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Instant Death

71%Game Brain Score
music
graphics, optimization
73% User Score Based on 48 reviews

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"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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73%
Audience ScoreBased on 48 reviews
music2 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • The game offers a challenging and satisfying experience for players who enjoy difficult platformers.
  • Some levels are unique and entertaining, keeping players engaged despite the frustration.
  • The music is enjoyable and adds to the overall atmosphere of the game.
  • Controls are unresponsive and frustrating, leading to many unfair deaths.
  • Visuals are overly bright and glossy, causing eye strain and making it difficult to navigate levels.
  • The game lacks basic quality features, such as a quick restart option and a clear hitbox, which detracts from the overall experience.
  • graphics
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game have received significant criticism for being overly glossy and bright, causing eye strain, and for featuring low-polygon, untextured assets that resemble outdated 1990s visuals. Reviewers feel that the minimalist design appears lazy and lacks the necessary detail, detracting from the overall experience. Additionally, performance issues persist even on capable hardware, further diminishing the visual appeal.

    • “Negative points for the visuals though, everything seems glossy/shiny and overly bright with little color variation, leading to some mild eye strain.”
    • “The lack of textures is a method that lazy developers often use to disguise their lack of talent or interest in doing the graphics properly, trying to disguise it under the name of 'art' or 'we made it look bad on purpose', which really isn't something gamers should have to put up with.”
    • “This game doesn't run very well even though I have a better than decent computer and the graphics set to fast.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally well-received, with players appreciating its fun and engaging quality. It complements the entertaining and unique level design, enhancing the overall experience.

    • “Music is good, and the level design is entertaining and unique enough to keep me interested in what's coming in each level!”
    • “Nice game, looks good, fun music.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is a mixed bag; while it allows for instant restarts after death and maintains performance during gameplay, the lack of momentum retention between levels detracts from the overall experience. Improvements in these areas could enhance the game's appeal, but currently, it falls short of being fully enjoyable.

    • “In that 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, particularly regarding level momentum 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.”
  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is noted for its engaging narrative and well-developed characters, drawing players into a compelling world. Reviewers appreciate the depth and emotional resonance of the plot, which enhances the overall gaming experience.

  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization strategy has been criticized as a cash grab, with users finding the $6 price for instant death to be unjustifiable due to the game's defects and the availability of superior free alternatives on Steam.

    • “Instant death has the completely unrealistic cash grab price of around $6 USD. It's not worth it given the defects and shortcomings of the product, especially considering the sheer number of completely free, much higher quality games on Steam.”

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