DEAD OR SCHOOL

Buy84%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Studio Nanafushi · Female Protagonist · Jun 3, 2019

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
63
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio1 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy DEAD OR SCHOOL?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 264 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
93 of 264 sampled reviews raised it
At times the game feels like it wants you to grind, but I was never forced to while playing on normal difficulty.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
91 of 264 sampled reviews raised it
Well I guess there's plenty of "plot" and actually a pretty decent story throughout the game - feels a lot like the standard manga/anime sci-fi fare from the 90s.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
78 of 264 sampled reviews raised it
There are dozens of weapons to choose from in each class that all feel very different and distinct from one another.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
23 of 264 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty - If you're into challenging games, Dead or School does provide a good level of challenge, even on Normal.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
19 of 264 sampled reviews raised it
The game's best selling point is, then, the art, which is funny, when the game uses a strange (and poor) mixture of anime-esque style graphics and 3D backgrounds/enemies.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 264 sampled reviews raised it
Soundtrack - The soundtrack in this game is unironically one of the best soundtracks I have heard in a game.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay93 reviews
Story91 reviews
Combat78 reviews
Difficulty23 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
82% still recommend
Interface
56% still recommend
Bugs
50% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $24.99