Death Road to Canada

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32

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  1. Techbane
    Jul 26, 2016
    8
    A roguelite Organ Trail largely defined by its humor and action segments. RNG makes for a heavy influence in all areas of the game, but if you're clever and quick on your feet you can sway things in your favor. (Protip: recruit and send a dog to scavenge. They're hard to catch!)

    Charming music, graphics and humor, a VERY challenging combat system and difficulty curve, and the option to    A roguelite Organ Trail largely defined by its humor and action segments. RNG makes for a heavy influence in all areas of the game, but if you're clever and quick on your feet you can sway things in your favor. (Protip: recruit and send a dog to scavenge. They're hard to catch!)

    Charming music, graphics and humor, a VERY challenging combat system and difficulty curve, and the option to make a bunch of prefab characters based on friends or celebrities that scratches a vaguely Sims-like itch. Be sure to bone up on your kiting skills if you want to survive!    … Expand
  2. Nintendo_Nerd
    Apr 17, 2018
    9
    One of the most charming and unique games I've played in years. Definitely get this if your looking for a funny and thrilling ride.
  3. Sassafras
    May 15, 2018
    10
    Graphics: The art-style isn't anything special, but the filter is really what makes the game pop, it looks like you're playing an 80's VHS movie
    Game-play: It's an RNG story based survival game where every single play-through is completely different, aside from a few reoccurring characters
    Music: The music is excellent, it sorta sounds like a mixture of 90's games and modern game music
  4. CenkAlp
    Jan 3, 2018
    6
    Hikaye = 7
    Oynanış = 6
    Grafikler = 4
    Sesler = 4
    Keyif = 7
    Atmosfer = 7
    Süre = 6
  5. MoscowAndrew
    Apr 5, 2021
    2
    Обычная инди поделка, где колобки подбирают предметы и этими предметами пытаются убить таких же колобков. Скучно
  6. Grewtanker
    Oct 11, 2020
    9
    In my opinion, the game shines in it's soundtrack the most, it's near perfect, though i can see why people can be bored or rage, but overall this game has very good 90's vibe, and is surprisingly in-depth for what it is.
  7. bak_m
    Oct 23, 2019
    10
    An outstanding, unique, grotesque, humorous and very challenging game.
    Excellent to play when drunk and/or with friends.
    Main music theme: hello chuck berry.
    Actually, this is not a game - more like a piece of art.
  8. Setzer_G
    Dec 16, 2019
    9
    Death Road to Canada is a game I would highly recommend if you think it's the sort of game you would like. The premise is that your band of misfit characters are attempting to drive from Florida to Canada, the last surviving nation after a zombie apocalypse. It's important to take note that the game is indeed a rouge-like, in that once your run is over that's it, you have to start the tripDeath Road to Canada is a game I would highly recommend if you think it's the sort of game you would like. The premise is that your band of misfit characters are attempting to drive from Florida to Canada, the last surviving nation after a zombie apocalypse. It's important to take note that the game is indeed a rouge-like, in that once your run is over that's it, you have to start the trip to Canada again. Of course, there are points you'll accumulate along the way that will persist beyond your premature rest stops on the death road, which can be used to buy upgrades to characters and other situations. Also, there is some RNG for roadside events, however it's easily predictable and risk can be measured once you've played for a while. If you can stand those factors, then consider these positives.
    The game play itself is all right, fairly unique but nothing too special. Where Death Road really shines is its writing. If you have a silly sense of humor like mine, the game can be absolutely hilarious thanks to all the random events you'll encounter on your road trip. You'll encounter wacky situations like finding discontinued gym equipment that can beef up your characters, at the cost of being unregulated and highly dangerous, or finding one of the last rolls of toilet paper in the world, which is a much bigger deal than it may seem. The characters are the main draw of the game for me. You can make about any character you want with the character creation, and assign them a wide variety of traits and sub traits. This has led me to many strange situations, such as having Gordon Ramsay yell at Super Mario for suggesting that Ramsay keep both hands on the steering wheel, instead of gunning down zombies while driving. There are also pre-made rare characters you can meet such as The Last Body Builder, or L!nk, a completely original green hated elf character. The game play loop has enough variety in events, randomly generated maps, and characters to be entertaining for a very long time. Additionally, couch co-op is supported, and the adventure only becomes more fun with friends to add to the chaos.
    Pros:
    The gameplay loop is very addictive, music is fantastic, plenty of unlocks and variety, entertaining humor, and lots of game modes.
    Cons:
    Harder game modes can be unfair, the game can be very difficult at first, there is some randomness involved in places.
    Overall, great game, honestly would have been happy to pay more for it due to the quality.    … Expand
  9. Ihateturks
    Feb 19, 2020
    10
    Best game I have ever played for this low price. RNG mechanic is well balanced and fun.

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Games.cz
    Oct 26, 2016
    60
    Death Road to Canada offers an interesting dose of action, combined with a text adventure and a survival game. Unfortunately, after some time it becomes boring and the lack of interesting content kills all the fun.
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  2. Kill Screen
    Aug 22, 2016
    68
    It doesn’t exactly crack open the full literary potential of randomly-generated story beats, but it does use it to an enjoyable-enough cutesy effect, which is pages more than most flarfy corpses have ever achieved.
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  3. COGconnected
    Aug 11, 2016
    77
    Throw some supplies into a duffle bag, find a map to Canada, and hop in the van folks, because the zombie masses of Death Road to Canada are coming for you, and getting eaten alive was never so much fun.
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