Deadly Days: Roadtrip News

[p]Hi survivors,[/p][p][/p][p]We hope you're enjoying the demo so far!
[/p][p]A new demo patch was just released, fixing some issues.[/p][p][/p][h3]Changes[/h3]

• [p]Death Character: Fixed an issue where the bus could become unusable if the character died and was revived while entering it.[/p]
• [p]Death Character: Fixed a bug where the Scythe's blade animation would not reset correctly after being revived.[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Damage falloff for melee weapons sometimes incorrectly applied when hitting environmental objects (like cars).[/p]
• [p]Fixed: A funny bug that caused large enemies to fly erratically through the air upon death instead of properly disintegrating. (We might bring this back as a feature! :D)[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Pause menu could become unresponsive if buttons were spammed.[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Black screen during the loading screen if buttons were spammed[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Loading screen background would sometimes not scale correctly[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Flavour texts were not correctly displayed in Japanese[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Crash when spamming buttons in input rempapping screen[/p]

[p][/p][p]Join our Discord if you want to actively participate in the further development. We are looking forward to it![/p][p][/p][p]- Your Team Pixelsplit[/p][p][/p]

[p]Hello Survivors! [/p][p][/p][p]Next Fest just started and we celebrate it with an updated demo! A huge thank you to everyone who has jumped in, played, and shared your valuable feedback with us so far.
[/p][p]For everyone discovering us during Next Fest who's ready to join the fight, welcome to the road![/p][p][/p][p]Before getting to the changes, have you seen our new demo trailer? Check it out![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Now, let's get right into what's new![/p][p][/p][h2]The New Reaper on the Road[/h2][p]We added a fourth character! Unlock this new character by completing a tough in-game achievement.[/p][p]As Death, you'll wield the iconic Scythe, a brutal melee weapon perfect for crowd control. The scythe also allows the Death to revive after taking fatal damage to give you a crucial second chance.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Child's Play and Mass Destruction[/h2][p]We've added two new items with a crafting process that makes perfect sense.
[/p][p]The Yo-Yo: A new trinket you can find on your travels that provides a passive reload speed buff. Its effectiveness increases the further it is from your weapon in your inventory. The yo-yo is contained in item pack 4.
[/p][p]The Chainsaw: As everyone knows, the primary component of any quality chainsaw is a yo-yo. Find a yo-yo on the road, then use it at the workbench to manufacture this loud, deadly, zombie-shredding machine. Simple![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Other changes[/h2][p]Besides the new content we made the following changes since version 0.8.3.[/p]

• [p]Improved: Our smallest pixel font has been updated to a more readable version that now includes support for a wider range of languages.[/p]
• [p]Performance: Reduced molotov impact particles[/p]
• [p]Balancing: When you hit a group of enemies with one melee attack, the first enemy struck will take full damage. Each additional enemy hit by that same swing will now receive slightly reduced damage.[/p]
• [p]Balancing: Reduced knife damage[/p]
• [p]Balancing: Increased explosion radius of explosive powerup[/p]
• [p]Balancing: Nerfed baloon pump melee size buff (and also fixed a bug where the wrong value was displayed in the tooltip)[/p]
• [p]Balancing: Increased spike ring damage of boss + damaging while inside ring[/p]
• [p]Balancing: Changed amount and logic how additional mobs are spawned for boss[/p]
• [p]Fixed: When playing with controller the character didn't face in the walking direction (when not shooting)[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Sometimes boss arena couldn't be left if destroyed building pieces were in front of buss[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Left handed melee weapon not rotating correctly[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Missing SFX for molotov impact[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Returning to main menu would auto select the Discord button (if playing with controller)[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Drill description broken in portuguese[/p]
• [p]Fixed: Several text overflows in different languages[/p]
• [p]Changed: Language selection moved to "display" category in settings (and made it first setting)[/p]
• [p]Changed: Some SFX adjustments, incl. low health beeping[/p]

[p][/p][p]How does that sound to you? Write it in the comments, play a few rounds and let us know if your expectations were met.
[/p][p]You can also follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter. And join our Discord if you want to actively participate in the further development. We are looking forward to it! [/p][p][/p][p]Have a nice apocalypse, [/p][p]your team Pixelsplit[/p][p][/p]

Hi survivors,

We've just released the first patch for the demo!

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• Added: German, Italian, Spanish (Latam) and Portuguese translations.
  
• Improved: End-of-run stats are now aggregated.
  
• Improved: Added a subtle animation to the "craftable" bubble for the workbench button.
  
• Fixed: Some item descriptions were outdated.
  
• Fixed: Zombies were running through some cars in the highway blockage.
  
• Fixed: The magnet circle no longer appears blurry or faded when moving.
  

Join our Discord if you want to actively participate in the further development. We are looking forward to it!

- Your team Pixelsplit

Hi survivors,

We've just released the first patch for the demo!

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• Added: Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Turkish translations. The Simplified Chinese translation has also been updated in this process.
  
• Improved: The round-end stat display is now a vertical list instead of a square grid for better readability.
  
• Balancing: Rarity scaling for loot found on the map should now be slightly higher.
  
• Balancing: The Merchant will now offer higher rarity items as the player's level increases.
  
• Balancing: Buffed the rocket launcher with a bit more damage and a slightly reduced reload time.
  
• Fixed: An issue where exploding barrel telegraphs were sometimes shown multiple times.
  
• Fixed: Some instances of overflowing text in various languages.
  
• Fixed: Power-up tooltips incorrectly appearing in other panels (e.g., inventory) when playing with a controller.
  
• Fixed: Dynamite inappropriately appearing on the boss map.
  
• Fixed: The controller's right stick unintentionally opening and closing the recipe panel.
  
• Fixed: The boxing glove was only triggering once per attack instead of for all enemies hit.
  
• Fixed: The character select screen could not be closed using the Escape key.
  
• Fixed: The max zombie flesh setting was not saving correctly.
  

Join our Discord if you want to actively participate in the further development. We are looking forward to it!

- Your team Pixelsplit

Attention, survivors!

After 5 extensive playtest rounds, our demo is being released today. A little preview: We will be implementing various languages over the next few days. A major update will then be released for the Next-Fest on 09.06. YAY!!!

[h3]Get the demo:[/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3102400/Deadly_Days_Roadtrip_Demo/
[h3]For all new players, two hints:[/h3]

1. You can participate in the development by submitting ideas on our Discord or voting for features/ideas on Opendecks.
   
2. You can win keys for the full version. Just join the giveaway channel on our Discord.
   

• 41 Items (11 of them being weapons)
  
• 4 Bioms with over 13 different, procedurally generated maps
  
• 3 Playable Characters
  
• 6 Enemy Types
  
• 5 Power-Ups
  
• 1 Boss
  

INFO: Steam Next Fest June Demo Update (June 9 2025): Will add more items + an additional playable Character


For everyone who played the latest playtest already, the following changes were made in the demo version:

• Improved: Added audio feedback when upgrading an item
  
• Improved: Added telegraph to exploding barrels
  
• Balancing: Weapon damage overhaul
  
• Balancing: Enemy health increase per threat leavel increased by 25%
  
• Balancing: Elite enemies scale their speed faster and standard enemies scale their speed slightly faster
  
• Balancing: Buffed pressure cooker. Higher radius and damage scales with player level
  
• Fixed: Reroll was possible in non-airdrop inventories
  
• Fixed: Zombies getting stuck sometimes
  
• Fixed: Zombies walking through some cars on some maps
  
• Fixed: "Killed boss" bonus was granted in subsequent runs, even though no boss was killed
  
• Fixed: Workbench not navigatable with controller on first open
  
• Fixed: Inventory placement sometimes skipping tiles with controller if item is 2 tiles wide or high
  
• Fixed: Flashing tooltips when navigating the stash with controller
  
• Fixed: Reaper increasing its speed when threat changes (shouldn't happen)
  
• Fixed: When activating a powerup with LT + X the character would also dash
  
• Fixed: Item selector shapes sometimes stuck in strange rotations
  
• Fixed: Auto language setting detection not reliable
  
• Fixed: Several text overflow / scaling issues in languages with longer texts
  

[h2]About the game:[/h2]

Loot, shoot and mow down zombie hordes in a bullet heaven fever dream. Embark on a deadly roadtrip, battling from stop to stop, fueling your bus and fight to escape. Get your inventory management kick when that new loot slot in your backpack fits just right.

[h3]Each weapon and item occupies space.[/h3]
Arrange them just right, and their adjacency effects stack and power up your weapons for ultimate zombie destruction:

[h3]The real loot is the friends you make along the way.[/h3]
Let’s face it, you haven’t truly lived the deadly days apocalypse until you’ve donned the banana suit.

[h3]Every trip is different.[/h3]
Forget stopping at the rest stop for fries and a burger. On this roadtrip, every stop is a life or death decision.


[h3]Survive the journey.[/h3]
Push it until you get that legendary item combo that melts the undead like butter on a freshly grilled banana.

[h3]How to play?[/h3]




We would like to thank everyone who took part in the playtest and helped us with the development of the game. Thank you for all the feedback, submitted ideas and of course the bug reports. It was only with your help that we were able to progress so quickly with the development. Thank you!



Have fun playing the demo.
Your Team Pixelsplit