Death by Game Show

 PC
  • Publisher: Oointah
  • Release Date: Jan 22, 2016
Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 5 out of 10
  1. CD-Action
    Mar 30, 2016
    75
    50 increasingly maddening, short arcade levels. [03/2016, p.70]
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  2. SpazioGames
    Jan 28, 2016
    70
    A pretty decent and challenging tower defense game, that mixes strategy and a fast paced gameplay. If you are searching for something way harder than usual in the genre, this could be the game for you.
  3. GameGrin
    Feb 29, 2016
    60
    A lack of variety and a bit of polish on the mechanics leaves the game feeling less like a release and more like a well-made flash game you might find online. With a difficulty rating that shoots sky-high in relatively little time, this is a game that only the hardest of hardcore players will complete and enjoy to its full potential.
  5. IGN Italia
    Feb 19, 2016
    60
    An original and interesting strategy game with some balancing issues.
  6. Hardcore Gamer
    Feb 2, 2016
    50
    Death by Game Show is not an incompetently made game, but as a collection of design decisions the sum and its individual parts are annoying, disappointing or frustrating.
  7. IGN Spain
    Feb 3, 2016
    40
    Not the best TV homage that we have seen because it's too complicated and repetitive to be fun.
  8. COGconnected
    Jan 26, 2016
    40
    Overall, its a competent strategy game that is bogged down by its immature humor and annoyances.
  9. TheSixthAxis
    Jan 25, 2016
    40
    If you like tough games then this is for you, but fans of strategy or tower defence have much better options available to them.
  10. IGN Denmark
    Apr 6, 2016
    38
    Instead of being smart about it, the game ends up being just as dumb as the society it seeks to mock.
  11. Hooked Gamers
    Jan 22, 2016
    30
    As a strategy game, Death by Game Show is incredibly simple and not very fun to play. Combined with the repetition of arcade games, it becomes a tiresome puzzle game. Add in the aesthetic, and you have a game that I would not recommend.