Dirty Bomb®
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Dirty Bomb®

Work together or die alone! Fight to restore peace to London or tear it down for profit in the most challenging team based shooter around.

DEV: Splash DamagePUB: Warchest Ltd.AppID 333930
UPDATE PULSEevery ~14d·last 169d ago·10 recent on record

Is Dirty Bomb® still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

78.0
Good

Elixir Rating

81.3% of 56,807 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 81. It was sold as a game that would keep being worked on, and the developers have gone quiet — subtracting 3.0.

reception 81·support −3.0·Good

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Development

Unusually quiet

Last heard from developers

6 months ago

Usual rhythm

not yet established

Substantial updates (6 mo)

0

Current silence

cannot be judged

The codex holds only a single day of announcements for this game, so its normal rhythm cannot be established. The developers were last heard 6 months ago.

We hold a thin slice of this game's announcement history, so its normal rhythm can't be established. That is a limit of our record, not evidence about the game.

Recent Transmissions

30 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsApr 15, 2026
Server Hosting Update: xREALM

We’re happy to announce that in partnership with xREALM, community server rentals are once again available to players. You can now rent a Dirty Bomb server through xREALM by heading over to Dirty Bomb Server Hosting - xREALM and creating a …

Rock, Paper, ShotgunOct 15, 2021
Gears Tactics and Dirty Bomb devs working on a new sci-fi game

Splash Damage, the folks who made Gears Tactics and Brink, have announced they're working on a new sci-fi game. They've worked on a number of series created by other developers over the years, including Wolfenstein and Gears, but haven't ma…

Rock, Paper, ShotgunDec 23, 2020
Tencent now own Digital Extremes and Splash Damage

Chinese media conglomerate Tencent have bought Leyou, a name which might not mean much to you but you’ll know some of their subsidiaries: Warframe developers Digital Extremes, and Dirty Bomb devs Splash Damage. Both those studios have issue…

Rock, Paper, ShotgunDec 23, 2020
Tencent now own Digital Extremes and Splash Damage

Chinese media conglomerate Tencent have bought Leyou, a name which might not mean much to you but you’ll know some of their subsidiaries: Warframe developers Digital Extremes, and Dirty Bomb devs Splash Damage. Both those studios have issue…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 18, 2019
Follow Splash Damage

We're working on a whole bunch of new stuff! We'll share some here, but if you want to see if from the horse's mouth you can follow us in a load of places: Newsletter: https://www.splashdamage.com/newsletter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.…

Rock, Paper, ShotgunJan 18, 2019
Dirty Bomb s free design document is full of FPS engineering insight

Free-to-play team shooter Dirty Bomb never drew the crowds it deserved. Slightly wonky business model aside (now no longer an issue – the game is proper-free now), it was fast, satisfying and skilful stuff. Not surprising, as develope…

EurogamerJan 9, 2019
Dirty Bomb scraps microtransactions as development winds down

Hey! You there! That's right, you - there's free stuff coming your way if you play Dirty Bomb after Tuesday 15th January. The catch is active development will be ending along with this. You may recall that in October last year, developer Sp…

Rock, Paper, ShotgunJan 8, 2019
Dirty Bomb removing microtransactions in final update

The final update of Dirty Bomb is almost here, the last before Splash Damage end development, and it’s coming with a surprise: all the monetisation is being removed. Players will be able to get all characters, weapon skins, and rare d…

EurogamerOct 19, 2018
Splash Damage is ending development on its free-to-play shooter Dirty Bomb

Splash Damage has announced that it will no longer be actively developing or updating its free-to-play multiplayer shooter Dirty Bomb, saying that it "can't financially justify continuing to work on the game". Dirty Bomb unfolds in London f…

Rock, Paper, ShotgunOct 19, 2018
Dirty Bomb ending development, servers to stay online

Less than two months after finally launching Dirty Bomb in full, Splash Damage have announced they are stopping development on their free-to-play FPS set in merrye olde Londone tahn. The servers will stay up as long as enough players keep o…

Community AnnouncementsAug 30, 2018
New Dev Video: 1.0 is Here

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/a13c2c882d47caa641ddbed32e177d28459d507d.jpg Hey all! Dirty Bomb 1.0 is finally here. But what was in the update? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcVQAVXvs8Y FACEIT:…

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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAug 29, 2018
Free-to-play FPS Dirty Bomb officially launches after years in open beta

Free-to-play team shooter Dirty Bomb has been around for yonks now, so it feels weird to say that the game is ‘out now’, but after more than three years of open beta, the competitive FPS has finally reached version 1.0, although…

Community AnnouncementsAug 28, 2018
AUGUST 28TH UPDATE: THE 1.0 UPDATE

https://dirtybomb.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Keyart-in-game-800x450.jpgIn this update you'll find a number of new features, shiny content and quality of life improvements, but enough of the introduction! Let's get right into th…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 23, 2018
New Dev Video: 1.0 Next Week

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/2eb5357bbaee5adaa9721b8397dd48c4a4714791.jpg Hey all! So Dirty Bomb 1.0 is releasing next week. And there's something happening with Execution.. https://www.youtube.…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 16, 2018
New Dev Video: Nvidia Announcement

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/86c89d0fc0692bce29c6b3c5ad9dd55084fd3844.jpg Hey all! We've been working on something secret with Nvidia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnJtKvoB51s Update Release N…

Community AnnouncementsAug 9, 2018
New Dev Video: FACEIT Progress

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/6911e7430a4fe157836862cbca5276c30ad81072.jpg Hey all, FACEIT is a big part of 1.0 and with it Drafting is coming too.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi9Qu_SvUJQ Up…

Community AnnouncementsAug 7, 2018
AUGUST 7TH UPDATE: FRAGMENT CASE UPDATE, DOUBLE LOADOUT CASE DROPS AND OBSIDIAN OPERATIVE PROXY

Welcome to another Dirty Bomb update. In this one we're making a number of big changes and it's time for another make-over for Proxy. FRAGMENT CASE UPDATE Long story short, Fragment Cases will no longer drop after you complete matches. Shor…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 2, 2018
New Dev Video: All Mercs Free Weekend

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/00cd92eee28651f121aac5e691b9b0bf2c13f147.jpg Hey all! Play all Mercs, Fragment Case changes and the Epic Kills winners are announced! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…

Community AnnouncementsJul 26, 2018
New Dev Video: Epic Kills Competition

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/f872e420ddaf562c5fb90065fbdee8af28e0e4ad.jpg Hey all, Only five days left to enter our Epic Kills competition, and we have some news on Steam Trading.. https://www.y…

Community AnnouncementsJul 24, 2018
July 24th Update: Weapon Case Keys for Credits, Obsidian Operative Skyhammer and Fine Tuning

Welcome to yet another Dirty Bomb update! In this update we're making tweaks across the board, including making Weapon Case Keys available for Credits, adding the option to Recycle both Weapon Cards and Special Edition Loadout Cards, and we…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 19, 2018
New Dev Video: Weapon Case Keys for Credits

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/55d43070a5dd2e0858c21957339dd6d217bd9f1c.jpg Hey all! Next week you'll be able to pick up Weapon Case Keys with Credits! What what else is going down.. https://www.y…

Community AnnouncementsJul 12, 2018
New Dev Video: RAD Gifting

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/d68b692a4922d8392f53dc856f3d546eb061a7ec.jpg Hey all! Soon you'll be able to gift RADs to each other https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXwVG9M0OzE Multiplay Dirty Bomb…

Community AnnouncementsJul 3, 2018
July 3rd Update: Community Server Fixes and Feature Improvements

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/0c6d1848de48d8aa170db7a3304ee991eb423901.jpg In this update we're fixing a selection of issues with Community Servers and made a few small tweaks around the place FE…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 28, 2018
New Dev Video: Community Servers Now Live

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/943a30f8f4650c09a6805f111c714e064e22075d.jpg Hey all! Community Servers a now live!! And trading isn't that far off at all.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKhWCYKQ…

Community AnnouncementsJun 21, 2018
New Dev Video: Fixes & Contract Updates

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/8819f4fdf1e78384bf407762e94a573d7ae1712d.jpg Hey all, We've made some tweaks to Contracts and added a few other fixes too.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t6K6bBlL…

Community AnnouncementsJun 20, 2018
June 20th Update: Menu and Contract Fixes

In this update we're fixing a couple of small issues to improve your experience when interacting with Dirty Bomb menus: BUG FIX General Fixed issue where two confirmation notifications would appear when Re-Rolling Contracts Fixed issue wher…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 14, 2018
New Dev Video: Footbrawl Crazy

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/6c1772368e482c083e3fd9cda1de0e7e83244e60.jpg Hey all, Our Footbrawl trinket event is now live, but what's it all about? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9SgCfZyPPQ O…

Community AnnouncementsJun 13, 2018
June 13th Update: Preparation and Item Fix

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/c5de1d8f0b511d829af898da91a7965239fd41c5.png FOOTBRAWL EVENT PREPARATION With a world-wide sporting event on the horizon we thought many of you would like to show of…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 7, 2018
New Dev Video: Community Servers

Hey all! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/db05bf7e04799eb1c85b98b5faa8720557d01ab4.jpg You can now pre-order Community Servers! And find out what else.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDwUFPycqfM O…

Community AnnouncementsMay 31, 2018
New Dev Video: The MercSERVer Update

Hey all, https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7551659/ea14c7f41e3c24339760fcc0c79f471766006e13.jpg It's time to check out a ton of other stuff coming in the next update.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quwVCDP…

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