dead run
- July 10, 2020
- Sokpop Collective
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Reviews
- The game creates a compelling sense of isolation and immersion in a vast, empty world, enhancing the post-apocalyptic atmosphere.
- The artistic minimal graphics and stylistic design contribute to a unique visual experience.
- For those who enjoy meditative gameplay and exploration, it can be a relaxing experience if approached with the right mindset.
- The driving mechanics are poorly designed, making navigation frustrating and often leading to glitches.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs, including issues with saving, loading, and disappearing vehicles, which severely impact gameplay.
- Gameplay is overly simplistic and can feel monotonous, with scarce resources and a lack of meaningful objectives.
- gameplay7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
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 a mediocre experience filled with bugs and repetitive tasks focused on basic survival 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.”
“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.”
“Not only is it full of bugs, the gameplay is boring and monotonous.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The graphics are characterized by a simplistic yet stylistic 3D design that some users find visually appealing, despite noting occasional issues. The artistic minimalism effectively conveys a desolate atmosphere, featuring empty cities, abandoned vehicles, and a stark, lifeless environment.
“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.”
“Graphics are pretty in a stylistic way, but screwy.”
“Those aforementioned graphics are also screwy.”
- music4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, enhancing the tense atmosphere and complementing the sense of isolation, though it can become repetitive over extended play sessions. However, players note a lack of options to manage sound settings, which may detract from the experience for some. Overall, the soundtrack is appreciated for its ability to create an immersive environment.
“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.”
“While I liked the music, it can be tiresome after a long time.”
“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).”
“The tense music, the scarcity of supplies, the long stretches of wilderness, and the uncertainty of zombie attacks create an overwhelming atmosphere.”
“There are no options to manage sounds and music.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find "Dead Run" to evoke a deep emotional response, highlighting its ability to inspire imagination and convey a sense of insignificance in a vast post-apocalyptic world, a quality they wish more games would achieve.
“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.”
