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Deadlight: Director's Cut

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. Solve environmental puzzles and overcome hazards in tense platforming while trying to stay out of the shadow’s graspCombat isn’t always the answer. To truly survive you must use your environment to sneak past, trick and lure enemies into traps. Assess every situation to increase your odds of survivalUncover the fate of Randall Wayne’s family in his search across an apocal

Release date
June 21, 2016
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Tequila Works, Abstraction Games
Publisher
Deep Silver
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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. Solve environmental puzzles and overcome hazards in tense platforming while trying to stay out of the shadow’s graspCombat isn’t always the answer. To truly survive you must use your environment to sneak past, trick and lure enemies into traps.

Assess every situation to increase your odds of survivalUncover the fate of Randall Wayne’s family in his search across an apocalyptic Seattle in the year 1986Enhanced controls and new character animations make Randall more agile and easier to control than ever! Endure Randall’s toughest challenge yet in the new ‘Survival Arena’ mode! Solve environmental puzzles and overcome hazards in tense platforming while trying to stay out of the shadow’s graspCombat isn’t always the answer.

To truly survive you must use your environment to sneak past, trick and lure enemies into traps. Assess every situation to increase your odds of survivalUncover the fate of Randall Wayne’s family in his search across an apocalyptic Seattle in the year 1986Enhanced controls and new character animations make Randall more agile and easier to control than ever! Endure Randall’s toughest challenge yet in the new ‘Survival Arena’ mode!

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★ 6.8/10GOG · 554 ratings
GOGLast checked November 2, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 3 / 5
The game world is good and game itself is good but you can finish the game and have 100% in 4 hours or in 3…
★ 3 / 5
... too less game for that price (19.99€). The three main chapters need approx three, maybe four hours to play through (first star less). The…
★ 4 / 5
Yes, it is short... However I had a great time playing it. In my case it was refreshing to have something with such dark atmosphere…
★ 2 / 5
This game has an awesome atmosphere, you are immediately immersed by the excellent graphics and sound design. The story is a cliché, you've seen it…
★ 3 / 5
This is one of the most gorgeous platformers ever made. If you're getting this for anything, it's the graphics. Too many shortcomings though. It's only…
★ 1 / 5
Many have commented how the game is 4 hours too short. Well I say it's 4 hours too long. I strongly recommend NOT purchasing this…
★ 2 / 5
While Deadlight has its moments, they are unfortunately brought down by serious design flaws. All too often, I would end up jumping for a piece…
★ 1 / 5
Shame the graphics and the atmosphere are pretty cool.. the millimetric platforming and the bad programming makes this a no-no for mouse and keyboard players.…

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★ 2 / 5
Deadlight: Director’s Cut presents nice visuals, strong audio design, and an atmospheric post apocalyptic setting, but the core gameplay feels entirely uninspired. It plays like…
★ 3 / 5
The setting and gameplay are pretty solid but the game itself falls short quickly...literally. It feels like a demo. It's a shame since DEADLIGHT had…
★ 3 / 5
It's post apocalyptic side-scroller platformer. I played tons of platformers a a kid. Now I not so fond of them. I don't hate them, I…
★ 4 / 5
I dont think I will play it again, but was fun for one playthrough
★ 5 / 5
I don't know what the game was about, I only knew it for the name and recommendations... It's the way i think it's meant to…
★ 3 / 5
Had fun but ngl, controls are peepeepoopoo but not as peepeepoopoo in the OG version. Get it when it's sale, worth the time, beaten it…

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