Fit check
Is Deadstone worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action players who want combat combined with defensive planning
- Strategy fans interested in character development and resource management
- Players seeking local co-op across campaign and survival modes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a shooter without tower defense or resource management
- Players who prefer a single short mode rather than a 50-mission campaign and a separate survival mode
- Players looking for online co-op rather than local co-op
Our take on Deadstone
Deadstone pairs firefights with defensive lines that must stop infected from reaching colonists; each enemy that gets through costs a colonist's life.
What is Deadstone?
Deadstone is set on Mars during a bacterial outbreak and follows Blake, a private security operative who becomes sheriff of the Deadstone colony.
Its story-driven campaign has 50 missions across Patrol, Arena, and Colonist Rescue types. Survival Mode offers score-based runs, with performance granting additional starting resources after death. Players deploy mines and four turret types, upgrade turret stats, and research new abilities. The arsenal contains 16 upgradable weapons across four classes, along with six equipment types. Character development uses four primary stats, 11 secondary stats, and 70 perks. Six enemy types attack using night cover, dust storms, and burrowing ambushes. Campaign and Survival Mode support local co-op, and online leaderboards track scores.
How Deadstone plays
- 01Mars Campaign
- The story mode contains 50 missions across Patrol, Arena, and Colonist Rescue types.
- 02Survival Mode
- Performance affects the additional starting resources granted after death.
- 03Character Development
- The S.C.A.M. system uses 4 primary stats, 11 secondary stats, and 70 perks.
- 04Defensive Equipment
- Players can place mines and 4 turret types, then upgrade turret stats and research new abilities.
- 05Weapon Selection
- The arsenal has 16 upgradable weapons across four classes, plus 6 equipment types.
- 06Local Co-op
- The campaign and Survival Mode support local co-op, which requires a control pad.
- 07Enemy Tactics
- The six enemy types include attacks under cover of night and dust storms, as well as underground ambushes.
Deadstone compared to similar games
Deadstone combines combat and tower defense with a 50-mission campaign, Survival Mode, and a character system with 4 primary stats, 11 secondary stats, and 70 perks. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened also combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, while its description highlights loot, leveling, pets, and character customization. Dig or Die focuses on exploration, crafting, physics-based construction, and defending against nightly attacks with walls and turrets.
Deadstone: platforms & release
Is Deadstone worth it?
It is worth it if: action players who want combat combined with defensive planning. Skip it if: players seeking a shooter without tower defense or resource management.
Where can I download Deadstone?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Deadstone's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Deadstone on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
