Dead Effect

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

BadFly Interactive, a.s. · Zombies · Dec 17, 2014

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$0.99−80%
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
61
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Dead Effect?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 101 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

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
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game provides fourteen weapons that can be upgraded, creating a useful progression system that encourages players to improve their preferred equipment.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good amount of weapons, accessories and upgrades to use and unlock throughout the adventure.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are not what I would say groundbreaking, but still quite good and very immersive.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The good stuff is that you CAN play with a controller, and I didn't have a single lag spike or crash.
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The fact that there are no microtransactions help you enjoy this as a wholesome product, albeit with a little bit of fair grinding.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay96 reviews
Combat92 reviews
Graphics79 reviews
Performance27 reviews
Monetization13 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
77% still recommend
Audio
71% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend
Multiplayer
70% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Bugs
71% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$0.99$4.99−80%

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

8 points recordedtoday · $0.99

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