Deadlight

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 588 Ratings

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  1. The_D4RknesS
    Jan 18, 2023
    6
    game is cool but when it's raining the game has very high frame drops even running well with everything maxed out only in the rain does it have this problem.
  2. bancandrei
    Jan 2, 2021
    7
    Considering it came out way before inside (which is a similar, yet superior experience) I think it deserves encouragement. Pick it up if you are into this type of game
  3. Kotofon
    Aug 6, 2020
    7
    Мир рухнул. Надежды нет. Нельзя начать все с чистого листа. Остались только выжившие. Игра «Deadlight» рассказывает историю Рэндэла Уэйна — человека, ищущего свою семью в Сиэтле после событий 1980-х годов, во время которых вся жизнь на Земле была уничтожена. Этот ошеломляющий кинематографичный платоформер заставит вас бегать, прыгать, карабкаться по стенам и бороться за свою жизнь вМир рухнул. Надежды нет. Нельзя начать все с чистого листа. Остались только выжившие. Игра «Deadlight» рассказывает историю Рэндэла Уэйна — человека, ищущего свою семью в Сиэтле после событий 1980-х годов, во время которых вся жизнь на Земле была уничтожена. Этот ошеломляющий кинематографичный платоформер заставит вас бегать, прыгать, карабкаться по стенам и бороться за свою жизнь в поисках ответов на вопросы и в поисках тех, кого вы любите… Expand
  4. Jackermy
    Jul 27, 2020
    7
    The game is quite ambiguous. On one side we got a quite dynamic and filled by some fresh ideas platformer but on the other side we got quite monotonous project.
    The storyline is cool and we got some real good twists in it. Gameplay is fun but only for first chapter.
    It is very hard to say something good or bad about this game, so if you want to play some platformer that will not take a    The game is quite ambiguous. On one side we got a quite dynamic and filled by some fresh ideas platformer but on the other side we got quite monotonous project.
    The storyline is cool and we got some real good twists in it. Gameplay is fun but only for first chapter.
    It is very hard to say something good or bad about this game, so if you want to play some platformer that will not take a lot of time - Deadlight is your choice.    … Expand
  5. ahrek
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    decent game. not long but neither short. you can finish it in a day or two. in some parts, you will most likely die a few times until you memorize the right order of actions to escape a place falling crumbling or swarming with enemies. my only real complaint is the ''hidden secrets''. these are a bunch of things the protagonist collects through the game and puts in a book: brochures,decent game. not long but neither short. you can finish it in a day or two. in some parts, you will most likely die a few times until you memorize the right order of actions to escape a place falling crumbling or swarming with enemies. my only real complaint is the ''hidden secrets''. these are a bunch of things the protagonist collects through the game and puts in a book: brochures, notes, newspaper clips, etcetera. all these things are low quality, heavily pixelated, making things hardly readable at best, and unreadable at worst. also the videos in the extras are low quality.… Expand
  6. ChesterField
    May 12, 2020
    8
    Nice platformer/survival in a zombie world. Nice level design and mechanics where you can interact with the terrain and use it in you advantage in the combat. For the price, it is worth to play. Recommended.
  7. r03vg
    Apr 16, 2020
    7
    Игра выглядит стильно, имеет приятный геймплей. Концовка меня сильно удивила, потому что игра, как мне кажется, никак не намекала на нее.
  8. Cyber_Angel
    Jun 23, 2019
    3
    Wonky physics make this game unplayable. A shame, because the story, the thrill and artstyle are all great.
  9. PortalToH3LL
    Dec 16, 2018
    8
    Excellent, atmospheric platformer with a rather interesting plot, in spite of all the annoying zombies and the post-apocalyptic world. Picture and music at the proper level, which makes distract from the simple game mechanics and ease of passage. A good game for one or two evenings.
  10. heinyreimes
    Aug 7, 2018
    8
    A great moody post-apocalyptic atmosphere and a very challenging action puzzle platformer. Oh and zombies!
  11. Mpbpl
    Mar 15, 2018
    9
    Amazing game!!!
    Deadlight is a 2D platformer with a little of survival in a post apocalyptic world. The player has to move to a safe zone, survive and find his missing friends while he is trying to find out what happened to his past.
    The atmosphere is phenomenal, the music, the main character, the society, the zombies, everything in this game makes you feel like in apocalyptic    Amazing game!!!
    Deadlight is a 2D platformer with a little of survival in a post apocalyptic world. The player has to move to a safe zone, survive and find his missing friends while he is trying to find out what happened to his past.
    The atmosphere is phenomenal, the music, the main character, the society, the zombies, everything in this game makes you feel like in apocalyptic environment. Deadlight shines when showing how the world would come to madness if we had to rely on our basic instincts almost all the time. Although the zombies are slow, and dumb their numbers and your lack of resources show how they can be a huge threat.
    If you play on the hardest difficulty, you will play in almost reality mode, if you die you will get back to the beginning of the game, with the exception of 2 checkpoints for each chapter making this mode challenging and amazing. I won't spoil the reward for ending the game on this mode but it's really worth the time.
    The problem with the game comes after midway chapter 2, the game will focus so much on platforming and forget everything else it has to offer that you can tell the difference when playing. The story gets a bit fuzzy becoming almost a generic post apocalyptic human thing to do, it's not that it's bad... but we have seen this approach so many times that it becomes common.( with the exception for Nightmare mode)    … Expand
  12. RagingPoet
    Nov 30, 2017
    6
    Deadlight had a lot of potential but fell short mostly due to technical issues. Clunky animations and a lot bugs including game breaking ones. And this is in Director's cut version published 4 years after initial release. Cutscenes are fine, but the plot itself is terrible, full of deus ex machina and situations that just do not make any sense. Visuals are good, backgrounds are even great.Deadlight had a lot of potential but fell short mostly due to technical issues. Clunky animations and a lot bugs including game breaking ones. And this is in Director's cut version published 4 years after initial release. Cutscenes are fine, but the plot itself is terrible, full of deus ex machina and situations that just do not make any sense. Visuals are good, backgrounds are even great. Action felt really satisfying from time to time despite poor animation.… Expand
  13. Hack
    Jul 8, 2017
    5
    The game has a fantastic art style and overall look but it has some of the worst voice acting ever, truly laughable and the script is equally bad, this really hurt the game for me and made it feel very amateurish, I can only hope the devs used friends and family and those weren't actually professionals. Another issue is the controls, they're just not quite tight enough for this type ofThe game has a fantastic art style and overall look but it has some of the worst voice acting ever, truly laughable and the script is equally bad, this really hurt the game for me and made it feel very amateurish, I can only hope the devs used friends and family and those weren't actually professionals. Another issue is the controls, they're just not quite tight enough for this type of game and I died countless times because of it, sometimes they just don't respond quick enough. Overall it's OK, and I only paid £2 for it but there are better ways to spend your time.… Expand
  14. marcelus
    Mar 17, 2017
    7
    Yes, I recommend Deadlight.

    Pros: - Simple and good gameplay (but not as accurate as other platformers) - Nice controller button mapping (as in consoles) - Beautiful environments and subtile composition postprocess and lighting. - Chromatic aberration FTW!! - Is kind of short, that's not good in this case, but at least it includes a variety of situations. Cons: - Problems with    Yes, I recommend Deadlight.

    Pros:
    - Simple and good gameplay (but not as accurate as other platformers)
    - Nice controller button mapping (as in consoles)
    - Beautiful environments and subtile composition postprocess and lighting.
    - Chromatic aberration FTW!!
    - Is kind of short, that's not good in this case, but at least it includes a variety of situations.

    Cons:
    - Problems with "binkw32.dll" wich mutes audio during cutscenes.
    (Solution: you have to replace this file for an updated one inside game's directory)
    - Lazy cutscene development. The style is good but if you take a look at "MGS Peace Walker" comic cutscenes you can understand what I'm saying. Even the ones of "Reverie & Resurrection" DLC from Castlevania LoS.
    - Some minnor glitches with ragdoll, collition data from environments and AI (It doesn't affect the experience much)
    - Awful voice acting. Story is not its strenght but it could have made it a much better game.
    - Price for it's short lenght.    … Expand
  15. Tomle1202
    Jan 30, 2016
    7
    While Deadlight seems to be a promising platforming title at first, it does not actually offer anything extraordinary for gamers to truly remember what the game is all about.
  16. RennocYackam94
    Oct 29, 2015
    5
    Deadlight is a visually striking and addictive side scrolling game that is let down by a nonsensical plot, poor controls and weak second half.

    Positives: - Excellent art style - Fun parkour gameplay - Exciting first hour Negatives: - Boring, cliche storyline - Poor cutscenes - Terrible, unnatural controls - Occasional Frustrating Level Design Overall, Deadlight is a somewhat    Deadlight is a visually striking and addictive side scrolling game that is let down by a nonsensical plot, poor controls and weak second half.

    Positives: - Excellent art style
    - Fun parkour gameplay
    - Exciting first hour

    Negatives: - Boring, cliche storyline
    - Poor cutscenes
    - Terrible, unnatural controls
    - Occasional Frustrating Level Design

    Overall, Deadlight is a somewhat enjoyable side-scrolling post apocalyptic zombie game that impresses with its visuals, but disappoints in storytelling and mechanics.    … Expand
  17. ave
    Oct 23, 2015
    7
    Mixing puzzle/platform genre with zombie shooting wasn't an easy task, but Deadlight does a fair job in blending them. The atmosphere and pacing of the first hours is captivating, nicely oscillating between tension an relief.

    Unfortunately for me, the "platform" part of the game became too hard during the underground survival tutorial, where I couldn't manage to execute properly an    Mixing puzzle/platform genre with zombie shooting wasn't an easy task, but Deadlight does a fair job in blending them. The atmosphere and pacing of the first hours is captivating, nicely oscillating between tension an relief.

    Unfortunately for me, the "platform" part of the game became too hard during the underground survival tutorial, where I couldn't manage to execute properly an (apparently) simple roll action to avoid blade traps on walls. It's a little sad because previously the game was really challenging and forced me to retry many times until the rewarding "eureka" moment.

    So, if you're really into platformers, give it a try.    … Expand
  18. Kvasi
    Jul 15, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An ok game.
    Very short.
    Story is mediocre.
    Ending is just horrible!
    Repressed memory, there's no such thing. Zombies aren't real either I guess but at least noone belives they are.    … Expand
  19. Dune_Jumper
    Apr 14, 2015
    7
    Never seen a sidescroller zombie game before, and I was pretty impressed when I started playing it.
    It has a really good atmosphere, and fun gameplay. (although some parts were quite frustrating.)
    If you're a fan of zombie games, or sidescrollers, I'd highly recommend this to you.
  20. celestialViscer
    Mar 19, 2015
    3
    The only positive thing I can say about this game is it looks good in screenshots. That does not, however, mean that even the visuals are good. They aren't designed to work well in a game, they're cluttered, they're busy, and the developers decided to solve this by putting glowing indicators over literally everything you can interact with. Everything. This includes ledges. If, in yourThe only positive thing I can say about this game is it looks good in screenshots. That does not, however, mean that even the visuals are good. They aren't designed to work well in a game, they're cluttered, they're busy, and the developers decided to solve this by putting glowing indicators over literally everything you can interact with. Everything. This includes ledges. If, in your **** platformer, you have to put arrows over every **** platform just so the player knows where they are, maybe your visuals could use a bit of refining. None of the rest of my comments about this game are as complicated, the controls are **** the platforming is **** the combat is **** the ambiance would be pretty good if everything else wasn't so **** that it ruins the immersion, the story is cliché, the voice acting is (and this is not hyperbole) quite possibly the worst I've ever heard. This game tries, and fails so hard, to be Limbo with zombies.

    TL;DR
    Derivative unoriginal trash. A huge disappointment.    … Expand
  21. Gibbon
    Feb 14, 2015
    6
    I love cinematic side-scrollers and this promised to scratch that itch... but it didn't. Overall though the game didn't deliver despite a wonderful art style that captures the visuals of a city dissolving.

    It lacks in a few areas: controls, writing, and loading. The controls feel loose and there are strange inconsistencies. For example when you hold down SHIFT to sprint, the    I love cinematic side-scrollers and this promised to scratch that itch... but it didn't. Overall though the game didn't deliver despite a wonderful art style that captures the visuals of a city dissolving.

    It lacks in a few areas: controls, writing, and loading.

    The controls feel loose and there are strange inconsistencies. For example when you hold down SHIFT to sprint, the character takes off at a slow lope and gets to full speed after a few steps. A problem starting out is that when you need to sprint and jump off a ledge, it looks like you don't have the speed you need. You actually do, it's just that the animation is out of sync with the physics. Fighting has dramatic pauses and a pulsing visual when the character is low on stamina. These sound great but the tricks get really old really fast.

    The writing is quite bad. The lines are cliche and the character has no depth to speak of. It wouldn't have taken much to create a good script for the game and I suspect it was done by game developers who fancied themselves writers. On the plus side, moving it from English to any other language would be quite easy: melodrama is a universal language.

    Loading: When your character falls of a ledge, or gets eaten, or suffers another grisly fate the game prompts you to hit a button. Once you do that you have to wait anywhere from a few seconds to several for the game to pull up the last auto-save. Why this design choice? If auto-saves are so common and the character is not in the middle of a scripted scene why not just place them back on the ledge? Perhaps it's an attempt to make the player feel something over the character's doom. Problem is this game suffers from same challenge to a lot of video games - how do you make players feel the death of a character when all you have to do is hit a button to revive them?

    I digress. Overall, if you're into side scrollers this may be picking up some day when it's on a deep discount but for $15 it just isn't worth it.    … Expand
  22. tronchaviones
    Jan 11, 2015
    1
    Good art, criminally wasted by the worse than amateur engineering. Terrible controls, bad and buggy scripting... They even don't know how to correctly read the keyboard state on Windows. When will they learn that mastering Photoshop doesn't make you an engineer? (seriously, I know one "digital designer" who signs her emails as "engineer").
  23. azeitona
    Dec 6, 2014
    5
    I was willing to like so much more of this game... Let me get to the pros, cons, and then I'll sum up some ideas.

    PROS: +Great visuals +Atmospheric scenery +Stylish cutscenes +Platform sections are kinda nice +Nice collectibles +And a nice soundtrack CONS: -Repetitive -Controls suck, with controller or keyboard, take your pick -The combat sucks -The story and the voice    I was willing to like so much more of this game... Let me get to the pros, cons, and then I'll sum up some ideas.

    PROS:
    +Great visuals
    +Atmospheric scenery
    +Stylish cutscenes
    +Platform sections are kinda nice
    +Nice collectibles
    +And a nice soundtrack

    CONS:
    -Repetitive
    -Controls suck, with controller or keyboard, take your pick
    -The combat sucks
    -The story and the voice acting... ugh...
    -Too short
    -Almost zero replay value
    -Nightmare mode is a joke

    Deadlight it's a game that is better to look and than play. The visuals are really engaging, and the cutscenes have that Saturday morning cartoon feel to it, and that's a nice touch.

    Some platform sections feel pretty solid, but some of the jumps must be super accurate -but the controls don't help at all. Both the keyboard and the controller suck at this game. And the combat sections... yeah, I get it, the focus is to escape, not to fight back, but the combat (especially the melee combat) should not be so clunky.

    Also, people praising the story and the characters... Is this a joke? The story is clichéd in a bad way, and the characters feel so... bland. And the protagonist, Randall Wayne, is just a typical, stereotyped hero, that tries so hard to be deep and have cool dialogue lines, but it all just falls flat. The game tries to have some kind of commentary on human behavior, but it's more laughable than anything.

    And the game could have some replay value if the nightmare mode wasn't such a joke. For those who don't know, nightmare mode is the regular game without saves. If you die, you respawn from the beginning. I can see this work in a much better game, but with flawed platforming and bad controls, it will just piss you off. Oh, yeah, and it unlocks an alternative ending that makes no sense. Go figure.

    The collectibles are a nice touch, but they're not something that will keep you interested at the game for more than 5 minutes.

    Sure, it's a really cheap game, but it could have been so much more. If the platforming was a little bit more solid, and there were some more levels, this review would be really different. Even with its story being all over the place, the game would have scored much higher. But, to me, it's just a really mediocre title, barely passable, and you should only play it if it's on sale, or if you like zombies and platformers.    … Expand
  24. drSpockwa
    Dec 5, 2014
    4
    This is essentially a point and click game. There is certainly a side scrolling platformer aspect, but there are a couple of spots where you have to power through a broken scenario. I got to the falling debris after the helicopter crash and I'm done. There is an interesting story but, after the 2nd session of ~ 15 attempts, I've given up on this game. It's not worth it.
  25. Xenon0207
    Oct 20, 2014
    5
    Very good atmosphere
    Good storytelling

    Over-priced for 4 hours of content
    Controls are difficult to manage sometimes
    I from time to time miss platform by a millimeter
  26. Vanaran
    Oct 8, 2014
    8
    Delightful ! Tense and dark. Just a bit disappointed it ends so fast, but just couldn't stop playing since the moment I launched the game. Average replaybility tho.
  27. gebagia
    Sep 25, 2014
    7
    Although this is a good game, with a very interesting story, excellent art direction(the game's plot is in 1986), beautiful graphics especially the lighting effects, there are some bugs that i can't forgive.

    For example the mission with the helicopter chase. I found some problems in the control especially the jump. If you are ok with this problems, the game has a good hero, some    Although this is a good game, with a very interesting story, excellent art direction(the game's plot is in 1986), beautiful graphics especially the lighting effects, there are some bugs that i can't forgive.

    For example the mission with the helicopter chase. I found some problems in the control especially the jump.

    If you are ok with this problems, the game has a good hero, some interesting characters, and a beautiful story. I suggest you to play this and i wonder why companies don't take advantage of the platform/zombie combination.    … Expand
  28. Sanjasochi
    Aug 22, 2014
    8
    This is high quality game. I can't say it's flawless, cause some things made me nervous. For instance-they could have done climbing up not by a jump key, but just continuing pressing up button. If all the cutscenes were done like the first cinematics trailer-this would raise the game's rate a bit.
    Then there's a lack of voices. Couldn't you find a real boy instead of curving an adult    This is high quality game. I can't say it's flawless, cause some things made me nervous. For instance-they could have done climbing up not by a jump key, but just continuing pressing up button. If all the cutscenes were done like the first cinematics trailer-this would raise the game's rate a bit.
    Then there's a lack of voices. Couldn't you find a real boy instead of curving an adult voice that is in the game already? The escaping woman was not sincere, I don't buy it.
    So, summary the game is interesting and the story is quite inspiring. Soundtrack is good, too. Synchronous and asynchronous sounds are fit the whole picture flawlessly. The only trouble is with location-sometimes objects in the right side of the screen sound in the left ear, and so all the way around.
    Waiting for DLC, or the next part.    … Expand
  29. Southernhammer
    Aug 22, 2014
    3
    Is this game terrible? No. Is this game worth buying? Definitely not.

    Unfortunately this game is one of the most frustrating titles I own and for all the wrong reasons. At heart, this game is a very aesthetically pleasing 2D Puzzle Platformer. It could have been one of the best on the market if it wasn't for one thing. The jumping. Why have a platformer with jumping as bad as this? It    Is this game terrible? No. Is this game worth buying? Definitely not.

    Unfortunately this game is one of the most frustrating titles I own and for all the wrong reasons. At heart, this game is a very aesthetically pleasing 2D Puzzle Platformer. It could have been one of the best on the market if it wasn't for one thing. The jumping. Why have a platformer with jumping as bad as this? It defies all belief. It is a massive shame. He will launch himself forwards when you press jump even if you're standing perfectly still and not touching any directional button. I will give them credit for trying to implement a nice wall jump mechanic but unfortunately it only works when and if it wants to.

    I have also had numerous problems with the game not working properly. Pausing the game will take about 60 seconds to load and has even crashed the game before. Objectives sometimes will not show up until I've died and tried it again. I'm not entirely sure why these things happen but it is truly remarkable.

    These things disappoint me most because it is actually a promising game. The graphics are incredible and it is something that we've not seen much of in the past. The story is a bit lacking but that's not usually that important in a game like this. The melee combat is dreadful but I actually found myself enjoying the shooting mechanic. It fit the style the game was going for perfectly and I wish there was more of it.

    The puzzles in the game are very very basic puzzles and shouldn't tax your brain too hard if you're used to this type of game. However the game does utilise the use of beginners traps which is kind of a shame. They are to platforming and jump scares are to horror games. They just feel cheap and unnecessary.

    Overall this game isn't the most horrible thing ever but it's such a shame that it let itself down so badly. Jumping is vital in a platformer and they failed to even get remotely close, especially in tandem with the dodgy running mechanic. This game could be worth picking up cheaply in a sale but it definitely doesn't deserve to be high on your wishlist. If ever they decide to make another game like this though, honestly look out for it. If they get it right then it will be a masterpiece.    … Expand
  30. carlosgtardon
    Jun 10, 2014
    7
    Visual y conceptualmente interesante aunque algunos bugs hacen que la experiencia pueda ser más compleja. Pero sin duda es una buena compra en rebajas.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Feb 6, 2013
    84
    I could not tear myself away from the screen, during the five hours it took me to complete Deadlight. There are some design issues, mainly regarding the controls, but overall it was a worthy experience. [December 2012]
  2. Everyeye.it
    Jan 7, 2013
    75
    The PC porting of Deadlight does not disappoint the fans. Mixing platforming, action and survival in a wise manner, the title conquer all the favors of the public.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 21, 2012
    70
    Survival platformer suffers from some minor bugs but its atmosphere and gameplay elements are catchy and satisfying enough to give it a try. [Christmas 2012]
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