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dead run

30%Game Brain Score
music, emotional
gameplay, graphics
51% User Score Based on 32 reviews

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"Dead Run" is an action-survival game set in a post-apocalyptic Earth. You must scavenge for resources and drive across the fully explorable globe to find the source of a mysterious radio signal. With a day-night cycle and the option for exploration without health and hunger concerns, the game offers at least an hour of gameplay and endless exploration.

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51%
Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews
music4 positive mentions
gameplay4 negative mentions
  • The game creates a compelling sense of isolation and immersion in a vast, empty world.
  • The artistic minimal graphics and chill atmosphere contribute to a unique vibe.
  • For those who enjoy meditative experiences, the game can be relaxing and thought-provoking.
  • The driving mechanics are poorly designed, making navigation frustrating and difficult.
  • The game is plagued by numerous bugs, including issues with loading and disappearing vehicles.
  • Gameplay is repetitive and lacks depth, often leading to boredom and a feeling of unfulfillment.
  • gameplay
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized as simplistic and monotonous, with players expressing frustration over poor driving mechanics and a lack of engaging content. While the game offers a vast world for exploration, it ultimately delivers only a limited and repetitive experience, often marred by bugs. Overall, it lacks depth and complexity, focusing instead on basic survival tasks and car upgrades.

    • “The gameplay is very simple; you're searching for basic survival resources, putting simple upgrades in your car and driving to the next point.”
    • “Don't expect anything deep mechanics-wise, but it's effective for what the game is going for.”
    • “The driving mechanic is the worst I've ever had the displeasure of trying.”
    • “Not only is it full of bugs, the gameplay is boring and monotonous.”
    • “The description of '1+ hour of gameplay and endless exploration' is strangely fitting; you could pour days of your life into this game and come away with no more than an hour's worth of mediocre gameplay, stretched across millions of miles of empty roads and nondescript box buildings.”
  • graphics
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are described as stylistically pretty yet simplistic, featuring a 3D aesthetic that some users find appealing despite its flaws. The artistic minimalism effectively conveys a desolate atmosphere, with empty cities and abandoned landscapes contributing to the game's overall mood. However, there are mentions of the graphics being "screwy," indicating inconsistencies or issues in execution.

    • “I liked the artistic minimal graphic and the dead world, full of empty cities and woods, abandoned cars on the road and dead bodies, etc.”
    • “The graphics are pretty in a stylistic way.”
    • “The graphics are 3D but also very simplistic, in a sort of pretty, stylistic way.”
    • “Those aforementioned graphics are also screwy.”
    • “Graphics are pretty in a stylistic way, but screwy.”
  • music
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is described as tense and atmospheric, effectively enhancing the feeling of isolation and uncertainty in the wilderness. However, some players find it can become tiresome over extended play sessions, and there are no options to manage sound settings. Overall, while the music is appreciated, its repetitive nature may detract from the experience for some players.

    • “If you like the washed out watercolor look and want to zone out to some cool music and bask in the isolation of an empty world, it's worth a shot at the price point.”
    • “The tense music enhances the atmosphere, creating a sense of urgency and suspense as I navigate through the wilderness.”
    • “While I liked the music, it can become tiresome after a long time.”
    • “No options to manage sounds and music.”
    • “The tense music, the scarcity of supplies, the long stretches of wilderness, the not knowing if zombies might attack me (there’s a health bar, so there must be something that can lower it).”
  • emotional
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find "Dead Run" to evoke a profound emotional response, highlighting its ability to make them feel small and insignificant in a vast post-apocalyptic world. This unique emotional depth is praised as a standout feature that they wish more games in the genre would emulate.

    • “Dead Run made me feel and imagine a lot of things that I wish more post-apocalyptic games would.”
    • “No game made me feel so small and insignificant (in a good way) as this one.”

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