Death's Door

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 239 Ratings

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

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  1. iamthewizard2
    Jul 23, 2021
    10
    I never played The Legend of Zelda as a kid so I feel like this game more than makes up for it as an adult. Wonderful smooth gameplay, puzzles and combat. Art style is fantastic and the music is just so well done. Just make sure ya got a controller! 10/10
  2. 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.
  3. ThunderRam
    Jul 26, 2021
    10
    It's one of those games where you cant stop playing it until you 100% it. Played on my 2 days off and about 14 hours of gameplay. The music is literally SO SO good. I'd play it just to listen to the soundtrack but everything else is cherry on top. Good balanced gameplay, great art design, lots of secrets to find, bosses are really fun and super well designed. The only thing that keeps itIt's one of those games where you cant stop playing it until you 100% it. Played on my 2 days off and about 14 hours of gameplay. The music is literally SO SO good. I'd play it just to listen to the soundtrack but everything else is cherry on top. Good balanced gameplay, great art design, lots of secrets to find, bosses are really fun and super well designed. The only thing that keeps it from being absolute perfection is a lack of a map. You are going to waste about 1 hour of game time just trying to figure out where you are. 9.9 stars for me.… Expand
  4. MonrealProSinon
    Jul 23, 2021
    10
    Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down
  5. 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
  6. koala_kid
    Jul 26, 2021
    10
    wow - this indie game is incredible!! It has such an amazing art style and the music is fantastic!
    Love the gameplay, the world design and mostly everything on this game - LOVE IT!!
  7. solitos
    Jul 29, 2021
    10
    Excellent atmosphere and gameplay. Map design is insanely good with all these shortcuts and connections. Music soundtracks are BEAUTIFUL, cant wait for a DLC
  8. chokkaku
    Jul 23, 2021
    10
    A simply beautiful game, with beautiful music. Simply made with a lot of love and affection, I really hope it has a DLC or sequel.
  9. 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.
  10. Darkmatj20
    Nov 23, 2021
    10
    There's 2 reviews both giving this game a 0/10 and simultaneously recommending it, lmao
  11. Nova38
    Jul 22, 2021
    10
    Excelente gameplay y Excelente lore, uno de los mejores indie que eh jugado en toda mi vida y solo hago la reseña por que se lo merece C:

    10/10
  12. Zummandriel
    Jul 24, 2021
    10
    Death's Door is one of those titles that go from less to more; it starts hinting and as the hours go by they unleash their true potential. It's a very enjoyable experience, halfway between the most traditional adventures and the characteristic elements of more demanding action games. It is not perfect -we miss a greater number of dungeons and bosses-, but it hits the mark in almostDeath's Door is one of those titles that go from less to more; it starts hinting and as the hours go by they unleash their true potential. It's a very enjoyable experience, halfway between the most traditional adventures and the characteristic elements of more demanding action games. It is not perfect -we miss a greater number of dungeons and bosses-, but it hits the mark in almost everything it does. A pleasant surprise.… Expand
  13. GaeloxLex
    Jul 24, 2021
    10
    Death's doors is amazing. it has a solid gameplay. It is a pleasant experience well accomplished. Xbox and the gamer community occupy more games like this

    the setting is very good, immersive in the world that Death's Door
  14. Fo_Que_Rico
    Jul 22, 2021
    10
    A masterpiece , can win the GOTY 2021 , the art and melody is beatiful. You need to play this GAME!
  15. Alex2005123
    Jul 24, 2021
    10
    Great game 10/10 looking forward to trying it, looks very fire and very fun to play.
  16. DeathGoreX
    Jul 21, 2021
    10
    Excelente uma historia que te hará reflexionar, hermoso y gran trabajo para ser un equipo tan pequeño
  17. Alanado
    Jul 22, 2021
    10
    Death door é um jogo muito bom com boa jogabilidade,trilha sonora e uma boa história vale a pena dar uma olhada no jogo.
  18. Pedrodelagado
    Jul 23, 2021
    10
    Super bien ! Game play original et très bonnes sensations manettes en main. Très joli en plus
  19. Luquitass
    Jul 24, 2021
    10
    Excelente su jugabilidad y banda sonora, un nivel artístico bastante elevado para un juego sin demasiado presupuesto, de los mejorcitos indies que he jugada hasta la fecha aunque mejoraría su hubiera un tipo de dificultad mas alta.
  20. ySurtido
    Jul 24, 2021
    10
    Un excelente juego que todo lo que hace lo hace bien. Sin duda alguna fuerte candidato a goty indie de este año.
  21. Ghaith1
    Jul 25, 2021
    10
    Best indie game I have played this year so far, the background music legit on
  22. Phantomkilo88
    Jul 31, 2021
    10
    If you enjoy the zelda series you will love this game. Similar but enough difference to be it’s own thing
  23. Mr_Robot_
    Aug 1, 2021
    10
    This is the best game I've played in a very long time. Death's Door wears its influences on its sleeve but never outright plagiarizes. The art direction and music are incredible and the gameplay is fun and challenging. I'm so blown away by every moment. I love this game.
  24. danilolokis
    Aug 11, 2021
    10
    this game is like you put dark souls + undertale and add isometric camera + metroidvania and blend it all together...IT'S A MASTERPIECE , the bosses, the npcs, the lore, the gameplay, THE MUSIC everything is just perfect, i just wanted a NG+ or a secret optional final boss like sans for the "hardcore" players, the final boss was too easy for me : /
  25. ABYSSWALK3R
    Sep 26, 2021
    10
    Has atleast 15 hours of gameplay. Charming art syle reminds me of Windwaker with combat that is somewhere in between a Souls game and a Zelda game.
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. Underpants158
    Jul 26, 2021
    9
    I heard this game compared to Zelda and Dark Souls, two game series I've never got into. However I absolutely adore this game. Tonally I enjoy the whimsy mixed with dark sensibilities, I honestly wish there were more story beats to the game because I greatly enjoyed the writing. In a couple of the boss areas the bosses make multiple appearances to talk to you and that gives them so muchI heard this game compared to Zelda and Dark Souls, two game series I've never got into. However I absolutely adore this game. Tonally I enjoy the whimsy mixed with dark sensibilities, I honestly wish there were more story beats to the game because I greatly enjoyed the writing. In a couple of the boss areas the bosses make multiple appearances to talk to you and that gives them so much more personality. The gameplay has been "meh"ed. (Yes, I used "meh" as a verb). I very much disagree with that sentiment. When people say that they are saying there isn't much innovation in the gameplay from start to finish. Which is completely true. You do get extra abilities but they are more for puzzle solving and getting around/through terrain. However the combat is very solid and challenging at times. My right hand thumb is in quite sore from the tension of those boss fights and room challenges.

    DETAILS: You are a silent protagonist , a crow tasked with soul retrieval. In the very beginning you lose a soul and essentially you will die eventually unless you get it back. Also you in an afterworld of sorts? Maybe this is purgatory? I'm not exactly sure. In order to get it back you need to open death's door which only the power of three giant souls will accomplish. The checkpoint system is very well done imo. Your hub area, where you upgrade stuff and occasionally find story side information in is linked to the explorey/fighty world by doors that you uncover as you travel. Between uncovering doors the area between doors is shortened by releasing gates/ladders/etc so if you die it doesn't take too much time to get back to where you were. Also there is no map, which I am told is a Dark Souls thing. This isn't too frustrating as the world feels connected enough for it to be memorable. However because there are some metroidvania elements it would have been nice to mark places you want to go back to once you get the upgrades to traverse the area. Also, the game uses terminology "North, West, etc" but it's a little confusing to tell where directions are because there is no compass and the world is on an angle. It's not super confusing. You can figure out that North is actually Northwest on your screen. Just an itty bitty gripe.

    Overall I highly recommend this game. Definitely going on my top favorite games of all time somewhere.    … Expand
  29. Blindman
    Oct 9, 2021
    9
    9/10

    Fun, plays well, great visuals and sound. Recommended!

    Didn't know anything about it in advance, pleasantly surprised. clocked 4h on day 1 and happy to get back into it asap.
  30. MurphyBrandon
    Jul 24, 2021
    9
    Death's Door is an action adventure game that is viewed from an isometric perspective. It has a great balance of exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat. The level design, in particular, was a nice surprise to me. Paths and shortcuts intersected conveniently. I think the absence of a map is fine as long as you're paying attention to where you've been. The combat and the puzzles are bothDeath's Door is an action adventure game that is viewed from an isometric perspective. It has a great balance of exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat. The level design, in particular, was a nice surprise to me. Paths and shortcuts intersected conveniently. I think the absence of a map is fine as long as you're paying attention to where you've been. The combat and the puzzles are both straightforward while also providing enough nuance and challenge to give a feeling of satisfaction.… 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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