Death's Gambit
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| Developer(s) | White Rabbit |
| Publisher(s) | Adult Swim Games |
| Designer(s) | Jean Canellas[1] |
| Programmer(s) | Jean Canellas[1] |
| Artist(s) | Alex Kubodera[2] |
| Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation 4 |
| Release | 14 August 2018 |
| Genre(s) | Platform, RPG |
Death's Gambit is a 2D platform game with role-playing elements developed by American studio White Rabbit and published by Adult Swim Games.[3] It was released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in August 2018. The game uses a pixel art aesthetic.
Gameplay
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Development and release
Death's Gambit was developed by independent studio White Rabbit.[1] The primary inspiration for the gameplay of Death's Gambit was Metroidvania games.[1] The development team also wanted to integrate systems from games they enjoyed playing such as Castlevania, Dark Souls, and Shadow of the Colossus.[1] Castlevania games were also an influence for game's art direction, as well as indie adventure game Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP.[1]
The game was published by Adult Swim Games.[4] It was released for Windows and PlayStation 4 on 14 August 2018.[3][2]
Reception
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| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | PC: 71/100[5] PS4: 72/100[6] |
| Publication | Score |
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| GameSpot | 6/10 |
| IGN | 6.7/10[7] |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 67/100[4] |
Death's Gambit received mostly positive reviews from critics, ending up with a score of 71.5.[8] GameSpot's James Swinbanks praised the exploration and the story, but criticized the game's combat as being clunky.[9] Samuel Horti, writing for PCGamer enjoyed the game's story, but disliked the stamina system.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Thurmond, Joey (29 July 2018). "Interview: Uncovering the Soul and Giant Aspirations Behind Death's Gambit on PS4". Push Square. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ a b Kubodera, Alex (17 July 2018). "Breaking Down Death and Other Features in Death's Gambit, Out August 14". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ a b Prescott, Shaun (2 August 2018). "Death's Gambit is a lush 2D fantasy RPG releasing this month". PC Gamer. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ a b Horti, Samuel (22 August 2018). "Death's Gambit review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Death's Gambit for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Death's Gambit for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Epstein, Mike (24 August 2018). "Death's Gambit Review". IGN. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Death's Gambit". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Death's Gambit Review - A Maddening Mission". GameSpot. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ Horti, Samuel (2018-08-22). "Death's Gambit review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2021-01-10.