A persistent threat counter that ticks up through every combat; let it fill and you'll hit maximum ICE activity

• 5 ship hulls - Unlock Ghost Runner, Signal Knife, Strike Frame, Iron Coffin, and Ghost Wire, each with completely different stats and built-in mechanics. Earn golden status on each

• Meta-progression shop - Spend credits earned across runs on permanent upgrades that carry into every future attempt

• Endless mode - Survive infinite escalating waves and post your score to the global leaderboard

STEAM

22 achievements · Steam Cloud saves · Global leaderboards (Normal + Endless runs) · Full controller support