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Steam News24 January 20265mo ago

Dead Engine Hot Fix #1

Hello Survivors! Thank you for your continued support. We read your feedback closely. We are currently reworking the backpack reset between levels. Controller support is coming very soon.

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What changed

2 fixes1 addition20 changes0 removals
  • Compatibility
  • Balance
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
  • Gameplay
changedHello Survivors!Controller support is coming very soon. For now, we recommend playing with mouse and keyboard.
changedBALANCE CHANGESCharacters & Upgrades
changedBALANCE CHANGESNerf and Mack damage reduced by 5 .
changedBALANCE CHANGESMack lifesteal reduced from 12% to 5% .
changedBALANCE CHANGESSam ’s maximum HP increased.
changedBALANCE CHANGESPermanent damage upgrade and HP regeneration values reduced.
Mack lifesteal12%5%Mack lifesteal decreased, nerfScrap gain86Scrap gain decreased, nerf

Hello Survivors!

Thank you for your continued support. We read your feedback closely.

We are currently reworking the backpack reset between levels.

Controller support is coming very soon. For now, we recommend playing with mouse and keyboard.

GAME FLOW AND BASE

  • When you win a run, you are now taken directly to the base.

  • The base area has been scaled down to reduce confusion.

  • The base camera has been zoomed out for better visibility.

BALANCE CHANGES

Characters & Upgrades

  • Nerf and Mack damage reduced by 5.

  • Mack lifesteal reduced from 12% to 5%.

  • Sam ’s maximum HP increased.

  • Permanent damage upgrade and HP regeneration values reduced.

  • Damage, critical chance, and HP regeneration values from cards reduced.

Cards & Drops

  • Values from Collect Range cards increased.

  • Drop chances for Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary cards rebalanced.

  • Common cards now appear slightly more often.

Enemies

  • Blitzbreaker (Charger) charge speed increased.

  • Titan movement speed increased by 0.1.

  • Speeder and Butcher zombies’ HP increased.

  • Some enemies’ damage slightly increased.

  • Enemy projectile speeds slightly increased.

Economy

  • Scrap gain reduced from 8 to 6.

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed several issues with the quest system.

  • Fixed localization issues in some languages.

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Steam News / 24 January 2026

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