Death Road to Canada

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11

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  1. deneb006
    May 15, 2018
    10
    This is the perfect couch coop game. Seriously, you have to play this. It is so fun! It is a survival game, you know... that zombie apocalypse thing, but it's not too dark, gloomy or depressing like all other survival games. This one is silly and fun. Sure, you are serious about making it to Canada and you don't want to be eaten by zombies... but the humor in this game is somethingThis is the perfect couch coop game. Seriously, you have to play this. It is so fun! It is a survival game, you know... that zombie apocalypse thing, but it's not too dark, gloomy or depressing like all other survival games. This one is silly and fun. Sure, you are serious about making it to Canada and you don't want to be eaten by zombies... but the humor in this game is something special. If you have any sort of sense of humor you will laugh a lot during your journey to the great white north.

    The music is great, very catchy tunes. They get a little bit more stressful during night time (as it should be) but overall the songs are just upbeat and I like them.

    You can create custom characters for your friends and family members. You may encounter these characters during your road trips, they will join your group and try to survive with you. It's great fun. You may recruit dogs, cats or other animals to assist you in your deadly trip.

    Most of the time you will NOT succeed and you will die. When your whole party has been killed it is GAME OVER and you have to start over from the beginning. Personally this is exactly what i enjoy with the roguelike genre. You have to be 100% committed because you know you have just one shot. If you fail, it's too bad, try again! But don't worry because dying in this game may be a little bit frustrating but not that much. It's all about the journey. Crazy stuff happens, your best buddy dies, your main character dies, the dog you recruited earlier becomes the only survivor left... then he drives the car, fight bandits, loot grocery stores and ultimately get killed in an unforgiving siege near the Canadian border. Victory was so close. Dang it! That was awesome anyway, let's try again.

    It's a unique game that might not be for everyone. If you like a games offering a relatively hard challenge, if you like the concept of perma-death, if you like randomly and procedurally generated content... then by all means stop what you are doing and buy this game.    … Expand
  2. Ridleymain
    Dec 20, 2020
    8
    This game is quirky and funny and I really enjoy playing this when I have nothing else to do. The game can be either really easy or ridiculously hard depending on the mode you select. It's a fun game.
  3. MickeyFinn
    Jun 7, 2023
    1
    Seems fun at first, the humor, the music, the combat and looting r ok. BUT you can lose everything, team, supplies, on some random event. That's just unplayable, a waste of time

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#78 Best PS4 Game of 2018

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. TheSixthAxis
    Aug 9, 2018
    80
    A really enjoyable and successful roguelite. The usual conventions and trappings of the genre are well suited to both the setting and the presentation of the game, and the novel adaptations of the old Oregon Trail conventions add a great layer of strategy and randomness to the mix.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 5, 2018
    70
    Frequent death promotes experimentation with an impressive collection of weaponry and party member traits, making this great for a quick trip and less something for lengthy sessions. [Issue#150, p.94]
  3. Meristation
    May 22, 2018
    75
    Death Road to Canada is a blast for short runs and a great combination of genres like survival-horror or RPG. As a roguelite, each game is unpredictable, sometimes even too much. It is possible that its extreme randomness doesn't like to every player, but Death Road to Canada is a guaranteed purchase for roguelite fans.
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