Instant Death

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Instant Death is a single player action game. It was developed by Tayfun Zeytun and was released on January 22, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Instant Death" is a hardcore first-person reflex game where you must navigate through 20 challenging levels without touching anything red, or it's game over. With no checkpoints and techno music setting the tone, only the most skilled players will experience the pride of completing a level. One mistake and you'll be sent back to the beginning.

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Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

music1 positive mentions

graphics1 negative mentions

The game is extremely challenging and satisfying to complete, providing a sense of accomplishment.
It has addictive gameplay that keeps players engaged, especially for those who enjoy difficult platformers.
The developer is responsive and actively works on improving the game based on player feedback.

The controls are frustrating and can lead to unfair deaths, detracting from the overall experience.
The game suffers from performance issues and poor visual design choices, such as excessive bloom and confusing hitboxes.
There is a lack of quality-of-life features, such as quick restart options and a map editor, which could enhance gameplay.

optimization
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The game's optimization is generally acceptable, with smooth performance during gameplay and instant restarts after death. However, issues remain with maintaining momentum between levels, which detracts from the overall experience. Improvements in these areas could enhance the game's appeal.
- “In this map, you instantly restart after a death, and holding a direction doesn't stop between levels or deaths, making it much more playable in terms of performance.”
- “If instant death improved performance, along with the momentum between levels and instant restarts, it could be really cool, but for now, it's not quite there.”
- “For one, in that map you instantly restart after a death, holding a direction doesn't stop between levels or deaths, and it's not as unplayable in terms of performance.”
- “If instant death improved on the performance, between level momentum and instant restart fronts, it might actually be cool, but for now it's not.”
graphics
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Users report performance issues with the game's graphics, noting that it struggles to run smoothly even on capable hardware, even when settings are adjusted to the lowest quality.
- “This game doesn't run very well even though I have a better than decent computer and the graphics set to fast.”
music
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The music in the game is generally well-received, with players finding it enjoyable and fitting for the overall experience.
- “Nice game, looks good, fun music.”