Lethal Company
Single-developer INDIE HORROR CO-OP hit (Zeekerss, Oct 2023 EA) — 1-4 player squad works for 'THE COMPANY' scavenging abandoned moons for scrap to meet ever-increasing quotas. Meet horrifying monsters (Bracken, Coilhead, Snare Flea, Jester, Ghost Girl). PROXIMITY VOICE CHAT + WALKIE-TALKIES + shared low-poly aesthetic + emergent chaos. Broke Steam charts late 2023 — 10M+ owners; iconic streamer game.
Quick facts
Category
Video Games
Type
Team sport
Players
1–4
Duration
~30 min
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
Released October 23, 2023 by solo developer Zeekerss on Steam Early Access. Sold 10M+ copies by early 2024; became one of top-selling Steam indie games ever; huge streamer + YouTube culture.
Olympic
No
Popularity
major
How it works
Objective
MEET INCREASING SCRAP QUOTAS from THE COMPANY every 3 in-game days by scavenging abandoned moon facilities — die, fail quota = fired.
Rules
Basic rules
COMPANY QUOTA rises each 3 days — starting 130 credits, then scaling exponentially each successful cycle
Signature rising-quota mechanic.
PROXIMITY VOICE CHAT + WALKIE-TALKIES — communication distance-based, walkies use battery + attract monsters
Signature immersive VC.
MONSTERS: Bracken (stalker), Coilhead (motion-freeze), Snare Flea, Jester (music-box), Ghost Girl (personal haunt), Eyeless Dog, Forest Giant + more
Signature monster roster.
MOONS: Experimentation, Assurance, Vow, Offense, March, Rend, Dine, Titan, Adamance, Embrion, Artifice — increasing difficulty + scrap value
Signature moon progression.
SHOP: buy tools (jetpack, boombox, shovels, radar, TZP inhalant, extension ladder, walkies) with quota surplus
Signature shop item system.
DEATH IS PERMANENT for the run — dead players ghost + spectate; if all die = game over + fired
Signature permadeath per-run.
LOW-POLY PS1-STYLE AESTHETIC + limited-camera monitor for crew tracking
Signature retro aesthetic + tactical camera.
Scoring
Credits from scrap sold to Company each 3-day cycle vs. rising quota.
Win condition · Endless / high-quota challenge; no explicit end.
Equipment
PC (Windows via Steam)
PC-only (currently).
Keyboard + mouse
Standard controls.
Microphone strongly recommended (proximity voice chat is core)
Signature proximity VC element.
Terminology
- Quota
- Company's minimum scrap value required every 3 days.
- Scrap
- Sellable items scavenged from moon interiors.
- Moon
- Landable location — each with unique interior + monster mix.
- Apparatus
- High-value electrical scrap item often near power boxes.
- Bracken
- Signature stalking monster — snaps necks if watched.
- Terminal
- Ship computer — accepts text commands for controls, cameras, radar.
Where it is played
Governing bodies
Zeekerss (solo developer)
Founded 2019 · USA
Sources & provenance
- Wikipedia — Lethal Company— Wikipedia
- Steam — Lethal Company— Steam