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Steam app 395200 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:55 UTC

Ben and Ed

Ben and Ed is a 3D platformer, in which the player controls Ed the Zombie, who is forced to participate in a grotesque game show called "Rundead". Will he beat all obstacles Hans Showmaster confronts him with, to save his best friend Ben?

Ben and Ed Steam header artwork
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10playing now
1924-hour peak
207all-time peak
11average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−1.3Gain−10.45%% gain24Peak

299 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

130 months, December 2015 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

0561121682242015201720192021202220242026December 2015190 monthly peakJanuary 2016207 monthly peakFebruary 2016149 monthly peakMarch 201688 monthly peakApril 201671 monthly peakMay 201642 monthly peakJune 2016174 monthly peakJuly 201654 monthly peakAugust 201634 monthly peakSeptember 201636 monthly peakOctober 201635 monthly peakNovember 201639 monthly peakDecember 201652 monthly peakJanuary 201746 monthly peakFebruary 201732 monthly peakMarch 201727 monthly peakApril 201728 monthly peakMay 201765 monthly peakJune 2017134 monthly peakJuly 2017106 monthly peakAugust 201737 monthly peakSeptember 201741 monthly peakOctober 201738 monthly peakNovember 201739 monthly peakDecember 201749 monthly peakJanuary 201851 monthly peakFebruary 201848 monthly peakMarch 201839 monthly peakApril 201829 monthly peakMay 201828 monthly peakJune 201839 monthly peakJuly 201837 monthly peakAugust 201823 monthly peakSeptember 201825 monthly peakOctober 201825 monthly peakNovember 201827 monthly peakDecember 201835 monthly peakJanuary 201929 monthly peakFebruary 201939 monthly peakMarch 201925 monthly peakApril 201922 monthly peakMay 201925 monthly peakJune 201935 monthly peakJuly 201930 monthly peakAugust 201925 monthly peakSeptember 201921 monthly peakOctober 201922 monthly peakNovember 201926 monthly peakDecember 201932 monthly peakJanuary 202073 monthly peakFebruary 202028 monthly peakMarch 202036 monthly peakApril 202031 monthly peakMay 202029 monthly peakJune 202029 monthly peakJuly 202028 monthly peakAugust 202025 monthly peakSeptember 202022 monthly peakOctober 202028 monthly peakNovember 202029 monthly peakDecember 202048 monthly peakJanuary 202145 monthly peakFebruary 202138 monthly peakMarch 202132 monthly peakApril 202122 monthly peakMay 202128 monthly peakJune 202154 monthly peakJuly 202146 monthly peakAugust 202133 monthly peakSeptember 202124 monthly peakOctober 202141 monthly peakNovember 202140 monthly peakDecember 202142 monthly peakJanuary 202250 monthly peakFebruary 202243 monthly peakMarch 202231 monthly peakApril 202224 monthly peakMay 202227 monthly peakJune 202238 monthly peakJuly 202240 monthly peakAugust 202233 monthly peakSeptember 202231 monthly peakOctober 202225 monthly peakNovember 202241 monthly peakDecember 202241 monthly peakJanuary 202347 monthly peakFebruary 202338 monthly peakMarch 202341 monthly peakApril 202333 monthly peakMay 202332 monthly peakJune 2023137 monthly peakJuly 202379 monthly peakAugust 202332 monthly peakSeptember 202337 monthly peakOctober 202329 monthly peakNovember 202336 monthly peakDecember 202337 monthly peakJanuary 202438 monthly peakFebruary 202426 monthly peakMarch 202441 monthly peakApril 202428 monthly peakMay 202429 monthly peakJune 202467 monthly peakJuly 202464 monthly peakAugust 202432 monthly peakSeptember 202427 monthly peakOctober 202425 monthly peakNovember 202465 monthly peakDecember 202462 monthly peakJanuary 202560 monthly peakFebruary 202532 monthly peakMarch 202553 monthly peakApril 202530 monthly peakMay 2025141 monthly peakJune 2025123 monthly peakJuly 202590 monthly peakAugust 202531 monthly peakSeptember 202528 monthly peakOctober 202548 monthly peakNovember 202525 monthly peakDecember 202552 monthly peakJanuary 202661 monthly peakFebruary 202631 monthly peakMarch 202662 monthly peakApril 202632 monthly peakMay 202632 monthly peakJune 202658 monthly peakJuly 202667 monthly peakAugust 202625 monthly peakSeptember 202624 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

018365472July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202667 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202625 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202624 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 175 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

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September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 124 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0613192601 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202623 peakWednesday 02 September 202616 peakThursday 03 September 202616 peakFriday 04 September 202614 peakSaturday 05 September 202624 peakSunday 06 September 202623 peakMonday 07 September 202612 peakTuesday 08 September 202614 peakWednesday 09 September 202612 peakThursday 10 September 202616 peakFriday 11 September 202614 peakSaturday 12 September 202619 peak

October 2026

Ben and Ed was released on 8 Dec, 2015.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:55 UTC
App ID
395200
Last updated
23 Jun 2016 build 1195046
Developer
Sluggerfly
Publisher
Sluggerfly
Release date
8 Dec, 2015
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Partial
Achievements
19

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Partial Controller Support

Accessibility

Popular tags

ActionGoreParkourMultiplayer3D PlatformerZombiesFunnyIndieSingleplayerDifficultAdventureHorrorCo-opGreat SoundtrackComedyViolentPlatformerSportsDark HumorPsychological Horror
About this gameFull description from Steam
Ben and Ed is a 3D platformer, which takes place in an uncommon dystopian world. The player controls Ed the Zombie, who is forced to participate in a grotesque game show called "Rundead".Will he beat all obstacles Hans Showmaster confronts him with, to save his best friend Ben? Lose your limbs, but that is ok, you're a zombie! Survive deadly traps, well... you're dead anyway! Liberate your best friend Ben, he really needs your help! Defeat monstrous machines! Throw your head to reach hidden locations and recover your body! Jump, creep, dodge, crawl... come on! Just reach the goal, no matter in what condition! 23 deadly, colourful obstacle courses filled with blades, hammers, lasers, acid, dog food and chicken. Unlockable challenges. Chicken, chicken, chicken, CHICKEN and Chicken! Ed – the Participant A few months ago, Ed won the „Candy Fun Marathon“ silver medal. Unfortunately he died a few minutes later from a heart attack. For more than 4 days nobody found his body, rotting in a nearby field. As fate willed and for reasons unknown, Ed became the first undead. For days he aimlessly wandered around, finally being found by a young boy named Ben. Ben – the Prize He is just a normal boy. Well, he never had any good friends, but is fine with this. Ben always liked to roam the ruins and bleak fields around his neighborhood, where he one day discovered something unbelievable. Ed, an undead, walking around the dreary landscape. Ben chummed up with Ed and started to feed his new friend meat and dead animals he found. This went well, until Hans Showmaster heard of Ed. Hans Showmaster – the Host He is famous, rich, ruthless and the creator of countless successful Shows that brought joy and distraction to the poor population of a wasted, hopeless world. When he is informed about an undead, he creates a new format and abducts Ben to "persuade" Ed into his twisted new game show.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS16Violência Extrema
IGRS18Kekerasan · Horor · Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Window 7/8 32-bit Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2,0 GHz or faster Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible graphics card DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 5 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: OS *: Window 7/8 64-bit Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2,5 GHz or faster Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible graphics card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space
Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

19 achievements in total.

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Pro GamerAchievement
UnharmedAchievement
Red NoseAchievement
UnstoppableAchievement
Candymeat FanAchievement
Candymeat LoverAchievement
Candymeat AddictAchievement
Free TVAchievement
Paid TVAchievement
BlockbusterAchievement

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16 developer announcements, Dec 2015 to Jun 2016 · times in UTC

June

  1. Patch 1.3

    -Fixed the Blockbuster Achievement. -Fixed an error that caused players to respawn at the wrong location. -Minor bugfixes.

    Patch notes
  2. Patch 1.3

    -Fixed the Blockbuster Achievement. -Fixed an error that caused players to respawn at the wrong location. -Minor bugfixes.

    JoeVagian

March

  1. Bencalypse Hotfix

    -Corrected the "Gold Ed" display in the Episode Selection (from 80 to 78). -Fixed an error, which prevented players from respawning in "The Fall".

    JoeVagian
  2. Bencalypse Hotfix

    -Corrected the "Gold Ed" display in the Episode Selection (from 80 to 78). -Fixed an error, which prevented players from respawning in "The Fall".

    Patch notes
  3. Bencalypse Update

    Is death the end? Find the answer in our new update "Bencalypse"! To unlock the new content, you need to complete the main game. New Content Ben is playable after finishing the first Bencalypse level New Episode: Bencalypse New Episode: The…

    Sluggerfly
  4. Bencalypse Update

    Is death the end? Find the answer in our new update "Bencalypse"! To unlock the new content, you need to complete the main game. New Content Ben is playable after finishing the first Bencalypse level New Episode: Bencalypse New Episode: The…

    Patch notes

January

  1. Patch 1.2.2

    -Ed´s lost his Santa hat...for now... -Fixed position of acid in "Hero without half shell". -Blockbuster achievement is now unlockable -Fixed an index error for dog food.

    JoeVagian
  2. Patch 1.2.2

    -Ed´s lost his Santa hat...for now... -Fixed position of acid in "Hero without half shell". -Blockbuster achievement is now unlockable -Fixed an index error for dog food.

    JoeVagian

December

  1. Super Christmas patch (1.2.1)

    - For the next days, Ed will wear a fabulous Santa hat. - Fixed speed of the spiked press traps in Episode 21 for lower frame rates. - Ed can´t be visible two times during the end sequence anymore. - Options won´t be resetted through…

    PightyMo
  2. Super Christmas patch (1.2.1)

    - For the next days, Ed will wear a fabulous Santa hat. - Fixed speed of the spiked press traps in Episode 21 for lower frame rates. - Ed can´t be visible two times during the end sequence anymore. - Options won´t be resetted through…

    Patch notes
  3. Patch 1.2

    We just released patch 1.2, which improves the overall performance, adds 19:10 resolutions and fixes some minor issues. Patchlog: - Overall performance improvement (especially in episode 7). - Fixed a bug that sometimes toggled crouching.…

    JoeVagian
  4. Patch 1.2

    We just released patch 1.2, which improves the overall performance, adds 19:10 resolutions and fixes some minor issues. Patchlog: - Overall performance improvement (especially in episode 7). - Fixed a bug that sometimes toggled crouching.…

    Patch notes
  5. Hotfix for Patch 1.1

    We fixed an issue that led to some players beeing unable to jump correctly and improved one bullseye in Episode 3, which prevented some player to progress through the level.

    JoeVagian
  6. Hotfix for Patch 1.1

    We fixed an issue that led to some players beeing unable to jump correctly and improved one bullseye in Episode 3, which prevented some player to progress through the level.

    Patch notes
  7. Patch 1.1

    We just released patch 1.1, which fixes some minor isses and improves the performance in Episode 3 and 7. Patchlog: - Lighting issues in Episode 3 and Episode 7 fixed - Collision for cameraman fixed - Performance optimization in Episode 3…

    Sluggerfly
  8. Patch 1.1

    We just released patch 1.1, which fixes some minor isses and improves the performance in Episode 3 and 7. Patchlog: - Lighting issues in Episode 3 and Episode 7 fixed - Collision for cameraman fixed - Performance optimization in Episode 3…

    Patch notes

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