Deadlight

RELATED CONTENT

expanded_game
2016
Deadlight: Director's Cut

Know somebody who might be like this game?

Summary

The world has ended. There is no hope. No new beginning. Only the survivors. DEADLIGHT follows the journey of Randall Wayne, a man searching for his family across Seattle during the aftermath of a 1980s event that has decimated life on earth. This visually stunning Cinematic Survival Platformer will challenge you to run, jump, climb, and struggle for your life as you look for answers and the ones you love.

Storyline

The story of the game takes place in 1986 in Seattle after the decimation of society following the outbreak of a virus that reanimates the dead. Randall Wayne is a survivor of the event and has since been separated from his family of his wife, Shannon, and daughter Lydia. Randall had joined a pack of survivors formed of his friend Ben, an officer named Sam and two sisters, Stella and Karla. Randall is seen killing Karla in the beginning of the game due to her being bitten and infected. When the others return and confront him, "Shadows", the term for the undead, struggle to get inside their room. The others are able to get away through a vent but Randall gets stuck in the room and tells them to get to a safe area aptly called the "Safe Point". Randall is able to escape the area alive and begin traversing the dilapidated Seattle world.


Deadlight Activation Instructions

Deadlight Reviews & Ratings

50
Review by RennocYackam94 [user]
October 29, 2015

Deadlight is a visually striking and addictive side scrolling game that is let down by a nonsensical plot, poor controls and weak second half.Deadlight is a visually striking and addictive side scrolling game that is let down by a nonsensical plot, poor controls and weak second half.Positives: - Excellent art style- Fun parkour gameplay- Exciting first hourNegatives: - Boring, cliche storyline- Poor cutscenes- Terrible, unnatural controls- Occasional Frustrating Level DesignOverall, Deadlight is a somewhat enjoyable side-scrolling post apocalyptic zombie game that impresses with its visuals, but disappoints in storytelling and mechanics.

80
Review by Sanjasochi [user]
August 22, 2014

This is high quality game. I can't say it's flawless, cause some things made me nervous. For instance-they could have done climbing up not byThis is high quality game. I can't say it's flawless, cause some things made me nervous. For instance-they could have done climbing up not by a jump key, but just continuing pressing up button. If all the cutscenes were done like the first cinematics trailer-this would raise the game's rate a bit.Then there's a lack of voices. Couldn't you find a real boy instead of curving an adult voice that is in the game already? The escaping woman was not sincere, I don't buy it.So, summary the game is interesting and the story is quite inspiring. Soundtrack is good, too. Synchronous and asynchronous sounds are fit the whole picture flawlessly. The only trouble is with location-sometimes objects in the right side of the screen sound in the left ear, and so all the way around.Waiting for DLC, or the next part.

60
Review by dOOmShrOOm [user]
May 13, 2014

The game starts off well with the difficulty ramping up progressively. The visuals are excellent, however, the cutscenes become a bit of aThe game starts off well with the difficulty ramping up progressively. The visuals are excellent, however, the cutscenes become a bit of a nuisance when you want to simply keep playing as they are very much an eyesore.However, as the difficulty increases so does frustration. Gimmicky placement of objects and enemies keeps you on your toes as well as slamming your fist into your desk attempt after attempt after attempt. Sometimes you'll be right on the verge of a new checkpoint during a chase moment only to get to the end and have seconds to figure out how to progress.If you can get it on sale it's great but I've found myself playing less and less of it each time I pick it up simply because it went from a fun challenge to a very frustrating cluster of cheap challenges.

50
Review by Sonfang [user]
November 9, 2013

The game graphics and atmosphere are nice, but it was way to short and the story was predictable. I recently finished the game and wasThe game graphics and atmosphere are nice, but it was way to short and the story was predictable. I recently finished the game and was disappointed, You never really "meet" the characters so it didn't matter to me weather they lived or died, the game itself felt rushed and the ending left an empty spot where it could have been a jaw dropper. The game also lacked personality and replay value, I would classify it in the category of something to play when there is nothing else to do. If the developers had worked as hard on the story and levels as they did on the atmosphere it could have been a great game.

84
Review by PC Master (Greece)
February 6, 2013

I could not tear myself away from the screen, during the five hours it took me to complete Deadlight. There are some design issues, mainly regarding the controls, but overall it was a worthy experience.

View More
Game Information
Release Date August 1, 2012
Publisher Tequila Works, Microsoft Studios
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Side view
Genres Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Themes Action, Fantasy, Horror, Survival, Historical
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360