Planned Release Date: 2026

About This Game

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

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Some of the game's 2D art (character sprites, scenery, item icons and store artwork) was created with the help of generative AI image tools, then curated, edited and integrated by the team. Parts of the game's code were written with AI assistance under developer direction. All AI-assisted content was reviewed by the developers. The game does NOT generate AI content at runtime and does NOT connect to any external AI service.