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Dread Pilots
Dread Pilots is a space survival game where you explore a mysterious and hostile pocket universe called the Dread. Scavenge resources, upgrade your ship, make friends, and fight monsters as you try to carve out a little piece of the Dread for yourself.
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About Dread Pilots
Dread Pilots is a space survival game where you explore a mysterious and hostile pocket universe called the Dread. Scavenge resources, upgrade your ship, make friends, and fight monsters as you try to carve out a little piece of the Dread for yourself.
About This Game
You are a Dread Pilot, an unfortunate soul trapped in a dangerous and uncaring purgatory with only your wits to aid you in your quest to escape.
WELCOME TO THE DREAD
The Dread is a pocket dimension somewhere between deep space and a nightmare. You face mutated, carnivorous plant life, mind-bending anomalies, living computers, fanatical cults, space vampires and more as you traverse its many regions in a desperate search for resources and allies. Explore dark infected caverns, soar past glistening technological landscapes, and navigate chaotic mineral fields, all animated in Klei Entertainment's signature hand-drawn 2D style.
SURVIVAL AT ALL COSTS
THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB
LIVE OUT YOUR OWN STORY
MEET YOUR NEW BEST FRIENDS
COMING TO EARLY ACCESS
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System Requirements
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Minimum Requirements30-60 FPS
Processor
Dual Core 2 GHz (64 bit)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
Intel HD 4600 (AMD or NVIDIA equivalent)
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
4 GB available space
Recommended Requirements60+ FPS
Processor
Dual Core 2 GHz (64 bit)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
GTX 970 (Dedicated 4GB AMD or NVIDIA equivalent)
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
4 GB available space
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