Curse of the Dead Gods

Curse of the Dead Gods

Steam Deck Verified

Passtech Games · Action Roguelike · Feb 23, 2021

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

83%
Very Positive
9k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 168 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style is one of the game’s strongest assets.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
*Graphics and sound quality is 20 out of 10 good.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Before my review, please note that I received this game for free after being an Alpha Tester for couple months and that I only played using a Xbox One Controller.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Also extra credit for being a perfect Steam Deck game - runs without issues, controls are very convenient, does not require massive performance so the battery lives much longer that in many other games.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Graphics46 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay91 reviews
69%
Story and characters64 reviews
70%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat168 reviews
71%
Difficulty57 reviews
77%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.