Dead Keys

Dead Keys is a typing roguelite set in a pixel-art zombie apocalypse. You type to fire: correct keys shoot, while typos jam your gun. Play alone, with a friend or against another player, and type in 15 languages.

Survivors and abilities

Each survivor has a distinct playstyle, a passive ability and an active ability triggered by typing its command. Commands let you launch a rocket, go AKIMBO, pull the RIPCORD, throw a GRENADE or STERILIZE the street.

Hold the barricade

Survive 50 waves and build your run from 84 augments. A boss appears every ten waves. Between runs, you can train survivors, buy kits and unlock starter augments, so progress continues even after a failed run.

The Station Six story

Four years after it began, a dead radio station comes back on for one second with the message: “EVACUATION AVAILABLE. SIGNAL STATION SIX. DAWN.” Five short missions tell one story through the survivors as you type. Find out who remains at Station Six and decide what happens to it. Play solo or with a friend.

Typing challenges

In Endless mode, there are no builds or abilities; you type sentences while a minigun spins faster the longer you maintain your rhythm. The game tracks live words per minute, accuracy and personal records. A Daily run gives every player in the world the same seed for that day.

Multiplayer

Team up with a friend over Steam or LAN to hold the barricade, or race against them in Endless VS.