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Deadlight

Critic score7 critics
First release
Aug 01, 2012
Developer
Tequila Works
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Platform, Puzzle · Action, Fantasy, Horror, Survival, Historical

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.

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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.Read more

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.

Release dates
Xbox 360
Aug 01, 2012
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 25, 2012
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
2h
Main + Extras
4h
Completionist
8h
Age ratings
ESRB MPEGI 18
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
zombies, post-apocalyptic, 2.5d, side-scrolling, achievements
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At a Glance

Critic Score
71
Main Story (IGDB)
2h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
4h
Completionist (IGDB)
8h

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Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 9,389 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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