70
Overall, Dex is a worthwhile game featuring a compelling, beautifully rendered universe and setting, a well-paced immersive story, and deep characters. It offers a very enjoyable experience that will keep players driven to explore its world and progress in its narrative. The core foundations of its gameplay styles are fun, and chock-full of potential, even if that potential isn't fully realized in some areas. In many ways, Dex's main flaw is that the game doesn't deliver more of the possibilities promised by its strong foundations, and that is not the worst flaw for a game to have.
60
Dex has a lot of ideas and mechanics, but ultimately feels unfocussed as a result. [Oct 2015, p.64]
75
Its retro-style gameplay may be a bit too simplistic for its own good, but, nevertheless, Dex manages to depict a detailed cyberpunk environment and tell a well-written story.
8
Me gustaron los entornos Cyberpunk y el pixel art, la música es buena, pero también está mal equilibrada la dificultad y es medianamente repetitivo, faltaron jefes buenos, pero en general es un buen juego.
4
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6
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Dex
Released On:
May 7, 2015
Metascore
Mixed or Average
62
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
My Score
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
62
38% Positive
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13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
May 22, 2015
85
Dex is a game that definitely deserves to see and experience. It is not the game of the year or the best indie RPG we've ever played, but it's a well-built effort that will excite fans of 2D action games, sprinkled with reasonable quantities of RPG mechanisms and a satisfactory story to support it.
Sep 16, 2015
75
Its retro-style gameplay may be a bit too simplistic for its own good, but, nevertheless, Dex manages to depict a detailed cyberpunk environment and tell a well-written story.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
67% Positive
74 Ratings
74 Ratings
20% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
14% Negative
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
Sep 7, 2019
10
Game made with dedication and love. Got a lot more than expected – it's a real RPG in side-scrolling format with a nice story, different ways to finish quests, moral choices, character customizations etc. Best characteristic I can give – it kept me up till 2 a.m. at night, which is rare for a guy with 20+ years of gaming.
Jan 1, 2018
10
I didn't really know what to expect from Dex. An unusual mix of side-scrolling, RPG, and cyberpunk that nonetheless not only works, but is enormously good fun. Once you get used to the side-scrolling controls, Dex takes you into a world that is perhaps a little cliched, even predictable in places if you're familiar with the genre, but we get so little in the way of decent cyberpunk, I can't help but fall in love with it. It simultaneously manages to take me back to old days of Beneath A Steel Sky and more recent and more combat-oriented games such as Deus Ex or Shadowrun. That alone is to be appreciated. Some potential is unrealised, but that just speaks to the emotional investment in wanting more from what is a great little game. The characters and voice acting are well done, particularly for such a small studio, and the game helps you build your blue-haired protagonist & beautifully voiced Dex your way. Do you favour stealth and alternative entrances or combat and out-and-out slugging? Silver-tongued dialogue or brute force? The missions are nicely varied both in content and approach, giving you a real chance to tailor the resulting experience to a given style and role. The soundtrack is wonderful, and really helps build that dystopian vibe. While small, the wonderful world built has nothing spare about it - everything ends up having a purpose, which is a joy to encounter as you progress further into the game and go 'oh, so that's what that is for'. I'd like to see more of this, please, Dreadlocks. Even just more of the same would be just fine.
May 27, 2015
75
Dex delivers an interesting story and a solid gameplay, but there are some bugs and aspects with some room for improvement that prevent it from becoming a better experience.
Aug 10, 2015
70
Dex conveys a sense of depth while remaining somewhat shallow; regardless, it is an enjoyable cyberpunk experience.
Jun 4, 2015
70
Mediocre fights and design errors couldn't beat the fact, Dex is a pleasant cyberpunk RPG for the fans of the genre.
Jul 21, 2015
50
Dex creates an interesting world, but the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. It's a Kickstarter-funded game that quickly shows lack of budget and skilled developers. If you can see past the shortcomings and crude fighting system you will find a few hours of decent fun.
Jun 27, 2015
30
It offers all the right elements that the genre needs, but fails to utilise them in any particularly original, entertaining or - indeed - working state. [Issue#162, p.112]
Dec 11, 2017
10
The game surprised me. It is really cyberpunk which I love. Dex has enough content to give pleasure and not to get bored. Simple pixel graphics make me do more attention to story.
Oct 12, 2019
7
Quite a fun little game in cyberpunk setting - I enjoyed a few evenings with it :)
Jan 23, 2019
7
Gameplay: - Good Story: - Good Visual: - Good Music and sound: - Normal Average time: -12 H Score: - 7 (Good)
May 28, 2021
3
The game is simply not good. Most of it plays like Galaga or a generic space shooter due to the horrid hacking mechanics. It's not a true RPG either, no real sense of choice. So many games have done the Cyberpunk genre better, Snatcher, Gemini Rue, Shadowrun. All are much more satisfying Cyberpunk titles
SummaryDex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Rated Mfor Mature
