Deathbound

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 330 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Trialforge Studio · Souls-like · Aug 8, 2024

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$12.72−54%
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
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio1 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy Deathbound?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 330 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 122 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
59 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
You can constantly switch between different characters, use their special skills, swap again, hit another ability, change element, change playstyle, and keep the pressure going.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
47 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
If you keep rotating between morphs, using their special abilities and taking advantage of the different elements instead of trying to play the whole game as pure melee or pure ranged, you can absolutely melt every boss and you will not encounter a stamina problem even once (with the correct morph rotation of course).
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
41 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
The story is good, the music fits the atmosphere well, and the game is also refreshingly short.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
25 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
Deathbound is a really solid Souls-like, but what makes it stand out is that it does not force you to play the entire game around one character and one fixed build.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
The environments are detailed, with atmospheric lighting and textures that immerse players in the bleak urban landscape.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
The game’s soundtrack and audio design complement its dark and foreboding tone.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay59 reviews
Combat47 reviews
Story41 reviews
Difficulty25 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
88% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
57% still recommend
Bugs
100% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$12.72$27.71−54%

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

11 points recordedtoday · $12.72

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