Death's Door

 Xbox One
Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Video Chums
    Jul 24, 2021
    74
    As a game reviewer, I assumed I was bad at games so how on earth did I find Death's Door to be an unchallenging and somewhat unsatisfying experience? Whatever the reason, it's still a good game and I enjoyed mercilessly slaughtering its unique bosses.

Awards & Rankings

3
#3 Best Xbox One Game of 2021
9
#9 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2021

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User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 57
  3. Negative: 10 out of 57
  1. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 4, 2021
    8
    Death’s Door
    Dark Crows
    Deaths Door is a legend of Zelda like dungeon crawler where you play as a crow, out to reap some souls… infact youre    Death’s Door
    Dark Crows
    Deaths Door is a legend of Zelda like dungeon crawler where you play as a crow, out to reap some souls… infact youre given a target of 3 giant souls to go harvest, but getting to these 3 targets is no easy task…
    First youre equipped with a sword, you go through this door and youre off on your adventure..
    One that is highly skill based, this game is difficult, it will test you.. but it’s a fun difficult, it isn’t frustrating.. Deaths Door is highly beatable with patience.. you kill enemies, youl lfind keyholes that you can activate creating a door or a checkpoint, you can go through this door to regain your health as well as spend your collected souls on upgrading you character, making them stronger or faster, youll be going through what feels like convoluted mazes, again collecting souls, throwing switches, youll find seeds that you can plant in these pots to regain health as well, but if you die you restart at the last door you opened.. which thankfully isn’t too far away.. the game does a great job at spacing these doors out and allowing you to unlock shortcuts as you progress souls style.. and thankfully you do keep all of your souls even if you die, you don’t have to go recollect them.. but this game is great, its fast, its fluent, it demands patience, it demands learning enemies and their attack patterns.. never feeling cheap except for one enemy you fight a couple of times… that enemy is garbage and feels almost random.. but other than him, I loved deaths door, I loved climbing through these dungeons, collecting souls, freeing trapped souls, taking down bosses, getting to the games main targets, all of which are filled with such great charm, this is a really great world put together here.. my only gripe with deaths door however is just how in general “linear” has become a word of sin in the games industry and indie teams cant help themselves but make every level of every game feel like a giant overwhelming puzzle and maze.. and deaths door is no exception.. im fine with climbing ladders, figuring out routes, breaking walls, creating shortcuts, collecting keys, unlocking gates, backtrack and do what I have to do.. but when that’s the entire game, its exhausting, its tiring, it discourages me from wanting to press on… I need a break.. give me just one linear section now and then, please.. I have a tiny brain, I cant be doing puzzles and mazes for 10 hours straight, I nearly died myself.
    Jokes aside, Deaths Door is a really special game that deserves your attention, but be warned, there will be moments if youre anything like me, where the game will just throw up on your screen and overwhelm you with all there seems to do to be able to move on.. and a lack of any sort of map doesn’t help in this feeling..
    I give Deaths Door
    an 8/10    … Full Review »
  2. MonrealProSinon
    Jul 23, 2021
    10
    one of the best inovative games ever realy cool and fun all around the challenge is well worth it
  3. Matkdark
    Oct 13, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Hermoso juego y sonidos ,me encanto desde que lo vi en tráiler no me disecciono la compra recomendado… Full Review »
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