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Death or Treat

There are more polished, quality roguelites out there that will engage you for a longer period than Death or Treat, but that says less about its own achievements and more about the incredibly high bar set by its predecessors.
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56%Game Brain Score
gameplay, graphics
grinding, music
69% User Score Based on 29 reviews
Critic Score 57%Based on 10 reviews

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Death or Treat is a single player hack and slash game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Saona Studios and was released on May 11, 2023. It received neutral reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

“Death or Treat” is an action rogue-lite, Hack and Slash and 2D with traditional animations and handpainted environments.You will play as Scary, the owner of Ghost Mart. The Halloween spirit is missing. Join Scary to save HallowTown.

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Audience ScoreBased on 29 reviews
gameplay6 positive mentions
grinding5 negative mentions
  • Beautiful, charming and detailed Halloween-themed artwork and animations with a distinctive cartoon style.
  • Fun, accessible gameplay with a good variety of weapons, upgrades, and an entertaining storyline full of humor.
  • Well-designed levels and bosses that provide a satisfying challenge and contribute to an enjoyable roguelite experience.
  • Controls and combat mechanics feel floaty, sluggish, and unpolished, with issues like lack of attack cancellation and inconsistent combos.
  • Gameplay becomes repetitive and grindy due to low item drop rates and the need to farm resources multiple times.
  • Technical problems including frequent crashes, frame rate drops, font readability issues, and poor performance on some platforms.
  • gameplay
    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of the game is generally described as simple and initially enjoyable, with good controls, level design, and atmosphere. However, many reviewers find it repetitive and lacking depth, with unpolished mechanics and limited variety in gameplay styles, which diminishes long-term engagement despite the charming visuals.

    • “Very nice level design, atmosphere, comfortable gameplay, and mechanics of enemies and bosses.”
    • “The gameplay is fun but simple, and it's not a bad game to try if you've got a kid trying to get into roguelikes.”
    • “Gameplay wise, it's simple, but entertaining enough to go through the whole game for your first time and call it quits.”
    • “I beat the final boss and had no more gameplay at the 6 hour mark.”
    • “I wanted to get all of the achievements, but am considering giving up after another 12 hours of repetitive gameplay.”
    • “Death or Treat has a charming Halloween vibe, but its repetitive gameplay mechanics and awkward loot system make it hard to recommend compared to other roguelites.”
  • graphics
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics receive consistent praise for their beautiful, detailed, and charming hand-drawn art style, with high-quality animations and visually distinct areas enhancing the Halloween atmosphere. While the visuals are often described as a standout feature with a cohesive aesthetic, some users note the lack of clear visual cues for attacks and basic graphic options, preventing the graphics from fully elevating the overall experience.

    • “The graphics and animations are beautifully done, and the soundtrack is good too.”
    • “Art style is cool and detailed; all areas have their own look and feel to them.”
    • “The art style is really achieved, with a wide range of types of characters and visual animations.”
    • “When enemies attack, there's no graphic that lets the player know "this is an attack."”
    • “We have graphic options, a bit spartanic and including some resolutions, from HD (1280x720) to 4K (3840x2160) with six quality settings.”
    • “The price almost made me pass it up, but the art style eventually won me over.”
  • story
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is engaging and humorous, featuring a variety of unique enemies, bosses, and weapons that enhance the gameplay experience. While occasionally a bit confusing, the narrative is complemented by interesting characters and vibrant environments, offering great value for its price. Overall, the story is fun, accessible, and adds depth to the game.

    • “Story is interesting and fun with a lot of humor to it.”
    • “Overall for £19.99, has a cool story, enemies and bosses all have their own look, attacks, phases, and moves to learn in order to beat them. Characters you meet are cool and it is an easy pick up and play with cool weapons.”
    • “A lot of content for £19.99, has a cool story with cool enemies and fun bosses, and cool weapons that all have their own stats and feel.”
    • “Even though the story is a bit confusing, I dig the environments, the characters, and the combat.”
    • “The citizens are addicted to storyum from evil Mr. Fackerberg, boss of Faceboo!.”
  • humor
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its clever and frequent humor, including witty references and puns that enhance the fun storytelling. The funny character designs and animations contribute to a classic, lighthearted hack-and-slash experience. However, some find the in-game bots unintentionally amusing due to their lack of intelligence.

    • “The story is interesting and fun with a lot of humor to it.”
    • “Pumpkin Gates owns Necrosoft, a very clever and funny reference; there you can upgrade your three magic skills.”
    • “Death or Treat is both a perfect pun and an amazingly clever game; nice characters and funny draws and animation.”
  • grinding
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is notably extensive, requiring players to repeatedly farm enemies for low-drop-rate materials to unlock and upgrade weapons, spells, and fast travel options. This often leads to repetitive level reruns and a tedious experience, compounded by the lack of healing options during boss fights. Additionally, early scenario repetition and technical issues can further detract from the enjoyment.

    • “Grinding is required to obtain a lot of items for new weapons, spells, and abilities, including fast travel, so you don't have to start at the first stage.”
    • “The game is grindy because you need a lot of items to get new weapons, upgrade spells, and more, with no heal option in boss fights or generally.”
    • “You have to repeat levels countless times, farming enemies over and over while hoping for even common materials to upgrade, as drop rates are terribly low.”
  • music
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally described as good or satisfactory, complementing the overall experience without standing out significantly. Audio options are basic, limited mainly to volume controls for music and sound effects.

    • “The graphics and animations are beautifully done, and the soundtrack is good too.”
    • “We have graphic options, including some resolutions from HD (1280x720) to 4K (3840x2160) and six quality settings, with very basic audio options (music and SFX volume).”
    • “The music is alright as well.”
    • “Very basic audio options (music and SFX volume).”
    • “Only Mr. Jobs (not looking like Steve at all in his turtleneck) with his music, as well as the old Mr. Joe Bite Them who doesn't look like the current US president, and a few more ghosts (and a pattable doggy) are still here.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from poor optimization, with disastrous performance issues and unpolished controls. Frequent bugs, repetitive scenarios, and excessive grinding further detract from the overall experience.

    • “The control is not as polished as it should be and the performance is shameful.”
    • “It could be a simple passable game (5/10), without being able to compete with much better things like "Have a Nice Death," but acceptable at least, though the performance is disastrous.”
    • “A lot of grinding is required to unlock things, scenarios start repeating quite early on, plus there are annoying bugs and performance issues.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is praised for its charming hand-drawn artwork and immersive Halloween-themed design, creating a comfortable and engaging experience complemented by well-crafted level design and boss battles.

    • “Very nice level design, atmosphere, comfortable gameplay and mechanics of enemies and bosses.”
    • “Charming hand-drawn artwork, Halloween atmosphere, decent boss battles.”
  • character development
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users praise the character development for its charming and fun character designs, particularly highlighting the lead character. The appealing visuals and engaging world contribute to a memorable experience, complementing solid gameplay elements.

  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers good replayability, providing a challenging experience that keeps players engaged and entertained. While there are minor areas for improvement, the overall fun factor enhances its lasting appeal.

  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game exhibits frequent freezing issues on Mac M2 devices, leading to poor stability and a frustrating experience for users on this platform.

    • “I can't recommend this game as a Mac M2 user, it freezes quite frequently.”
  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization feels balanced, reflecting genuine passion behind the project rather than being a blatant cash grab.

  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional aspect is marked by an unusual gameplay mechanic where players can pass through enemies without harm, creating a unique and possibly surreal experience that affects player emotions differently from typical combat interactions.

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Death or Treat is a hack and slash game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes.

Death or Treat is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

Death or Treat was released on May 11, 2023.

Death or Treat was developed by Saona Studios.

Death or Treat has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked Death or Treat for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.

Death or Treat is a single player game.

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