80
A game with a beautiful dark pixel art aesthetic. With different classes to arrange your style of play. It fails in certain combat mechanics, such as dodging.
60
In terms of content, Death's Gambit justifies a purchase, especially now with Death's Gambit: Afterlife, and the new stuff that it has added, along with some refining here and there. Having said that, this is probably a big, nicely designed, fun… ok. It's an ok blend of the exploration found in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, served along a combat philosophy, and an overall vibe that takes its cue from Dark Souls. Nothing is bad, but nothing is great either. Ok. Fans of either "genres" can find better metroidvania/soulslike cocktails nowadays.
80
White Rabbit should be commended for the approach to Death’s Gambit: Afterlife. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, a fantastic Souls-like Metroidvania has been born. It deserves to be played for this alone, but thankfully it stands on its own merits too.
1
Los desarrolladores sigue pensando que dejar que un enemigo te mate de 2 golpes es divertido. No existe el tiempo de invulnerabilidad, si un "jefe" te hace un combo, te lo comes y a repetir, algo que a estas alturas de siglo es terrible. El personaje es demasiado lento, los enemigos tienen barras de vida del tamaño de Australia, todo esta diseñado pobremente para ofrecer una dificultad artificial y aburrida.
Lo he intentado varias veces, pero es imposible divertirse.
1
Game is royaly completley f***king broken. Nearly all teachers and sellers died because npc killed them, then game stole item because inventory was full when i picked it up and going to get it cleared despawned it. In a game that has riddles depending on having specyfic item. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT RECOMMEND
7
I recently finished Death’s Gambit: Afterlife and it was an enjoyable experience overall. The game has good art design along with a decent soundtrack. The game play is smooth and the combat is engaging and fun. The game excels in its story, as well as in the voice acting. If you are looking for a Metroidvania game or soulslike, I would recommend it. I finished the game got the true ending, but missed a lot of other content in the game and didn’t feel compelled to get it or play NG+. The inventory is clunky, feels dated. The map marker isn’t right, you can’t accurately use it, unable to pinpoint correctly. The biggest thing for me was the NPCs being killed off mysteriously, those NPCs sell abilities, that now you can’t get. I didn’t clue in to what was going on right away and it felt like I missed the opportunity to try new abilities/builds. Played on PS5, not Switch. 7/10
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Released On:
Sep 30, 2021
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Generally Favorable
78
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Generally Favorable
7.5
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Oct 13, 2021
90
If you have a Switch and love metroidvania games or revel in brutal combat, Death’s Gambit: Afterlife deserves your attention. With its beautiful visuals, pleasant soundtrack and enjoyable gameplay, it’s pretty much the full package. Only the crushing nature of the combat will be a bone of contention here for some, but others will love it.
Apr 6, 2022
80
A game with a beautiful dark pixel art aesthetic. With different classes to arrange your style of play. It fails in certain combat mechanics, such as dodging.
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7.5
66% Positive
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Aug 18, 2024
10
the gived me enthing that i waned !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dec 18, 2023
10
Real hidden gem! Everything is worthy in this game. The graphics, the theme, the story, the combat, the different abilities and weapons that you can combine, the music, the different areas in the world, how the difficulty curve develops. I was in love with this game, playing it for a few months. It has a lot of content, secrets which are worth discovering. The design of the bosses is also amazing, most of them are really cool. For me one of the best metroidvanias ever, really congrats to the developpers
Oct 29, 2021
80
White Rabbit should be commended for the approach to Death’s Gambit: Afterlife. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, a fantastic Souls-like Metroidvania has been born. It deserves to be played for this alone, but thankfully it stands on its own merits too.
Oct 18, 2021
80
Death’s Gambit’s Afterlife is a creative 2D platform that has incredible level and character design. The start menu and actual combat instructions could be more detailed, but all in all, it’s a very good game.
Oct 6, 2021
80
Death’s Gambit: Afterlife makes a number of additions and improvements to the base game, while maintaining the qualities that earned it a lot of fans on other platforms. The combat is fun and deep enough to keep you engaged, and the platforming and other action elements are well-handled. I also really enjoy the game’s presentation, with some excellent pixel art and great audio. On the whole, it doesn’t venture too far outside of the increasingly established lines of this particular sub-genre, but it does everything it does well enough that it should be of interest to anyone who enjoys 2D Souls-likes.
Oct 26, 2021
70
I cannot deny that Death’s Gambit Afterlife is a well made, well executed game, but it genuinely isn’t for me.
Dec 10, 2021
60
In terms of content, Death's Gambit justifies a purchase, especially now with Death's Gambit: Afterlife, and the new stuff that it has added, along with some refining here and there. Having said that, this is probably a big, nicely designed, fun… ok. It's an ok blend of the exploration found in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, served along a combat philosophy, and an overall vibe that takes its cue from Dark Souls. Nothing is bad, but nothing is great either. Ok. Fans of either "genres" can find better metroidvania/soulslike cocktails nowadays.
Oct 29, 2021
10
I've already sunk 40 hours into this game. The bosses, the music, there's even an ARG component I've been following on Discord are all incredible. The true ending hits like an emotional truck and I'm going to be thinking about it for a while. Definitely one of my favorite metroidvanias.
Aug 24, 2024
7
I recently finished Death’s Gambit: Afterlife and it was an enjoyable experience overall. The game has good art design along with a decent soundtrack. The game play is smooth and the combat is engaging and fun. The game excels in its story, as well as in the voice acting. If you are looking for a Metroidvania game or soulslike, I would recommend it. I finished the game got the true ending, but missed a lot of other content in the game and didn’t feel compelled to get it or play NG+. The inventory is clunky, feels dated. The map marker isn’t right, you can’t accurately use it, unable to pinpoint correctly. The biggest thing for me was the NPCs being killed off mysteriously, those NPCs sell abilities, that now you can’t get. I didn’t clue in to what was going on right away and it felt like I missed the opportunity to try new abilities/builds. Played on PS5, not Switch. 7/10
Apr 5, 2023
6
A competent metroidvania with a good mix of levels and satisfying combat trials. The game looks gorgeous and has a beautiful soundtrack. The rpg elements on the other hand are subpar, there's a decent amount of customization but I can't help but wish the game opted for a less restrictive system that would allow you to use all of the abilities and weapons for more experimentation. As it is with the leveling system and upgrade system you're likely to stick by the playstyle you set out for yourself in the opening hour. Still the game is worth picking up if you are a fan of this genre as it is most definitely a quality experience and the afterlife update and dlc does even more to refine and tighten the experience, even if the newly introduced story elements miss the mark and dilute the impact of the original games ending.
Feb 20, 2026
1
Los desarrolladores sigue pensando que dejar que un enemigo te mate de 2 golpes es divertido. No existe el tiempo de invulnerabilidad, si un "jefe" te hace un combo, te lo comes y a repetir, algo que a estas alturas de siglo es terrible. El personaje es demasiado lento, los enemigos tienen barras de vida del tamaño de Australia, todo esta diseñado pobremente para ofrecer una dificultad artificial y aburrida.
Lo he intentado varias veces, pero es imposible divertirse.
Aug 27, 2024
1
Game is royaly completley f***king broken. Nearly all teachers and sellers died because npc killed them, then game stole item because inventory was full when i picked it up and going to get it cleared despawned it. In a game that has riddles depending on having specyfic item. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT RECOMMEND
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Rated Tfor Teen
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date:Sep 30, 2021
Developer:
- Madorium
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