Deidthraw
- December 20, 2023
- Matthew Glen
- 5h median play time
Get on Steam"Deidthraw" is a single-player action game offering about 5 hours of playtime, with fast-paced, challenging gameplay and endless replayability. Choose a "dead" character with unique abilities and upgrade them with 29 randomized run-specific upgrades and 4 bonuses. Permanent character upgrades can be earned and carried over across runs, allowing for increased chances of success and customization in future attempts.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a captivating and addictive gameplay experience with a high skill ceiling and a variety of weapons and upgrades.
- Graphics and visual effects are impressive for an indie title, providing an immersive atmosphere that enhances the gameplay.
- The developer has shown dedication and responsiveness, with a roadmap for future updates that promises to enhance the game further.
- The game suffers from technical issues, including frame rate drops, poor optimization, and bugs related to key bindings and language settings.
- Enemy AI is poorly designed, leading to frustrating gameplay where skeletons can become stuck or fail to engage properly.
- There are concerns about the authenticity of positive reviews, suggesting potential manipulation or fake accounts promoting the game.
- graphics11 mentions
- 36 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are generally considered decent for an indie title, with impressive environmental details and well-designed weapons. However, players have reported issues with high GPU usage regardless of settings, leading to overheating, and some found the initial default settings inadequate. Overall, while the visuals can be stunning, they demand significant hardware resources, and adjusting settings can improve performance without sacrificing much quality.
“The visual effects and graphics are stunning, while demanding on a PC; lowering the settings improves FPS a lot while sacrificing little in quality.”
“The graphics are really decent for an indie game; the details in the environment are impressive and I like the wide variety of weapons too.”
“Overall, graphics are fantastic; the weapons are very detailed, as is the map - small but extremely authentic.”
“Another strange thing was that when I started the game, it was already set to minimal graphic settings and all the sound effects in the menu were turned down to 0, so I had to change all the settings just so I could play the game the way it was intended to look and sound.”
“If I set the graphics to max, I see what I saw in much better games where I had to put the graphics on low/medium, but the GPU goes to crazy temperatures and still sits at 100% usage.”
“No matter the graphic settings you set, the game will use 100% of the GPU at all times, and that is strange.”
- gameplay7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 29 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its quick and snappy mechanics, featuring fluid movement and responsive jumping and crouching, which enhance the overall experience. Players appreciate the balance of weapons and the skill-based system that encourages experimentation with various playstyles, keeping the gameplay fresh and engaging.
“The mechanics are quick and snappy, with good movement and realistically balanced weapons, making for a very satisfying input, unlike a lot of beta or indie titles, which often have clunky and confusing movement mechanics.”
“The game feels fluid with movement, and particularly jumping and crouching mechanics being responsive and fun to maneuver around the trailing horde of enemies.”
“What this means is that each attempt remains unique and allows the exploration of different playstyles and 'builds' that keeps the gameplay fresh and exciting.”
“It is also funny how these reviews were created after 0.2-0.3 hours of gameplay.”
“As discussed, gameplay is fluid and the presence of a skills-based system promotes further playing through the need to try and experience different build archetypes.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is derived from its deceptive design, featuring two nearly identical levels with minimal changes, and the presence of suspiciously positive reviews that appear to be fabricated by the developer or their associates. This combination of absurdity and irony adds a layer of comedic critique to the overall experience.
“The funny thing is the game even pretends that it has 2 levels, but these are the same levels – just the second one has snow outside and some Christmas lights in the pub, making it easier to see everything in the game while the first level is all about being dark.”
“The most funny thing is there is a bunch of positive fake reviews on the store page made by probably developer alt accounts or his friends, as all these accounts only reviewed this one game and, of course, they reviewed it positively while many of the accounts show that they have been on Steam for 10+ years – some of them were public only for a while when they posted a review, then changed to private mode later.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers praise the atmosphere of Deidthraw, highlighting its high-quality textures and assets that create an immersive and spooky environment. The overall ambiance is described as dark and engaging, enhancing the game's appeal.
“Each texture and asset included within Deidthraw is of high quality and contributes to an immersive and atmospheric experience.”
“I love the dark and spooky atmosphere.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -500 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users indicate that the game's optimization may impact performance, advising potential buyers to review the recommended specifications before purchasing to ensure a smooth experience.
“The game offers a variety of optimization options that allow players to tailor their experience based on their hardware capabilities.”
“I appreciate how the developers have prioritized optimization, ensuring smooth gameplay even on lower-end systems.”
“The optimization features are impressive, making it easy to adjust settings for the best performance without sacrificing visual quality.”
“This obviously must come at a cost to performance, and I suggest those who are planning on purchasing to read the relevant recommended specifications before picking up the game.”
“The game struggles to maintain a stable frame rate, even on high-end systems, which is frustrating for players looking for a smooth experience.”
“Optimization seems to have been an afterthought, as many areas of the game are plagued with long loading times and frequent stuttering.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game lacks a traditional storyline, which some players find acceptable given its design and focus on gameplay rather than narrative.
“There is no storyline in this game, but I do not mind as it is quite clear that it is not that type of game.”
