Deadly Escape is simply a game I happened to be looking at after the most recent Summer sale ended. Despite my reservations with budget/bundle titles, this looked pretty cool and was positively rated overall, so I thought I'd give it a go.


Classic zombie virus breakout story. You are a security guard (I think) trapped in a science facility where a zombie virus break out has occurred. You wake up not really knowing what's going on other than you and others had taken up sanctuary in a sealed chamber that has since become unsealed. Your only real goal (at least at this time) is to escape the facility.

7/10


The gameplay in Deadly Escape is actually a lot of fun. The controls are all keyboard and pretty simple. Arrow keys to move, E to interact, F for your flashlight, and an interesting auto aim/manual shoot mechanic using the X and C keys. Holding down the X key shows your attack radius, which varies depending on the weapon you are using. C fires. There is a reload time, so it's advisable to fire and move unless you aren't getting mobbed. Should you take damage, you can use medkits found around the facility to heal, via accessing your inventory using the Esc or I keys.

This is at its core a single life action and lite puzzle game. The puzzles take the place of finding certain items to unlock the various doors throughout the facility. Many of the unlocked rooms in turn feature the next part of the overall puzzle, which is functionally an escape room (although in this case, facility)...but with enemies included.

There are no save points. If you die, you start over from the beginning. This could and usually does seem like an unnecessary chore, but realistically, you will probably only die once or twice before you end up at the boss battle at the end of the game. In fact, once you've memorized the map, which is a simple task, you could definitely speedrun this game in 5ish minutes.

9/10


The graphics in Deadly Escape are of the really cool looking pixelated sort. Streets of Rogue and The Way are two other games that have a similar appearance, for perspective, as far as how the pixel art is presented. This is a very dark and gory, but pretty awesome looking game.

9/10


I haven't found the audio tracks to be particularly noteworthy, but they are effective regardless in conveying the overall mood of the game and of course letting you know when zombies are near.

6/10


Deadly Escape is definitely a nice surprise when it comes to games you can find for under a buck on Steam or get in a bundle. In fact, I'd say it holds up against any similarly short rogue-like games. Worth your consideration without doubt.

Deadly Escape is simply a game I happened to be looking at after the most recent Summer sale ended. Despite my reservations with budget/bundle titles, this looked pretty cool and was positively rated overall, so I thought I'd give it a go. [h1]Story[/h1] Classic zombie virus breakout story. You are a security guard (I think) trapped in a science facility where a zombie virus break out has occurred. You wake up not really knowing what's going on other than you and others had taken up sanctuary in a sealed chamber that has since become unsealed. Your only real goal (at least at this time) is to escape the facility. 7/10 [h1]Gameplay[/h1] The gameplay in Deadly Escape is actually a lot of fun. The controls are all keyboard and pretty simple. Arrow keys to move, E to interact, F for your flashlight, and an interesting auto aim/manual shoot mechanic using the X and C keys. Holding down the X key shows your attack radius, which varies depending on the weapon you are using. C fires. There is a reload time, so it's advisable to fire and move unless you aren't getting mobbed. Should you take damage, you can use medkits found around the facility to heal, via accessing your inventory using the Esc or I keys. This is at its core a single life action and lite puzzle game. The puzzles take the place of finding certain items to unlock the various doors throughout the facility. Many of the unlocked rooms in turn feature the next part of the overall puzzle, which is functionally an escape room (although in this case, facility)...but with enemies included. There are no save points. If you die, you start over from the beginning. This could and usually does seem like an unnecessary chore, but realistically, you will probably only die once or twice before you end up at the boss battle at the end of the game. In fact, once you've memorized the map, which is a simple task, you could definitely speedrun this game in 5ish minutes. 9/10 [h1]Graphics[/h1] The graphics in Deadly Escape are of the really cool looking pixelated sort. Streets of Rogue and The Way are two other games that have a similar appearance, for perspective, as far as how the pixel art is presented. This is a very dark and gory, but pretty awesome looking game. 9/10 [h1]Audio[/h1] I haven't found the audio tracks to be particularly noteworthy, but they are effective regardless in conveying the overall mood of the game and of course letting you know when zombies are near. 6/10 [h1]Verdict[/h1] Deadly Escape is definitely a nice surprise when it comes to games you can find for under a buck on Steam or get in a bundle. In fact, I'd say it holds up against any similarly short rogue-like games. Worth your consideration without doubt. [h1]Basically 8 zombies splattered and exploded with extreme prejudice, out of 10 possible[/h1] [code]If you found this review helpful and would be interested in supporting my Curator group, it would be appreciated. Cheers. https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32549618/[/code]