Published May 13, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT Musical beat-'em-up Dead as Disco is a top seller New 'overwhelmingly positive' action game is Steam's surprise hit of the month Image: Brain Jar Games Sign in to your Polygon.com account Dead as Disco is a surprise Steam hit following its early access release last week. The music brawler has already sold 200,000 copies and reached an "Overwhelmingly Positive" user review status in its first week. Developed by Brain Jar Games, Dead as Disco is a fusion between a beat-'em-up and a rhythm game. As Charlie Disco, you pummel bad guys to the beat of the game's genre-spanning soundtrack. Every hit maps to the song naturally, making it a sort of musical spin on the Batman: Arkham series' free-flowing combat. It launched into Steam early access on May 5. Since then, Dead as Disco has consistently hung around Steam's Best Sellers list. It's still ranking high there, alongside recent hits like Windrose and Far Far West .…