- March 29, 2025
- Spiky Duck
Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry
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Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry is a single player survival simulation game with horror, drama and thriller themes. It was developed by Spiky Duck and was released on March 29, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.
CABARET All the game takes place in: Lumière Du Néant, a fascinating, unreal, and mysterious place, in equal parts, where evil and perversion corrupt everyone who enters it. NARRATIVE-DRIVEN Meet the different characters who have been corrupted by the curse of the masks that emanates from the cabaret. Discover their darkest secrets and find a way to escape the place. EXPLORATION Explore the c…
- The game has a unique and appealing art style with a strong 70s/80s vibe and atmosphere, which many players appreciated.
- The narrative and story concept are interesting, covering serious topics with respect and presenting an engaging survival horror experience.
- Despite bugs and crashes, the game shows a lot of potential and provides enjoyable puzzles and creepy moments for fans of narrative-driven horror games.
- The game suffers from frequent crashes and bugs, including losing saved progress and hard locks, which frustrate players.
- Many areas of the game feel unfinished, with missing textures, poor navigation especially in the basement maze, and generic enemy designs that lack terror impact.
- User interface issues such as unclear controls, awkward key bindings, and incomplete journal/inventory systems make gameplay confusing and less accessible.
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Users generally appreciate the game's unique art style and aesthetic, describing it as cool, well-made, and visually appealing with a strong vibe. However, some note that certain graphical elements, such as placeholder or unfinished artwork, detract from the overall polish, making it feel incomplete in parts.
“The art style and art direction are amazing!”
“To start, I will say that I really enjoy the artwork and the overall aesthetic of the game.”
“I would have loved it if it went a bit longer (and also if it had achievements :)). The graphic style is really cool and the overall game is really weird but also really cool and well made.”
“At first, I thought the boxes/cardboard look was intentional, but it became clear that they simply hadn't... they hadn't even put in temporary artwork.”
“I get that some EA games can be like that, but without any indication that it was intentionally published without being finished, it is a bit of a stretch to recommend at this time... even though I know many who would love the artwork and vibe.”
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Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry is a survival simulation game with horror, drama and thriller themes.
Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry is available on PC and Windows.
Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry was released on March 29, 2025.
Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry was developed by Spiky Duck.
Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry for its graphics but disliked it for its stability.
Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry is a single player game.
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