Deadlight: Director's Cut

Buy72%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Tequila Works · Action · Jun 21, 2016

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Price
$1.79−85%
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
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Deadlight: Director's Cut?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 132 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
25% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews75% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
132 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I've always been a sucker for 2.5D cinematic platformers, and the story here is actually pretty decent, along with the memorable characters you meet along the journey.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I finally decided to give it a shot because of its unique art style and interesting concepts.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice-acting is fairly good, especially I like main character's voice with it's growling and rusty notes.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story132 reviews
Graphics67 reviews
Audio39 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Gameplay
50% still recommend
Bugs
42% still recommend
Combat
48% still recommend
Difficulty
60% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend
Crashes
19% still recommend
Interface
25% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Characters
60% 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 Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$1.79$11.99−85%

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

8 points recordedtoday · $1.79

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