Death's Door

About

Death's Door is a single-player action game with delightful storytelling, excellent mechanics, compelling graphics, and phenomenal music. As a reaper, players fight bosses and reap souls in a dense and bug-filled world. Despite some technical issues, the game offers a unique and immersive experience.

Genres & Tags

Action

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

60%

Audience ScoreBased on 373 reviews

story34 positive mentions

optimization4 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and an engaging storyline, reminiscent of classic action-adventure titles.
The soundtrack is impressive and adds to the overall atmosphere of the game, enhancing the player's experience.
The gameplay is challenging and rewarding, with many hidden secrets and collectibles to discover.

The touch controls are poorly designed, with small buttons that often do not register inputs, making gameplay frustrating.
There is a lack of controller support, which significantly hinders the gameplay experience on mobile devices.
The game suffers from performance issues, including freezing and lag, particularly during critical moments like boss fights.

story
47 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
72%
21%
6%
The game's story is generally praised for its engaging plot, beautiful graphics, and immersive atmosphere, with many players noting unexpected depth and intriguing twists, especially for a hack-and-slash title. While some reviews mention a basic narrative, others highlight the richness of hidden extras and a satisfying culmination of storylines. However, issues with controls and technical performance detract from the overall experience for some players.
- “It's a good game with a great background story.”
- “The plot was very interesting and there's an additional piece of the story at the end if you find it.”
- “A masterpiece in storytelling and gameplay.”
- “The story is very basic.”
- “The story line and action is 🔥.. but the controls spoil a lot of fun.”
- “It is a good game with great gameplay and plot, but controls suck; the joystick is too small, can't adjust the size of buttons, cannot change graphics, and sometimes during fights it lags. Overall, it needs improvement.”
graphics
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
37%
7%
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their beauty and artistic style, contributing to an engaging atmosphere and enjoyable gameplay. However, many users report significant issues, including glitches, low resolution options, and unresponsive controls, which detract from the overall experience. While the visuals are often described as stunning, the lack of customization and technical stability has led to frustration among players.
- “Beautiful graphics, excellent soundtrack.”
- “Stunning visuals complement fluid combat mechanics with challenging boss battles.”
- “The graphics are superb.”
- “But the reason I gave it such a low rating was because the game would just be all glitchy and no icons or graphics would show up.”
- “I can't see anything, I can't read anything, I can't see which way I'm facing because the graphics are stuck at two pixels.”
- “When I get on the game everything is glitching; the graphics are so bad it makes it unplayable. This game looks really good and I would love to play it, but I can't with it glitching this badly. Sorry... please fix it.”
gameplay
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63%
27%
10%
The gameplay is generally praised for its engaging mechanics, beautiful art, and immersive music, creating a fun and challenging experience. However, many users express frustration with control issues, particularly the small size of buttons and joysticks, which can hinder performance during combat. Overall, while the game excels in storytelling and visuals, improvements in control responsiveness and customization options are needed for a smoother gameplay experience.
- “Quirky characters and engaging and often challenging gameplay.”
- “A masterpiece in storytelling and gameplay.”
- “Stunning visuals complement fluid combat mechanics with challenging boss battles.”
- “Size of the buttons affects movement and gameplay since you don't 100% get to press the button while playing, which makes it frustrating when you're in combat.”
- “But I have severe issues with the gameplay mechanics; the joystick is too small, which made me dodge to the edge of the cliff.”
- “Its 9/10, not a perfect ten because of delayed response in controls sometimes; everything else is absolutely great, music, storyline, dialogue, the NPCs, graphics, puzzles, challenges, mechanics, game-wise it's a well-made game.”
music
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
88%
13%
The music in the game is consistently praised as one of its standout features, with many reviewers highlighting its atmospheric quality and ability to enhance the overall experience. The soundtrack is described as beautiful, impressive, and perfectly integrated with the game's art style and gameplay, contributing to a captivating and immersive environment. Overall, the music is regarded as a major strength, elevating the game's appeal significantly.
- “The soundtrack is the most impressive aspect of this game.”
- “The visuals are gorgeous, the music is out of this world amazing, and the gameplay is really good.”
- “I really enjoyed this game, beautiful music with gorgeous art and a fun storyline!”
optimization
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
53%
27%
The optimization of the game on mobile has received significant criticism, with users reporting poor performance, limited graphics settings, and unresponsive controls. Many players express frustration over being locked into a low-performance mode that hampers the visual experience, leading to lag and a generally unplayable experience compared to the PC version. Overall, the lack of customization options and consistent performance issues detract from the enjoyment of the game.
- “Optimization is great for mobile.”
- “More graphic customization would be appreciated as I only seem to have access to the performance and balanced modes.”
- “I'm pretty sure the game would be awesome with smooth graphics, and I'm also pretty sure that my phone can handle heavy graphics, so I don't understand why it is stuck on 'performance'.”
- “Only I wish the directional controls responded better; it feels like handling a boat on the mobile version even with optimized settings.”
- “Game's graphics setting is stuck on 'performance' and it looks terrible.”
- “I had extreme lag on performance mode; I was getting about 1 frame every 20 seconds.”
atmosphere
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
82%
27%
The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its moody and immersive qualities, drawing comparisons to titles like Hollow Knight and Dark Souls. Players appreciate the combination of beautiful scenery, eerie graphics, and engaging music, which collectively enhance the overall experience. However, some critiques mention that while the atmosphere is strong, the controls can feel imprecise, affecting the overall satisfaction of gameplay.
- “The game itself is pretty good - simple but nice story, moody atmosphere, has a clear Hollow Knight vibes to it.”
- “Lovely music, pretty scenery, amazing atmosphere!”
- “Blending Dark Souls with the atmosphere, feel and aesthetic of an indie game, Death's Door has been an interesting, fun and amazing game to play.”
- “The atmosphere feels disjointed, lacking the cohesive world-building that would make it immersive.”
- “While the graphics are nice, the overall atmosphere fails to evoke any real sense of tension or engagement.”
- “The game attempts to create a moody atmosphere, but it often falls flat, leaving players feeling disconnected.”
stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with multiple users reporting frequent freezes, particularly during the loading screen of the first door. Many players experience glitches and an inability to progress, rendering the game largely unplayable. Overall, the stability concerns heavily detract from the gaming experience.
- “The game freezes in the loading screen when entering the very first door; you can hear the sound from the door SFX, but the screen never loads and is just a white screen with a faint frozen loading logo.”
- “There are a lot of glitches and bugs.”
- “Does not work; after the initial hall, it just freezes once it tries to load the next area.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be somewhat tedious, as they often have to repeat certain sections multiple times to progress, despite the puzzles themselves not being overly challenging.
- “It got tedious doing the same part (a fair chunk of the level) over and over.”
- “Puzzles aren't that mind-grinding, but you could still think of how to complete them.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players appreciate the humor in the game, highlighting the amusing interactions and the enjoyable challenge of finding collectibles and secrets.
- “I loved the funny interactions, as well as the collectibles and challenging secrets.”
- “The humor in this game is top-notch, making every moment enjoyable.”
- “I couldn't stop laughing at the witty dialogue and hilarious character antics.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
While the game features impressive character design, users have expressed frustration with the save system, which has led to lost progress and negatively impacted their overall experience of character development.