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Deadnaut

Deadnaut is Screwfly Studios’ second game and follow up to cult hit, Zafehouse: Diaries. Deadnauts, so named because they’re unlikely to return, must explore, investigate and fight their way through the derelict ships of dead civilisations. Every mission is unique and no two locations are the same. Each ship contains mysterious enemies and hostile security systems. Manage your Deadnauts’ skills, talents, relationships and flaws – and you might get them out alive. Squad-based tactics: Control five complex characters as they explore, investigate and fight their way through each mission.Character

Release date
March 11, 2015
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Developer
Screwfly Studios
Publisher
Screwfly Studios
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Deadnaut is Screwfly Studios’ second game and follow up to cult hit, Zafehouse: Diaries. Deadnauts, so named because they’re unlikely to return, must explore, investigate and fight their way through the derelict ships of dead civilisations. Every mission is unique and no two locations are the same. Each ship contains mysterious enemies and hostile security systems. Manage your Deadnauts’ skills, talents, relationships and flaws – and you might get them out alive. Squad-based tactics: Control five complex characters as they explore, investigate and fight their way through each mission.

Character generation: Create back stories for your team, mould their relationships and equip them well. Flexible and complex: Adapt to your situation with an arsenal of weapons and shields, or use stealth, hacking and sensors to move unnoticed. Out of control: Deadnauts have their own fears, motivations and dispositions. Stay in charge, keep in contact, don’t let them out of your sight. Squad-based tactics: Control five complex characters as they explore, investigate and fight their way through each mission.

Character generation: Create back stories for your team, mould their relationships and equip them well. Flexible and complex: Adapt to your situation with an arsenal of weapons and shields, or use stealth, hacking and sensors to move unnoticed. Out of control: Deadnauts have their own fears, motivations and dispositions. Stay in charge, keep in contact, don’t let them out of your sight.

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★ 7.0/10GOG · 67 ratings
GOGLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 4 / 5
Deadnaut is a brutal roguelike that wonderfully conveys that same sense of what's around the corner that the first Alien movie depicted so masterfully. Let's…
★ 3 / 5
In many ways, this game is exactly what I'd hoped it would be. The pip-boy interface feels realistic and almost tactile, creating a powerful atmosphere…
★ 4 / 5
This is a pretty unforgiving game. I play it when I want to feel better about how FTL is treating me. It does need a…
★ 4 / 5
Deadnaut is a real-time rouge-like that strays just far enough from the original mold to feel fresh, modern, and innovative, without losing the charm of…
★ 2 / 5
Deadnaut is a failed experiment. It tries something interesting with its aesthetics - its lack of explanation, its information overload - but it just isn't…
★ 4 / 5
Nothing much to add to the other reviews except for two outstanding features: A. You can import JPEGs of anyone -friends, family, your least favourite…
★ 1 / 5
the game is full of SO MUCH frustration set by randomness that has no "fairness". "random generated enemies!" okay, cool! You'll fight slow monsters with…
★ 4 / 5
Deadnaut goes an approach to the game which I really love: You aren't the all-knowing, godlike spectator who is guiding the group, no! It more…

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★ 1 / 5
I can't understand dev's today that they game cant handle 3440x1440 resolution...... so game goes in trash. So this is the new gen of dev's,…
★ 1 / 5
the game is full of SO MUCH frustration set by randomness that has no "fairness". "random generated enemies!" okay, cool! You'll fight slow monsters with…
★ 2 / 5
Deadnaut is a failed experiment. It tries something interesting with its aesthetics - its lack of explanation, its information overload - but it just isn't…
★ 1 / 5
This game is hopeless in it's presentation, flow and mechanics. I can see what they were trying to achieve, but they fell a million miles…
★ 1 / 5
I was able to run single easy campaign. Let's call it tutorial. I probably feel no deepness of ze game. But I can't force myself…
★ 4 / 5
Deadnaut goes an approach to the game which I really love: You aren't the all-knowing, godlike spectator who is guiding the group, no! It more…
★ 4 / 5
Nothing much to add to the other reviews except for two outstanding features: A. You can import JPEGs of anyone -friends, family, your least favourite…
★ 3 / 5
In many ways, this game is exactly what I'd hoped it would be. The pip-boy interface feels realistic and almost tactile, creating a powerful atmosphere…

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