Death's Door

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 239 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 173 out of 239
  2. Mixed: 52 out of 239
  3. Negative: 14 out of 239

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  1. apokalipto
    Sep 9, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  2. jaymeehuynh
    Aug 4, 2023
    9
    Short and sweet! Game design is super cute (idk if they r rlly crows or they might be penguins instead lol). Gameplay difficulty is fair, I haven’t figured out all the hidden items and shrines yet but still managed beat the game within 2 days. rlly enjoyed the relaxing soundtracks. this game is totally awesome for chillax game nights
  3. OrangeRood
    Jun 9, 2023
    10
    The fights are very fun, they don't feel repetitive but they are very difficult and you can't change the difficulty. But it's definitely beatable, even for me.
  4. LuckyMeybFan
    May 29, 2023
    8
    Awesome! Animation, combat, story, music/sfx, atmosphere, puzzles, and the pacing are all great! I wish I could customize my reaper more but other than that, this is one excellent game!
  5. Fantasygone
    May 22, 2023
    8
    The game does not give a proper tutorial on what you are able to do, but I enjoyed finding them out even if it made me angry on multiple occasions.

    The soundtrack makes the game a lot better.
  6. Jerg4n
    Apr 27, 2023
    8
    A great indie Zelda-souls-like. Combat, exploration and puzzles are really good, but the music is hands down the best part of the game.
  7. netbattler15
    Mar 6, 2023
    9
    This game was a ton of fun. I enjoyed the combat, which is good, because there's much else to it. While it is somewhat simple, I found it appropriately challenging, and the game didn't overstay it's welcome.

    The art style really worked for me. I did not push too far into post game, but I don't feel like I needed to in order to feel like I had gotten my money's worth. The story    This game was a ton of fun. I enjoyed the combat, which is good, because there's much else to it. While it is somewhat simple, I found it appropriately challenging, and the game didn't overstay it's welcome.

    The art style really worked for me.

    I did not push too far into post game, but I don't feel like I needed to in order to feel like I had gotten my money's worth.

    The story is simple, but effective.    … Expand
  8. KenardRios
    Mar 1, 2023
    9
    Simplesmente uma das melhores experiências Souls Lite que os videogames podem te oferecer. Design belíssimo, história belíssima, bem construído e atrativo. Gameplay Fluída e interessante. O único motivo para não ser um 10: Poucas mecânicas de combate aos bosses e o fato se que as armas que você coleta ao longo da jornada são descartáveis, dado que você pode zerar o jogo com umSimplesmente uma das melhores experiências Souls Lite que os videogames podem te oferecer. Design belíssimo, história belíssima, bem construído e atrativo. Gameplay Fluída e interessante. O único motivo para não ser um 10: Poucas mecânicas de combate aos bosses e o fato se que as armas que você coleta ao longo da jornada são descartáveis, dado que você pode zerar o jogo com um Guarda-chuva, entretanto, afora isso, Death's door é o jogo perfeito para quem está buscando entrar no mundo dos Souls Like. Recomendo muito!… Expand
  9. klaaz
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    A well-achieved gameplay, artistically beautiful coming to remember in its initial stretch to certain Studio Ghibli movies. A charismatic protagonist who compares you to an interesting story.
  10. Tampasco
    Jan 15, 2023
    8
    Um jogo com elementos Metroidvania, mas nem tanto. Com uma trilha sonora e visual incríveis, me fizeram zerar esse jogo com inimigos complicados e puzzles legais, curtinho mais bom.
    Nota Final: 8,2
  11. Udiba
    Dec 20, 2022
    9
    É bem difícil mas extremamente bom de explorar, com certeza vale o preço.
  12. Yabani
    Nov 1, 2022
    8
    Güzel bir izometrik oyun. Bazı yerlerinde gerçekten zorlayıcı olabiliyor. Düşman çeşitlliği iyi, oynanışı iyi ama daha iyi olabilirdi.
  13. EVIL_UJIN
    Oct 15, 2022
    8
    Ворона? Реально боец-ворона со светящимся мечом?? Сразу взял.
  14. superbanne
    Aug 18, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. zelda meets dark souls! Till the credits roll the game is a strong 9. the battles are challenging but fair and the gameplay overall is tight. but in the postgame the game doesnt tell you where to go and what to do. turns out, you need to collect everything to see the „true ending“, which is tedious and a downer for such a good game!… Expand
  15. verdammte
    Jul 27, 2022
    10
    I absolutely love this game. The reflections are wonderful, the music is beautiful (and I'm a professionally trained, classical musician as well as developer), and the gameplay is fun. I'm enjoying the story so far too. It's entrancing.

    I couldn't recommend this more.
  16. Dudeman15
    May 5, 2022
    10
    Gameplay is great, Music is awesome, Story is interesting. I highly recommend this game to any Zelda fans.

    The game is hard but not punitive at all, you restart almost exactly where you died so you can reattempt right away. No **** of getting to the place you died to get back the experience you lost. The length is great as well, count something like 10 hours for main + extra. What    Gameplay is great, Music is awesome, Story is interesting. I highly recommend this game to any Zelda fans.

    The game is hard but not punitive at all, you restart almost exactly where you died so you can reattempt right away. No **** of getting to the place you died to get back the experience you lost.
    The length is great as well, count something like 10 hours for main + extra.

    What are you waiting for? Play this gem.    … Expand
  17. Leo_Manzano
    Apr 21, 2022
    8
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  18. RedRody
    Mar 17, 2022
    9
    Amazing art, music and concept. It´s like Bastion but a bit more darker. A must play game for those with Gamepass. Enjoyed! Its hard enought and have a lot of secrets to explore.
  19. Mandulum
    Mar 14, 2022
    8
    A fun game that's easy on the eyes. Doesn't overstay its welcome with a reasonable length.

    Date Completed: 2022-03-12
    Playtime: 10h
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: Great art, fun combat, challenging at times. What's not to like?
  20. ShiverinEskimo
    Feb 22, 2022
    10
    Barely 15 minutes in and I was hooked right until the end. Rarely a game that presents so simple, delivers such depth. Just the perfect level of difficulty to punish you for mistiming and mistakes, but not to make you walk away in disgust. The humour throughout is charming too. An absolute gem of a game.
  21. ArnoldTheG
    Feb 20, 2022
    8
    Death's Door is a fun experience. I don't usually play games of this type but when this game released it caught my eye and I eventually played it.
  22. PewPewMcP
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Outstanding Zelda-like. Pretty visuals, sweeping soundtrack, levels chok-filled with secrets, likeable cast and tight combat with excellent enemy designs make this a hallmark videogame that sits up there with the best 2D Zeldas, Crosscode and Hyper Light Drifter. Special mention to excellent visual cueing in terms of little things, like cracks on the enemy showing how much damage they'veOutstanding Zelda-like. Pretty visuals, sweeping soundtrack, levels chok-filled with secrets, likeable cast and tight combat with excellent enemy designs make this a hallmark videogame that sits up there with the best 2D Zeldas, Crosscode and Hyper Light Drifter. Special mention to excellent visual cueing in terms of little things, like cracks on the enemy showing how much damage they've taken and constant breadcrumbing that entices players to regularly go off the beaten path. It even does that Metroidvania thing where it encourages you to return to previous areas with newly acquired traversal abilities to find new secrets. Combat is a little restrictive in that they really want you to commit to an "Attack-Attack-Dodge" sort of cadence, but that doesn't stop it from being solid. Cannot recommend it enough. If this is your first 2D Zelda-like, I envy you.… Expand
  23. ultimateAnde
    Jan 24, 2022
    9
    - Ost muito boa, e que acelera o coração durante as batalhas.
    - Mapas bem construídos e com muitos atalhos para facilitar a locomoção durante o gameplay.
    - Chefes memoráveis e novas dinâmicas de gameplay a cada local novo visitado.
    Recomendado e estou atrás dos 1000G
  24. belkinserge
    Jan 14, 2022
    10
    A true minimalistic ghibli-style piece of art with a sense of humor on death and souls. With a well established combo system, power-ups and truly entertaining solo gaming and intense boss fights. A very well established system of boss health level indication. Music is another sticking factor, you will come back just to listen to it. Im sure you will have this OST with you for quite aA true minimalistic ghibli-style piece of art with a sense of humor on death and souls. With a well established combo system, power-ups and truly entertaining solo gaming and intense boss fights. A very well established system of boss health level indication. Music is another sticking factor, you will come back just to listen to it. Im sure you will have this OST with you for quite a while. Avarice theme is a masterpiece as a whole and it’s so intense for a fights we have inside of chests. A truly game of a year for me.… Expand
  25. Flosora
    Jan 7, 2022
    8
    Death's Door is a widely impressive game made by a studio of only 2 people, which looks and feels incredibly polished ! It is a mix of Hack-N-Slash action a la Diablo combined with some exploration and puzzle inspired from Zelda games. Combat plays great and will definitely challenge you. Although quite simple in it's recipe, it remains incredibly effective. It might be lacking a bit inDeath's Door is a widely impressive game made by a studio of only 2 people, which looks and feels incredibly polished ! It is a mix of Hack-N-Slash action a la Diablo combined with some exploration and puzzle inspired from Zelda games. Combat plays great and will definitely challenge you. Although quite simple in it's recipe, it remains incredibly effective. It might be lacking a bit in terms of variety of skills and combos at your disposal, but nevertheless, you will never feel bored while engaging in Death's Door combat. Hours will pass like a breeze as you play through the 8 to 10 hours amount of content present in the game, with an additional end game that will entertain you for an additional couple of hours. For those that appreciate a good soundtrack, your ears will be more than satisfied here, as the music really makes the beautiful art direction of the game and slick animations come to an even brighter life. Overall, I highly recommend Death's Door for anyone looking for a really sharp and high quality action adventure top view hack N Slash with a charming story and really high production value, you won't regret giving it a chance !… Expand
  26. Zquaranteneuf
    Dec 30, 2021
    9
    Not a fan of games with isometric cameras, but I gotta say, this game had a way to pull me in and never let me go. It's incredibly charming. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but everything it does, it does expertly (hence the 9/10).

    The characters are interesting, the combat is engaging, the artstyle is gorgeous, and the exploration is very satisfying (with lots of secrets and intricate    Not a fan of games with isometric cameras, but I gotta say, this game had a way to pull me in and never let me go. It's incredibly charming. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but everything it does, it does expertly (hence the 9/10).

    The characters are interesting, the combat is engaging, the artstyle is gorgeous, and the exploration is very satisfying (with lots of secrets and intricate puzzles to solve!). You can feel a great attention to detail everywhere. The bosses and enemies are well crafted and varied, keeping you on your toes during combat without ever becoming too difficult. In fact, the difficulty of everything (fighting, puzzles, etc.) is insanely well balanced and fair. Oh, and the music! THE MUSIC!!!

    The game could be described as a mix of Zelda, Ori, and Dark Souls (sprinkled with bits of mystery solving!) but really finds a way to be unique. It's one of those gems that make you go "ah HA!" all the time as you figure stuff out.. so it's hard to put the controller down :P It's just that fun.

    Highly recommend!    … Expand
  27. Rubbish
    Dec 17, 2021
    8
    I've been looking for a new game to fill void of games like Hollow Knight and Ori, and this was exactly what I was looking for. Is it exactly like either of those games, no it's unique and stands on its own but its almost like they had a top-down view baby. Like HK and Ori, its incredibly polished for an indie game, with a stunning visual style, great music, fun characters and tight,I've been looking for a new game to fill void of games like Hollow Knight and Ori, and this was exactly what I was looking for. Is it exactly like either of those games, no it's unique and stands on its own but its almost like they had a top-down view baby. Like HK and Ori, its incredibly polished for an indie game, with a stunning visual style, great music, fun characters and tight, satisfying movement and combat.
    The story is solid and intriguing without it being too store or exposition heavy. The enemy variety is decent, the bosses were all fun and unique as was the area design. Overall the difficulty level was good for me, those looking for a harder challenge might be disappointed though. There were lots of hidden secrets to find and some puzzles but none were too crazy hard, plus the game gives you hints for the more important hidden locations.
    Critiques would be that the new weapons you pick up weren't all that enticing and i think most people will likely stick mostly to the sword. A map system might have been nice but for the most part, i didn't feel i needed one too much. Its also a relatively short game, depending on skill level, whether you use guides at all and completion % and whether you go for the second ending I think most players can probably get at least 1 ending in between 10-20ish hours and at least for me I'm not sure it will have that much replayability. That being said every hour I did have in the game was fantastic so I absolutely think its still great value.    … Expand
  28. KIrillooss
    Dec 9, 2021
    8
    Великолепная игра с классной боёвкой, красивым оформлением и прикольным сюжетом. Боссы классные, кроме ебанутого ворона на котором у тебя уебанская камера, которая двигается и из-за этого ты не можешь нормально прицелиться, а ещё он дамажит своим тело, что как по мне пережиток игр с денди и в современных играх такое как по мне не нужно, я просто ненавижу это и пофиг что он как бы бежит наВеликолепная игра с классной боёвкой, красивым оформлением и прикольным сюжетом. Боссы классные, кроме ебанутого ворона на котором у тебя уебанская камера, которая двигается и из-за этого ты не можешь нормально прицелиться, а ещё он дамажит своим тело, что как по мне пережиток игр с денди и в современных играх такое как по мне не нужно, я просто ненавижу это и пофиг что он как бы бежит на тебя, меня всё равно бесит, а так же финальный босс нечестный, потому что ты его долбишь большой участок пути, но потом тебе надо заново снять с него всё здоровье, что мне очень не нравится. Если бы не это, то впечатление у меня было бы значительно лучше… Expand
  29. Darkmatj20
    Nov 23, 2021
    10
    There's 2 reviews both giving this game a 0/10 and simultaneously recommending it, lmao
  30. LuanV
    Oct 31, 2021
    8
    Death's Door é um dos jogos independentes mais charmosos que já joguei. O estilo artístico e o design não só dos mundos, mas também dos personagens, traz uma ambientação muito única e aconchegante ao jogo, tornando uma experiência muito prazerosa de se jogar do começo ao fim.

    As mecânicas utilizadas e o game design feito no jogo é claramente inspirado em The Legend of Zelda,    Death's Door é um dos jogos independentes mais charmosos que já joguei. O estilo artístico e o design não só dos mundos, mas também dos personagens, traz uma ambientação muito única e aconchegante ao jogo, tornando uma experiência muito prazerosa de se jogar do começo ao fim.

    As mecânicas utilizadas e o game design feito no jogo é claramente inspirado em The Legend of Zelda, principalmente quando se trata das versões com câmera isométrica. No entanto, apesar de ser uma ótima inspiração, a falta de inventividade em determinadas situações, algo tão distante na franquia começada por Miyamoto, acaba pecando na experiência. E olha que estamos falando de um jogo que em média você zerará em oito horas.

    Todavia, apesar dessa falta de criatividade, o level design no geral funciona muito bem. E por incrível que pareça, a história do jogo é bem desenvolvida, conseguindo desenvolver mensagens muito interessantes. Outro ponto de destaque é a trilha sonora, onde facilmente entraria nas melhores do ano. Portanto, recomendo.    … Expand
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#23 Best PC Game of 2021
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#33 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 58
  3. Negative: 0 out of 58
  1. Gamersky
    Dec 20, 2021
    86
    Death's Door builds a world that fully engages players in exploration, and it looks somewhat like an excellent fusion of The Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls series. Although the ability design of this game is somewhat lacking in new ideas and the volume of levels is slightly insufficient, it is an excellent work that cannot be missed for any fan of independent games.
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  2. GamesHub
    Dec 13, 2021
    100
    From the distinct, sprawling domains of your three primary marks, to the adorably avian way your crow tilts and juts their head around, the game never misses a moment to delight you with some new wonder, and just when you think it’s run out of surprises; whether it’s a new tune, a beautiful vignette, or a quiet moment of empathy, it’s always got something else tucked underneath its wing.
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  3. Atomix
    Nov 12, 2021
    90
    Despite not doing much in terms of innovation, coupled with a pair of odd framerate issues, Death's Door is a fantastic indie game that seems to do almost everything right. A precise combat, gorgeous environments and a mysterious yet beautiful world, make this an experience you simply can't miss.
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