Death by Game Show

Death by Game Show

Steam Deck · unrated

Oointah · Strategy · Jan 22, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $2.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

76%
Mostly Positive
126 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 126 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 83 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise20% are divided30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is about a human who needs to fight the enemy droids with his friendly droids, which are being spawned by his buddy, which looks like a smiley locker.
25 of 83 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are well-designed for a two-dimensional game, pretty much basically cartoonish, but they are well detailed, fitting the game perfectly.
20 of 83 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story happens in the 26th century, and the show-designer keeps the story alive, until the end of the game.
15 of 83 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The audio is pretty nice, all of the sounds are well-optimized, as well as the soundtrack being great and funny.
13 of 83 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
A multiplayer option would be a great feature
5 of 83 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 love5 themes
Gameplay25 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Story and characters15 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Multiplayer5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Optimization4 reviews
100%
Controls4 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty20 reviews
95%
Combat4 reviews
100%
Interface4 reviews
75%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $2.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
17
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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