Dead Market
Released 2 November 2026 · PC
Story
The market will lend you anything. It writes all of it down. Dead Market is a card game about debt. You win a match by taking two of three rounds across three districts — but almost everything that wins a round is bought on credit, and the credit goes into a book that sits beside the board for the whole match. The Ledger is the second board. Up to five lines, each with an amount in souls, a timer in turns, and sometimes Interest. Both players can read both books. The timer counts down at the start of your turn and nobody else's, and when a line comes due you either pay it or default. Defaulting is a move, not a mistake. Sometimes it is the correct one: against a small penalty it is often right to refuse, and against a large cost late in a round you are already losing, refusing is simply cheaper. The game is built around that decision being genuinely open. And the book has a floor under it. Take a sixth line while five are open and the line still goes in — but your oldest debt is called in that instant, whatever its timer said. A full Ledger is a loaded gun, and it is the most common way a new player loses a round they thought they had won. Five factions, and each one...
Gameplay
The market will lend you anything. It writes all of it down. Dead Market is a card game about debt. You win a match by taking two of three rounds across three districts — but almost everything that wins a round is bought on credit, and the credit goes into a book that sits beside the board for the whole match. The Ledger is the second board. Up to five lines, each with an amount in souls, a timer in turns, and sometimes Interest. Both players can read both books. The timer counts down at the start of your turn and nobody else's, and when a line comes due you either pay it or default. Defaulting is a move, not a mistake. Sometimes it is the correct one: against a small penalty it is often right to refuse, and against a large cost late in a round you are already losing, refusing is simply cheaper. The game is built around that decision being genuinely open. And the book has a floor under it. Take a sixth line while five are open and the line still goes in — but your oldest debt is called in that instant, whatever its timer said. A full Ledger is a loaded gun, and it is the most common way a new player loses a round they thought they had won. Five factions, and each one uses the book differently The Red Notaries — debt as a weapon. They put lines in your book and profit from them being there. The Grave Sovereigns — the Tomb is a resource. They kill their own units to...
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Adjustable Text Size
- Camera Comfort
- Color Alternatives
- #category_contrast_controls
- Custom Volume Controls
- Keyboard Only Option
Release details
Dead Market is developed by Bartjuh3. Dead Market came out on Monday, 2 November 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 2 November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did Dead Market come out?
Dead Market came out on 2 November 2026.
Which platforms is Dead Market on?
Dead Market is on PC.
Who makes Dead Market?
Dead Market is developed by Bartjuh3.