Our Execution Guide: How the game works
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OverviewOur Execution is a first-person shooter set in a fictional mid-to-late 19th century world, where a mysterious disease has turned victims into waves of infected enemies. You play as a soldier who must cooperate with former enemies to survive. This guide covers how kills, badges, and one-life clears work together so you can make steady progress.
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How the game works
Summary
Each match puts up to 20 players against waves of infected. Your two main jobs are racking up kills and surviving certain maps without dying even once. Both feed into the badge system, which is the main way you unlock new classes and regiments.
- Kill count every infected you kill adds to a running total that never resets
- One-life clears some maps require you to reach the end without dying a single time
- LAST STAND mode a wave-defence mode where surviving to high wave numbers is its own goal
- Classes and regiments rewards for hitting badge milestones, not separate progression tracks
- Co-op up to 20 players share a session
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Kill milestones and what they unlock
Table
Every kill you land counts toward these thresholds.
| Kills needed | What you unlock | Badge awarded |
|---|---|---|
| 3,000 | Ironclad class | Heart of Steel |
| 10,000 | Republiksgardeinfanterie and 7ème Régiment de Cuirassiers à Pied regiments | Destiny's Bed |
| 12,000 | Required as part of Trample Those Dogs (with other conditions) | Trample Those Dogs (Step 1) |
One-life maps and why they matter
Warn
Several badges require you to survive a specific map from start to finish without being killed. These clears are prerequisites for the most advanced badges in the game.
Badge order
Step
The badge system is layered. Start with the one-life clears and early kill thresholds, then build toward the harder badges.
- Survive Tegnerwald Forest in one life this earns Ghost Train and opens the path to both Dead Men and Trample Those Dogs
- Survive Garden of Dishonour in one life this earns Vineyard Ventriloquist, another required piece for Trample Those Dogs
- Kill 2,000 infected and hold Ghost Train once both are done, you can attempt the second step of Dead Men
- Dead Men Step 2 while fully infected to the point of no return, kill 12 infected before succumbing; this earns Dead Men and unlocks the 14th Gräbwachter
- Reach 10,000 kills this earns Destiny's Bed and also counts as one half of the 15th Trauersterne requirement
- Reach 12,000 kills, hold all five prerequisite badges, then reach wave 50 on any LAST STAND map all three are needed before Trample Those Dogs unlocks access to every Guard regiment
The Dead Men badge in detail
Tips
This badge has two separate steps and the second one is easy to fail without realising. Make sure Step 1 is fully done before you try Step 2.
- Finish Step 1 completely — 2,000 infected kills and the Ghost Train badge must both be done before Step 2 becomes active
- Wait until infection is at the point of no return before counting your 12 kills
- After 12 kills, let the infection finish you — you must succumb to it
Event maps and their rewards
CheckTwo seasonal event maps have run so far, each offering a weapon that cannot be obtained any other way. A third event map has ended and its reward is permanently locked.
- Woffleben Halloween map completing it awards the Sickle, a reskin of the Shovel (Allerheiligen badge)
- Verthandthar Mountain Christmas map completing it awards the Polehammer, a reskin of the Halberd (Weihnachtsmann badge)
- The Lingering Cold badge is no longer obtainable and its Fur-Cuffed Gloves reward cannot be earned
- Wave survival on Barren Refuge reach wave 40 to earn the Northerner Mutton-Chops cosmetic
Glossary
Glossary- Ironclad
- A class unlocked after earning 3,000 kills, rewarded through the Heart of Steel badge.
- LAST STAND
- A wave-defence map mode where surviving to high wave numbers counts toward badge requirements.
- One-life clear
- Completing a map from start to finish without dying once — required for Ghost Train, Vineyard Ventriloquist, and similar badges.
- Point of no return
- The stage of infection in Dead Men Step 2 where the disease has progressed so far that recovery is impossible, which is when the kill condition activates.
- Trauersterne
- A high-tier badge that requires two specific badges — Destiny's Bed and Dead Men — each counting as one half of the requirement.
- Guard regiments
- Elite military units across each nation that are all unlocked at once by earning the Trample Those Dogs badge.
Common questions
FAQCan I play with a controller?
Console support is available, but controller support is not.
What do I need for Trample Those Dogs?
You need 12,000 kills, plus the Ghost Train, Vineyard Ventriloquist, Corpses be our Crop, Destiny's Bed, and Dead Men badges. After all five badges and the kill count are done, you must also reach wave 50 on any LAST STAND map.
Is the Lingering Cold badge still available?
No — it is no longer obtainable. The Fur-Cuffed Gloves it rewarded cannot be earned anymore either.
How do I unlock all Guard regiments?
Earning the Trample Those Dogs badge unlocks every Guard regiment under each nation at the same time.
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