Death's Gambit: Afterlife

 Switch
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. GameSpew
    Oct 13, 2021
    90
    If you have a Switch and love metroidvania games or revel in brutal combat, Death’s Gambit: Afterlife deserves your attention. With its beautiful visuals, pleasant soundtrack and enjoyable gameplay, it’s pretty much the full package. Only the crushing nature of the combat will be a bone of contention here for some, but others will love it.
  2. Nintenderos
    Apr 6, 2022
    80
    A game with a beautiful dark pixel art aesthetic. With different classes to arrange your style of play. It fails in certain combat mechanics, such as dodging.
  3. Switch Player
    Oct 29, 2021
    80
    White Rabbit should be commended for the approach to Death’s Gambit: Afterlife. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, a fantastic Souls-like Metroidvania has been born. It deserves to be played for this alone, but thankfully it stands on its own merits too.
  5. Pure Nintendo
    Oct 18, 2021
    80
    Death’s Gambit’s Afterlife is a creative 2D platform that has incredible level and character design. The start menu and actual combat instructions could be more detailed, but all in all, it’s a very good game.
  6. TouchArcade
    Oct 6, 2021
    80
    Death’s Gambit: Afterlife makes a number of additions and improvements to the base game, while maintaining the qualities that earned it a lot of fans on other platforms. The combat is fun and deep enough to keep you engaged, and the platforming and other action elements are well-handled. I also really enjoy the game’s presentation, with some excellent pixel art and great audio. On the whole, it doesn’t venture too far outside of the increasingly established lines of this particular sub-genre, but it does everything it does well enough that it should be of interest to anyone who enjoys 2D Souls-likes.
  7. CGMagazine
    Oct 26, 2021
    70
    I cannot deny that Death’s Gambit Afterlife is a well made, well executed game, but it genuinely isn’t for me.
  8. Cubed3
    Dec 10, 2021
    60
    In terms of content, Death's Gambit justifies a purchase, especially now with Death's Gambit: Afterlife, and the new stuff that it has added, along with some refining here and there. Having said that, this is probably a big, nicely designed, fun… ok. It's an ok blend of the exploration found in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, served along a combat philosophy, and an overall vibe that takes its cue from Dark Souls. Nothing is bad, but nothing is great either. Ok. Fans of either "genres" can find better metroidvania/soulslike cocktails nowadays.

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 55
  3. Negative: 9 out of 55
  1. Snake257
    Oct 2, 2021
    10
    Aboutsolutely BEAUTIFUL. This game is such a joy to play. The artwork in this game is nothing short of amazing. Colorful and full of life ,Aboutsolutely BEAUTIFUL. This game is such a joy to play. The artwork in this game is nothing short of amazing. Colorful and full of life , yet dark and depressing atmosphere. The combat is crisp and fun, skill tree is fleshed out and rewarding, progression system is more than functional. There are certain games that you pick up when you aren't sure if you enjoy it enough to keep playing it, but you better believe that this is not one of those times. Highly recommend!… Full Review »
  2. Florpldorp
    Oct 8, 2021
    10
    They took a solid/good game in the base Death's Gambit and improved everything. The story is much more compelling now, and most of theThey took a solid/good game in the base Death's Gambit and improved everything. The story is much more compelling now, and most of the gameplay systems have seen some kind of polishing/tuning/rebuilding. Truly a great metroidvania. Fun combat, tons of secrets to find, multiple endings, multiple classes. This will keep you busy for a while, and you'll have a blast the whole time. And all of those improvements from over 2 years of work as a totally free patch to existing users? Wow! Get it, you won't regret it.… Full Review »
  3. lecastlevania
    Oct 8, 2021
    10
    Why is the user score so low? This is literally the best game I’ve played in years. If you like castlevania style games you need to buy thisWhy is the user score so low? This is literally the best game I’ve played in years. If you like castlevania style games you need to buy this game right now!… Full Review »
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