DEATHPIT 3000

About this game

DEATHPIT 3000 is a top-down co-op bullet-hell shooter where you fight waves of enemies to claim arena championships! Choose a uniquely powerful ability that promotes offensive or defensive play-styles as you battle your way through four distinct Deathpits and slaughter hoards of deadly enemies to earn Spacebux and unlock weapons, equipment and upgrades, all in a humorous dystopian sci-fi universe.

Originally inspired by retro classic Smash TV, and influenced by modern co-op titles such as Left 4 Dead, Alien Swarm, and Dawn of War II: The Last Stand, it’s a punchy experience - great for casual gamers but with enough challenge and tactical depth for hours of replayability.

The game now supports up to FOUR PLAYERS in ONLINE CO-OP. It can also be played SINGLE PLAYER, or with up to FOUR PLAYERS over LOCAL AREA NETWORK, which works even without internet.

• 1-4 player co-op, online and over local area network
  
• 4 championships
  
• 4 powerful abilities (shield, teleport, lighting attack and invisibility)
  
• 5 voiced playable characters
  
• 6 tactically distinct, upgradable weapons
  
• Grenades, mines, jetpacks, armour, deployable walls and turrets
  
• 13 enemy types, each with unique attacks and weaknesses
  
• Complete wiki of humorous sci-fi universe and backstories
  
• Steam Achievements & Cloud Save
  
• Full Xbox gamepad support and Steam controller configuration, for PC, Mac and Linux
  
  In development and coming soon:
  
• Trading cards (pending Steam authorization)

DEATHPIT 3000 is the debut release by Cyberlamb Studios, a two-man indie developer from Wales, UK.

Latest news

• Patch Notes·16 Jul 2025Official

  V1.3.25 UPDATE

  Unity's networking solution (UNET) that we used in DEATHPIT was shutdown in July 2025, meaning that our online multiplayer is now sadly unavailable. Restoring it would require migrating the entire project over to a different networking solution, which is a large undertaking. We are a small two-man indie team that finished active development of DEATHPIT way back in 2018, and we did not plan to continue supporting it... However, we feel passionately about keeping the game alive so have decided to do what it takes to get the online multiplayer up and running again! In the meantime you can still play multiplayer online with your friends if you choose the Play LAN and use a VPN like Hamachi. With this announcement comes the first update we’ve done to DEATHPIT in 7 years, in which we’ve added the ability to choose your main weapon in the game setup lobby instead of having to in-game (a gripe we’ve long wanted to remedy). Indeed this may be the beginning of a new wave of updates for DEATHPIT as we are quite excited to dust off the old code base and see what improvements we can easily make, so watch this space! V1.3.25 CHANGELOG: - Online multiplayer lobby disabled while the project is converted to a new network solution. - Local Area Network multiplayer is supported (usable online with a VPN). - Players can now select a primary weapon when choosing characters in the lobby.
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• Announcements·13 Jul 2019Official

  Fat Freddy in all his gory glory!

  Ever wanted to see a fat freddy up close and personal? Well here he is! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30831770/6d2e9c9d8267707cbbd9f881f49fc9b5689d4d6c.jpg A massive thanks to artist Jack Jephson (@jjephsonart) for creating this spectacular piece of work! If anyone in our community feels like having their fan art showcased on our steam page, get in touch with us at cyberlambstudios@gmail.com
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• Announcements·3 Dec 2018Official

  DEATHPIT at Wales Comic Con 2018

  DEATHPIT 3000 had a great showcase at Wales Comic Con 2018, which saw us host a leaderboard competition with the prize being a signed Overwatch photo for the highest scoring (and most blood-stained) player! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30831770/3fc2efed6e9515c9b9567a68c678019fba24187c.jpg
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• Announcements·25 Aug 2018Official

  DEATHPIT at Birmingham's Insomnia 63 show!

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30831770/3f8939f27813848b9a6c217505e95a400d7d3d47.jpg DEATHPIT 3000 is currently showcasing at Insomnia 63, one of the UK's biggest game expos! Come on down to the Indie Zone to check us out and have a stab at winning a free copy! https://insomniagamingfestival.com/whats-on/indiezone/
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• Announcements·28 Jul 2018Official

  DEATHPIT 3000 with Escape Reality!

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30831770/eb5703bab7264fae3462aa558c433e22298876ff.jpg Come down to Cardiff's Escape Reality experience and play DEATHPIT 3000! Beat the team's scores and grab yourself a bunch of cool prizes, including a copy of DEATHPIT 3000!
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