Deadlight
Deadlight
Game
Game2016
Deadlight: Director's Cut
Developer Tequila Works, Abstraction Games
A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world. From the Steam store page
233 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 28, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
60
Fresh
108 positive · 72 negative
95% range 53–67%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 108 | 72 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 0 | 40 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
395 of 648 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
62% recommend · 115 yes, 71 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,197 of 1,665 positive).
Players praise the game's atmosphere, art, and storytelling, calling it immersive and emotional. [1][2][3] Many reviewers complain about broken save systems that lose progress, even after years without fixes. [4][5][6] Some players find the gameplay frustrating due to trial-and-error design and janky mechanics. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
The game in its current state is broken and should be removed from the store. You have to run the executable as admin for it to be able to save games(*), but when you do so it breaks getting achievements. (*) this problem even persists when run on Linux with Proton, i.e. on Linux, saving is completely broken without a workaround.
- [9]
I really wanted to like this game. But I can not. By far. - This is not a zombie apocalypse survival game. It is a parkour game with sinister background. Enviro deaths are much more common than zombie related deaths - it is not clear what is just graphics and what is play area, ledges to grab or surfaces to walk on - It is not about you reacting in a smart way to your situation, it is about you going in, guessing …
- [1]
While the storyline may be short, the immersion, particularly through the graphics, direction, and especially the camera movements and focus, is truly impressive. I believe it's a great option for enjoyment during the sale.
- [15]
RATMAN, I HATE YOU Deadlight: Director’s Cut? More like Dead a thousand times on Ratman’s stupid traps Cut. I came here for zombies, survival, and a deep emotional story.. not to participate in some rat-themed Saw movie. Ratman, you little sewer goblin, I hope the next rat you eat gives you food poisoning. Your traps turned me into a professional death speedrunner. I swear I spent more time dying in your Spikes than …
- [3]
besides the janky mechanics, i believe this is one of the most saddest games I've played. Games don't usually make me cry, but this one does. The artwork and story telling in this game is phenominal, and worth every penny I paid for it. I will admit, It comes with its flaws. The mechanics don't always respond properly and theres bugs with the death audio playing only after you revived, but that is to be expected …
Summarised from 34 of the 238 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Deadlight: Director's Cut sits at 60% positive across 180 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 233 · most liked firstI'd play more Dead By Deadlight if it weren't where every kid who ever demanded rule changes in the middle of a game of tag went when they grew up.
neutral · AI labelView post →How can you have parkour skills on par with Kyle Crane yet are too unfit to swing an axe for more then five seconds...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Updated my #goobastera 's shaders and gave him an alt weener for those friends who don't like the #horsecock :3 also #DeadLight is a super fun game!
positive · AI labelView post →Trans women can't compete in a Dead by Deadlight tournament? A fucking video game? The whole argument has been bullshit for any sport, but now we gotta kick them out of games too? What? Terrified they might click a button faster than a cis woman?
neutral · AI labelView post →Good, Short and Compact Game, This game is very similar to the recently launched game 'Replaced'. Just a small NOTE : If you quit the game in the middle of a chapter, the game will start at the beginning of that chapter. To start from the same position you left off, you have to manually select a part of that chapter.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the storyline may be short, the immersion, particularly through the graphics, direction, and especially the camera movements and focus, is truly impressive. I believe it's a great option for enjoyment during the sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love the graphics and story, but not this stupid gameplay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, people are saying that the game doesn't save, everything you need to do it's click on scenes and select the last act. ^^ The survival mode is good as well. Director's Cut 9/10 Heisen
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game in its current state is broken and should be removed from the store. You have to run the executable as admin for it to be able to save games(*), but when you do so it breaks getting achievements. (*) this problem even persists when run on Linux with Proton, i.e. on Linux, saving is completely broken without a workaround.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was really enjoying this game and then I went to bed, when I started it up again my entire 2 hours of gameplay was completely lost and I had to start from the very beginning - many other reviews state the exact same thing How is this still an issue almost a decade after release? It's a shame because the game is really fun and maybe I'll pick it back up when I'm not annoyed and just smash it out in a day but this is actually so disappointing
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"This game saves automatically at certain points" As far as I can tell, there is no way to save the game manually so you just hope that the game saves at a good spot... I've only got about 1 hour into this game but because I'm a husband and father, my time is limited so I've loaded the game 3 times in total. The first time I played was about 15 minutes. I didn't get very far but had to get off the game. Started it up again and it didn't save where I was at, it sent me back to the beginning. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It took me just 2 hours to complete this game. This might have been worth playing back when it came out on the 360 but it is absolutely not worth playing in 2022. Pros: • Good platforming • Some exciting and fun sections • Last chapter is very fun but also the shortest chapter Cons: • The entire "rat" sewer area • Atrocious voice acting • Terrible story • No replay value unless you're an achievement hunter • Extremely short (2 hours long) • The Bonus Survival Mode is lame • Frustrating and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dead Light (2026) by Mjnurney for ZX Spectrum. Three fuses, a dead reactor, and something hunting the beam of your torch. Can you reach the docking bay airlock before the battery gives out? 💸 mjnurney.itch.io/dead-light-z... #homebrew #zxspectrum #retro #game #deadlight
neutral · AI labelView post →Sketchtober 09, This new monster of the game use some autotapers to trap the survivors instead of putting them on hooks... I would play the game if that was real :L Sable Ward from Dead by Deadlight
neutral · AI labelView post →Played this on the SteamDeck without any problems with saving like other people. I think the saving issue is because it’s in chapters and parts and the game loads the start of the chapter NOT where you were exactly so you have to load up the chapter and bit you were at in the games menu. I lost half an hour before finding this out. The game is quite decent for its time and the mechanics works well BUT the whole game is a trial and error type game…run, die, run, pass thing that kills you, run,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Saves don't work properly. Twice. Not even worth playing then...it's a pity, it had potential. Also at 1080p with maxed detail it lags on a laptop with 9750H and 1660ti. Uninstalled after 40 minutes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RATMAN, I HATE YOU Deadlight: Director’s Cut? More like Dead a thousand times on Ratman’s stupid traps Cut. I came here for zombies, survival, and a deep emotional story.. not to participate in some rat-themed Saw movie. Ratman, you little sewer goblin, I hope the next rat you eat gives you food poisoning. Your traps turned me into a professional death speedrunner. I swear I spent more time dying in your Spikes than running from zombies. By the time I escaped, I wasn’t scared of zombies…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game. But I can not. By far. - This is not a zombie apocalypse survival game. It is a parkour game with sinister background. Enviro deaths are much more common than zombie related deaths - it is not clear what is just graphics and what is play area, ledges to grab or surfaces to walk on - It is not about you reacting in a smart way to your situation, it is about you going in, guessing and likely dying, and knowing what happens adjusting tactic. And what the tactic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's rare I don't finish a game. Unfortunately, Deadlight is one of those ones that I have to put down. The graphics are fine, it's all the rest: The cliche broody man who won't stop talking about mY FaMilY and making edgy quips about the apocalypse The terrible voice "acting" The horrible stamina system. The game (at certain points) WANTS and FORCES you to fight zombies instead of parkour around them, but 3 swings with your axe does two things: Cause the main protagonist to have a heart…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Escape from zombies! Barricade doors and climb the roof. Solve simple puzzles to unlock path to next area and don't get bitten.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you like anything related to zombie apocalypse? -Yes. Among so many other horror genres or categories. Prefers 2D platformer games? -Occasionally. Whenever I'm in the right mood for it. Likes hand drawing cutscenes than super duper expensive realistically detailed polygonal ones? -No problemo. As long as the plots great, why not. Want a game that etiher can make you eventually love it or even ragequit? -Well, that depends on the gamers I guess. Already played the original, but still…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Zombie indie game Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days has a demo coming out on the 28th 👀 it's a side scroller that gives me smilar vibes to another zombie scroller game Deadlight which came out back in 2012. I'm a sucker for zombie games so I'll have to check this one out.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ready for some Chaos & a fun stream today! 1st will be Drunken Dead by Deadlight collab 2v8 (drinking game w/ DBD) w/ several furry streamers followed by shenanigans in VRChat w/ friends and the community Start Time: 7pm PST Come join in on the fun and chaos LOL! #thatdogcoda #streamer #furries
neutral · AI labelView post →DO NOT BUY! NOT EVEN ON SALE!! For nearly a decade old game its pathetic that game doesn't auto save (although they literally show a screen stating game has an auto save. Forum mentions to run the game as administrator. I should not have any need to do this. This is a dev bug and should be fixed or should not be sold. Also I don't know how to do it SteamDeck.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The platforming and movement feel nice at the start but honestly the more you progress, the more the jumps get tighter and tighter and eventually you gotta jump last second. The combat is awful but it feels good shooting a gun (when it lets you). The story is overall super mid and doesn't really go anywhere and ends on a just awful note. The voice acting and writing is borderline cringeworthy but not insulting. Honestly I wouldn't really recommend this one. 3/10 The main actor should have been…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story mode is a fun platform-puzzle game, but whoever designed the survival and nightmare modes should honestly be bullied and punished. Absolute sadistic.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They’re adding an angel to Dead By Deadlight with a toxic play auto-punishment mechanic and a wacky death laser attack? Shoot, you almost make me want to install the game with that kind of premise.
neutral · AI labelView post →Deadlight: Director’s Cut is a carefully paced and atmospheric survival platformer that places mood, tension, and environmental storytelling above spectacle or power fantasy. Developed by Tequila Works with enhancements by Abstraction Games and published by Deep Silver, this Director’s Cut revisits and refines the original experience with improved visuals, smoother controls, and additional modes, while preserving the somber tone that defined the game’s identity. Set in an alternate 1986…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't recommend this game. There is a save issue with the checkpoints which has not be fixed for many years. There is a workaround for this which lets you choose chapters. But spending money on a game that's broken is something I cannot recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty janky, and the story isn't particulary interesting, but still a decent limbo-like. Visually still holds up pretty well. Worth playing for fans of the genre
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EH, just a natural review...it was an Ok game... nothing too crazy about it, the only reason I "MAY" give it an Up is just because the dev are trying to tell a story by putting us in a 2.5D mode, the environment are great, HOWEVER... the gameplay are just so so, although the movement can be annoying as somtimes Randall just don't want to follow your orders...like he will literally switch side to side instead of jumping off the wall. Little nightmares, Inside, or Limbo are way better than…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved it and would like to have been able to do nightmare but I suck at gaming. :/
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game very cheaply at some point, and it has been sitting deep in my backlog ever since. I finally decided to give it a shot because of its unique art style and interesting concepts. 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. However, the severe technical issues completely ruined the experience for me. Gameplay, Story & Atmosphere At first glance, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I recently bought Underward, as I have been desperate to find a new online cooperative horror game to scratch the itch left by The Outlast Trials (I have a particular affront to Dead by Deadlight and the other horror multiplayers like that - glad some enjoy them though). (THREAD)
neutral · AI labelView post →Tries to be a cinematic/puzzle platformer like the original Prince of Persia. However, rather than make a general game and put puzzles within those game rules, everything is a unique set piece where previous things you've learnt don't work, so it just becomes a game of guess what the developer wants you to do, and repeatedly die until you figure it out. Controls are often unresponsive, forces left stick for what should be D-pad inputs, combat hit detection often doesn't work. If this is the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The bottom 3 I absolutely remember. Deadlight I don’t remember at all, I think I just bought a Steam card and used leftover money on a cheap game in August 2014.
neutral · AI labelView post →Played it for about an hour when it crashed. After restart the "continue" option restarted the story. Luckily I can select a scene so I could start from almost at the same point where my last save should have been. Then it crashed at the exact same point... I have seen others saying similar things. I loved the art style and the atmosphere they created, the story was looking good too until the game crashed. Unfortunately I can not recommend as it is now, but I wish it worked. FYI: I did not try…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bro... The Ending got me twisted... Loved it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game doesn't save as it says and everytime I reopen it I have to replay everything
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dropped 3 hours in on the last act. This is a clear case of interesting concept, terrible execution . I am a sucker for zombie media be it games. movies, tv shows. I especially love john romero and older zombie flicks so Deadlight was a sure for me to play. The game starts off solid enough and hooked to me to keep playing. Act 1 was an enjoyable time then... Act 2 ruined everything and the flaws really showed. I am just gonna cut to the chase here: the Abysmal movement and parkour ruined the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A zombie survival platformer with some issues, around 3 hours of actual gameplay. The level art and general mood is great, but I find the movement, combat and story lacking. The movement is clunky, the combat is unrefined and almost non existent, there are maybe 8 or 10 encounters that you have to actually fight in the whole game. There are some sections that are just frustrating, you have to run or climb in a very specific way or its instant death. The 'Rat man' section is terrible. Also…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I cant believe the devs would release a game where the save function doesnt work. AND IT WAS SO GOOD BESIDES THAT. Im refunding. Just buy the original release.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy the Director's Cut if you want to play this game :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXJX... Heya folks, here's a new First 10 video, this time featuring Deadlight: Director's Cut. #deadlight #videogames #indiegames #platformer #gameplay
neutral · AI labelView post →Game was nice and immersive until the unfair (full of traps) platformer part (https://youtu.be/qigSRR9lmXc?t=2060, this one is so horrible control wise, you've to perfect time your jump on the landing animation then the sprint delay). And ofc, there's gonna be the egoic git gud crowd trying to gaslight us that it's not a level design issue.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →besides the janky mechanics, i believe this is one of the most saddest games I've played. Games don't usually make me cry, but this one does. The artwork and story telling in this game is phenominal, and worth every penny I paid for it. I will admit, It comes with its flaws. The mechanics don't always respond properly and theres bugs with the death audio playing only after you revived, but that is to be expected from a game that came out in 2012. Its an easy game to get through and I would…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decent 2.5D zombie adventure game. Solid story, nice comics cinematics, theme, music and sound effects. I recommend this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are too many zombies in this GAME! (Dead by Deadlight) Streaming here! Come join and watch! www.twitch.tv/keysolarstorm
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a nice 2D isometric plataform game with alot of zombies. The controls sometimes are abit slow responding. I liked this game, it's diferent... but it's ok. I recommend it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2/10 Story: Cliché and, without exaggeration, downright stupid. After spending years in a post-apocalyptic world, the protagonist suddenly decides to look for his family. You’d think he’d realize by now that almost everyone has turned into zombies. Gameplay: Offers absolutely nothing new compared to other platformers and somehow manages to be even worse. Soundtrack: Hard to believe, but the game does have soundtracks. However, you won’t remember a single track by the time you finish it.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Deadlight, from Tequila Works. I bought it for less than $3 on a whim (might have even been $1) during a Steam Sale on the last day, because "Why not" I thought. Then I actually gave it a shot, and it turned out to be really good. Especially surprising since I don't normally like side scroller puzzles with action elements. The difficulty was just right, and the forgiving checkpoints did away with the usual frustrations I have with games like this.
positive · AI labelView post →Bad remake of the game, my game doesn't save as it says and everytime I reopen it I have to replay everything I did the last time, I wanted to play it again cause it was the first zombie game I played but I have to leave a bad review sadly cause of how bad this remake is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Graphics – 5/10 Sound – 5/10 Gameplay – 5/10 Story – 5/10 Replayability – 5/10 Overall – Deadlight plays like Prince of Persia meets The Walking Dead. Side scrolling adventure game where combat is not the primary goal. If you’re a fan of the old school Prince of Persia games, I would give this a go. Recommended. 🖥️ System Specs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | 32GB RAM | 2560 x 1440 165Hz
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An incredible little gem and easily the best zombie platformer I've played. It look like a simple 2D survival platformer at first, but it quickly becomes much more than that. The story is surprisingly engaging, beautifully told, and the atmosphere is excellent. It's also short enough that it never has time to become repetitive. Memorable experience. 100% steam achievements Time : 14.4H Completion Difficulty : 6/10 Playthroughs : 2 Missables : Yes - but chapter select makes cleanup possible…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah, I was up late playing an online trivia game with friends and then watching them play Dead Before Deadlight on their YT streams. Lol
neutral · AI labelView post →"Hmm, I feel like playing some Deadlight" >Installs the game to the laptop >Brutal lag on the main menu "Well then, maybe my desktop can handle it" >Hits power button ? >Hits it again ???? >Holds the power button >Checks power supply "Fuck..." >Its dead.
neutral · AI labelView post →Despite an earnest playtime of around 3 hours in my case, Deadlight managed to satisfy that itch. Deadlight isn't a bad game. It is a finesse game. You have to respect what it goes for, and it will respect you - a zombie Prince of Persia set in the 100+ days following the outbreak, in a very gritty Washington. The year is 1986; following a Canadian Park Warden expat attempting to find salvation there with his small group of survivors, also from across the north. This game definitely isn't for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of those amazing cinematique platforms. Deadlight basically merges the gameplay of Prince of Persia with the setting from The Walking Dead. It's a genre that always seemed niche, no matter when, there's never a huge number of these games. Tomb Raider would eventually take it into 3D and most companies went after that. In Deadlight you play as Randall, a guy trying to find his wife and daughter in Seattle from the 80s. A virus was unleashed and now there's shadows everywhere, which is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Completed my 10th game from my backlog - Deadlight, a short survival horror platformer. My first achievement I got there was in Nov. 2012!
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game for steam-deck and chill, short and enjoyable.
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