DeadGround
A 2D top-down roguelike arena shooter. Fight escalating waves of enemies, absorb the experience they drop, and choose one of three random upgrades every time you level up. A run is three acts, each ended by a boss that pays out a legendary. Kill the third and you have won; die at any point and you start again.
What it looks like
Downloads
Linux
Download4 older builds
Windows
Download4 older builds
macOS
Download3 older builds
Before you run it
- None of these builds is signed with a developer certificate. Nobody has bought one, so the operating system will say it does not know where the file came from.
- Windows: SmartScreen will warn on the first run. Choose More info, then Run anyway.
- Linux: unzip, then
chmod +x dead-ground.x86_64if the executable bit did not survive the download, and run it from the folder you unzipped into. Thedata_Game_linuxbsd_x86_64folder beside it has to stay there. - macOS: the build is signed ad-hoc rather than with a developer certificate, so the first launch is refused. Open System Settings, then Privacy & Security, and choose Open Anyway beside the message naming the game. On macOS 14 and earlier, Control-click the app and choose Open instead.
- Every build is a whole game rather than a patch, and runs from wherever you unzip it. Nothing is installed and nothing is written outside the game's own folder.