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Desert Of The Dead

Wait69%

Mixed · 432 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Astralis Games · Shooter · Aug 12, 2019

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Price
$0.49−90%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio0 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy Desert Of The Dead?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 432 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 283 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise27% are divided46% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
33 of 283 sampled reviews raised it
I like the gameplay, reminds me of a cheap Hotline Miami knockoff.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 283 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel graphics are cute, but that's about the only positive about this.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 283 sampled reviews raised it
Good sound design and environmental storytelling keep the world engaging without relying on nonstop action.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay33 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
88% still recommend
Interface
25% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
56% still recommend
Bugs
29% still recommend
Combat
62% still recommend
Performance
20% still recommend
Crashes
20% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$0.49$4.99−90%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $0.49

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