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Developer: White Rabbit
Publisher: Adult Swim Games
Genres: Action, RPG
Death's Gambit Critic Reviews
View All (51 total)Ambitious ideas and a twisting story are marred by bad design choices.
Death's Gambit is a very blunt attempt to fuse two beloved games, Dark Souls and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, into one challenging 2D action-platformer. Developer White Rabbit shows a strong understanding of what made each of them great but glosses over fundamentals that all great games need, such as responsive controls and an understandable game world, and falls short of its promise.
This 2D action-platformer is a gorgeous but frustrating test of patience.
In the end, Death's Gambit resonates as a flawed gem, one I'm happy to have played. It's an uneven experience bogged down by technical woes and stilted combat, but if you can enjoy less-than-pristine games in spite of rough spots, it's worth taking a chance on. Just hold out for a few patches first.
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