- Dead Estate is out now on consoles! - 10 July 2026
Check out the trailer animated by Speedoru here! (couldn't get this to embed for some reason)Hey everyone, just a quick post to announce that Dead Estate has finally released on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch (and Switch 2)!!!!Get it on Switch here (US): https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/dead-estate-switch/Get it on PlayStation 5 here (US): https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10011229Thanks everyone for supporting our work all these years! I know these ports are long overdue by now and I'm really happy to finally be sharing them with everybody. Have fun! Tell your friends!
- Dead Estate releases on consoles on July 10th! - 11 June 2026
You read that announcement right! Dead Estate will release on Nintendo Switch (also playable on Nintendo Switch 2, of course) as well as PlayStation 5 on July 10th! That's just under a month away! You'll be able to play it from the comfort of your couch, loveseat, bed, toilet, on the bus, WHEREVER!The Nintendo store page is already up for those of you who want to check it out! We're still working on getting the PlayStation page set up and published, but that should be done soon.These ports have been a long time coming, and we're all giddy to finally have them out soon! We hope everyone enjoys these ports, whether you're experiencing the game for the first time or replaying it from the beginning. Tell your friends and stay tuned for July 10th!
- Steam Bullet Fest - 8 June 2026
Dead Estate is 66% OFF for the Steam Bullet FestMORE FROM 2 LEFT THUMBS Contract Rush DXAlso as a part of the Bullet Fest, Contract Rush DX has released its NewGame+ Update and is currently on sale! Dead Estate owners will get an extra discount!An enhanced NewGame+ Mode70 Fumbler figures have been dropped all over the world. Collect them while out on Contracts, or leave it to chance on the Fumbler machine!5 New challenge levels, each designed specifically for the 5 playable characters5 New character-specific drinks, each heavily changing the way you play that character!New dialogue added for when characters meet themselves in NG+
- Console ports! - 26 March 2026
Those of you who follow us on Twitter or kept up with some of our Steam posts may recall that we confirmed console ports for Dead Estate shortly after the release of the Goodnight update. While I can't announce a solid release date for those ports right now, I wanted to write provide some updates on them because we very recently hit a milestone in their development: we've pretty much wrapped up working on the Nintendo Switch port!I anticipate some questions regarding this post, so I'll do my best to answer the big ones:What platforms will Dead Estate be ported to?In addition to the aforementioned Nintendo Switch port, we've also nearly finished working on a PlayStation 5 port and plan on releasing both versions simultaneously. We're in the process of getting an eventual Xbox port going as well, but I can't say for certain if it'll release at the same time as the other two ports or at a…
- 2026 Publisher Sale - 7 February 2026
Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale!Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more! Dead Estate is 66% off!Be sure to check the Bundle List for any additional discounts that may be available to you NEW RELEASEYesterday saw the release of Underboard, a new team-based tactical roguelike autobattler!(The lead artist of which did the awesome custom art for this sale!) COMING SOON 4 more games have received official release dates! Each of which offers a public demo. Dice A Million - Dice-rolling Deckbuilder Roguelike - February 25thCrawling Angels - Physics-based Puzzle Horror - March 13thWasteland Bites - Survival Horror Food Truck Manager - April 3rdBesmirch - Survival Horror Farming Sim - May 11thWHAT ELSE?There were too many announcements this year to include in store page post.Check out this news post with EVERYTHING related to…
- 4th Anniversary Daily Deal - 19 October 2025
Dead Estate is 66% off ALL WEEK!!This is an all-time-low discount. Don't miss out!It's hard to believe it's already been four whole years since the full release of Dead Estate, and that we're already coming up on a year since the final update!Every one of us at Milkbar Lads is happy to know that people are still enjoying this game that we devoted years of our lives to working on and we hope that you guys continue enjoying it well into the future! :) Console ports are still underway and I've been working on them pretty much all year. I'd be lying if I said that there hasn't been lots of headaches involved with developing these things, but the whole process has been incredibly enlightening. We're looking forward to having the ports out as soon as possible.In addition to working on ports, I'm really excited to say that we've begun developing our second "big" game! I won't say too much abou…
- Steam Zombies vs Vampires Fest 2025 - 26 May 2025
For the next week, 100s of ghoulish games are on sale around Steam! Dead Estate is 50% off for this time. Or it's 50% on, depending on your perspective. Buy the game in a bundle with its OST for additional savings! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23453/Dead_Estate__OST/ Or maybe you're in the mood for more general action roguelike excitement? Check out this bundle of highly variable action-heavy roguelike games, 3/4 of which are also discounted this week! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/44737/Ultimate_Action_Roguelike_Variety/ More Zombies and Vampires? Ok ok, calm down there Van Helsing! There's enough undead to go around for everyone! It was announced today that 2 Left Thumbs has signed Die For The Lich! This is a dice-based roguelike deckbuilder. Every choice is a risk. Every roll counts... https://store.steampowered.com/app/3415570/Die_For_The_Lich/ After a dominant debu…
- Schism v1.0 🔹 OUT NOW ♦️ - 7 March 2025
After 16 months in Early Access, Schism is now in v1.0! You can read this post from the developer if you want a fall breakdown of everything added during that time. KEY FEATURES Switch Frequencies to dodge through a red/blue bullet hell 230+ Relics to power up with 60+ Weapons with 40+ Mods and "Meta-Mods" 26 gods to worship, which serve in place of Classes 8 Main Stats to customize as you level up Too many secondary stats to count A pool of 12 Floors, mixed together for each new run 17 bosses each offering unique challenges MANY more layers to discover as you play! 30% OFF ALL WEEK https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/51187/Schism__OST/ Thank you for ALL the support. We wouldn't have been able to do this without you, and we hope you have an absolute blast exploring all these new additions and pushing the game to its absolute limits!
- 2025 Publisher Sale - 7 February 2025
Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale! Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more! How about a FREE game?! Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre launched TODAY, and is available 100% for free! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2997920/Croak_Crusader_Spawn_of_the_Spore_Spectre/ This free title introduces the general gameplay, protagonist and antagonists of the upcoming (paid) release, Croak Crusader: the Champion of Canada. Be sure to add that to your Wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3152060/Croak_Crusader_the_Champion_of_Canada/ COMING SOON Very VERY soon! Novus Orbis is a combo-based roguelike deckbuilder, set to release into Early Access on February 10th. There's already dozens of hours of content, and the game will only be getting deeper and more varied from here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/243733…
- The 2024 Steam Awards are here 🎉 - 29 November 2024
It has been 1 month since 'Goodnight' the final content update for Dead Estate launched. This came 3 years after our Steam launch, and 4 years since the original browser game was first released on Newgrounds. While Dead Estate has been a Labor of Love, we could never have supported the game this long without all the love you've shown in turn! What better way to celebrate the final expansion than to shoot for an official Steam Award? Competition is bound to be tough, so every vote counts! And while Dead Estate won't be receiving any more content updates, that doesn't mean the work has ended... We're pleased to announce that console ports are already well underway! Devkits have been in hand for a long while, and playable builds already exist on multiple platforms! We are anticipating a lengthy approval process, especially considering this is our first proper console release. Mistakes are…
- Full OST Now Available! - 13 November 2024
THE COMPLETE OST Our apologies for the delay while final mastering was completed on all lossless (WAV) tracks. But the full OST is now available! If you already own it on Steam, it should update automatically. This includes all the new tracks added as a part of the Good Night Update (renaming a few tracks and reorganizing their order), as well as separating the Assignment Anya tracks into a Disc 2. This brings the total up to 79 tracks, totaling just shy of 2 hours! The decision was made to leave the price at just $5. Both newcomers and Dead Estate owners can use this "complete the set" bundle for additional savings! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23453/Dead_Estate__OST/ It is also available on Bandcamp, with YouTube and Spotify streams hopefully coming soon. (IN THIS HOUSE DEPARTED) I WILL NOT DIE SCREAMING While this is available in-game, I also wanted to take a moment to hype…
- Patch 1.7.5 change log - 10 November 2024
- Fixed a crash caused by starting the game as certain characters (such as BOSS) with all curses enabled. - Fixed a crash which would sometimes occur while using the Boomerang or Record weapons. - Renamed "Camera-mouse focus" (in the game settings menu) to "Camera-crosshair focus." - Tweaked the descriptions of "Camera-crosshair focus" and "Camera-player focus." - Corrected typos with some medals. Small one with a couple crash fixes, that's all!
- Patch 1.7.4 change log - 9 November 2024
- (Hopefully) fixed a crash which would occur upon reaching the main menu for some players. This is another crash I had trouble recreating myself, so it could take multiple patches to get this one fully ironed out. - Added an option under audio settings that lets you disable weapon firing sound effects. - Added two more treasure rooms to the Shrine floor to encourage visiting it pre-loop (it *is* intended as a shortcut to the dream route, after all). - Boosted health for all phases of the new final boss. - Last phase of the new final boss's body segments now take slightly less damage than the head. The head still takes full damage. - Damage numbers now show up as "0" for Dog Chunks and Tentacle Chunks. - Slowed down Dog Chunks's charge attack. - Luis now starts with the "Holster" item to provide extra clarity that he starts with an additional weapon slot. - Fixed the "Breath Mint" using…
- Hotfix 1.7.3a change log - 2 November 2024
Last patch caused a new crash to emerge which would happen whenever you'd retry a run after dying. This hotfix SHOULD amend that issue. I wasn't really able to replicate the crash myself, but I removed the line of code that was causing it to happen. That should've done the trick!
- Patch 1.7.3 change log - 2 November 2024
- In the "No More Running" challenge, you can now move whenever enemies are not on screen. - Added an option to disable certain effects used by the new floors under Video settings > Effects settings. Disabling these may help improve performance on some hardware. - Decreased Oko's HP (both with and without wool). - Updated Cordelia's sprite on the Curse select screen to use her correct skin tone. - Corrected the name of the "Uselessness" challenge being wrong on "The Swimmer" achievement on Steam. - Increased the hitbox height for Fuji's gloves (and all glove-type weapons). - Fixed a bug which caused the wrong music track to be played on the main menu under certain circumstances. - Increased the low end of Cybil's shop prices (from $50 to $100) and removed the $150 option. - Fixed "Chicken Hat" and "Hand Mirror" causing the game's difficulty to *not* reset upon getting a game over. - Low…
- Patch 1.7.2 change log - 31 October 2024
- Added the new music video as a playable video from the movie gallery (unlocked by clearing the dream route with every character). - Optimized shader effects used on the new floors, this should hopefully boost performance a bit for people with lower-end hardware. - Hidden achievements now show up as a series of question marks in the challenge book. Should hopefully make it clearer how to unlock some of the new challenges. - Lowered the volume of explosions when multiple explosions are happening at once. - Fixed Axel's hidey hole not spawning in the Shrine, Dream, Mindscape, Nightmare, and Ruined Estate floors. - Fixed a bug which caused cultist shops to never spawn on main floors. - Updated all music tracks used for the new final boss. I had accidentally used slightly earlier versions of them before, whoops. - Fixed the new final boss's checkerboard attack only creating a limited numbe…
- Patch 1.7.1 change log - 30 October 2024
- Increased Pierrot Deux's HP a slight amount. - Fixed the "Erase save data" and "Rebuild save file" options being invisible. - (Probably) fixed a crash which would sometimes occur during level transitions. I wasn't able to replicate this one, but I corrected a block of code that was likely causing it. - (Also probably) fixed the final boss's second phase sometimes getting stuck in walls. Again, I couldn't replicate this one either but I added some code that should prevent this from happening. - Fixed a number of new items not having a visible item description in shops. - Reduced some effects during the new final boss fight to hopefully boost performance. - Fixed Lydia continuously losing money during the last segment of the new final boss fight. - Extended the lifespan for Golden Wormy so they shouldn't disappear within a second of you entering a room. - Fixed Tentacle Chunks's ground…
- GOOD NIGHT!: Dead Estate's final update is here! - 28 October 2024
Artwork by Hibachi! (@HibachiX1) Artwork by Pkettles! (@PitooKettles) THE FINAL UPDATE IS HERE! I had a LOT more written here originally, but for brevity’s sake I think all I really have to say here is thank you all for sticking with this project and seeing it through to its end with us. I’m sure that if you’re reading this you wanna know what’s in the update, so here it is! NEW STUFF, CHANGES, AND FIXES New ending route with 3 full floors! Includes three full-fledged new floors: the Dream, Mindscape, and Nightmare; including unique enemies, bosses, and environments along with a new final boss and ending cutscene. New optional floor: “The Shrine”! An additional full-sized floor completely separate from the new route! 70 new items! Brings the game’s final item count to 300 (from 150 on initial Steam release or 69 on original Newgrounds release). - Sleeping Pills - Stoic Bust - Bullet Tim…
- Dead Estate wraps up 3 years of free expansions with a fond Good Night - 28 October 2024
Big guns, big pixels and… one particularly buxom witch—the calling cards of action roguelike Dead Estate . If you've missed out on it so far, now's a great time to check it out, because it just received its sixth and final update, freeing developers Milkbar Lads to finally explore other projects. Or just go outside... Read more.
- Roguelike horror shooter Dead Estate will get its final update in October - 29 September 2024
Dead Estate is set to get one last update before development finishes, with the Goodnight Update set to release at the end of October. The Halloween release is fitting for the "gory, fast-paced, challenging rogue-like shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.".. Read more.
