Death Skid Marks

Death Skid Marks

Steam Deck Playable

Studio Whisky Tango Inc. · Action · Nov 21, 2014

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

91%
Very Positive
810 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 75 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 42 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 810 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 praise22% are divided33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The game emphasizes making informed choices, and is a textbook example of implementing delayed gratification in a gameplay loop.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I appreciate it for the close-to Rat Fink art style and the fact that the character portaits reflect their overall health.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
They sound like peashooters too (I find the sound design to be pretty weak).
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
And it has full controller support.
6 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
Gameplay76 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters45 reviews
89%
Interface8 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat75 reviews
88%
Difficulty42 reviews
83%
Crashes7 reviews
86%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
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.