Death’s Door

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Death's Door is a must-play isometric Metroidvania that pairs intense combat with a compelling world begging to be explored.

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Marcus Stewart (Game Informer)

Death’s Door presents a compelling world begging to be explored until every secret is found alongside satisfying combat and intriguing lore.

July 20, 2021 |

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Tight, challenging combat and a gorgeous world to explore makes the morbid act of reaping souls a delight in Death’s Door.

July 20, 2021 |

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8/10

Alessandro Barbosa

90/100

David Burdette (Gaming Trend)

Buy it. Play it. Enjoy it. It’s as simple as the game feels, even if it challenges you more than you’d ever think it would. The more I’ve played it, the more I see every one of it’s accomplishments, with fantastic gameplay and a great choice of art style and soundtrack jewels in its crown. Death’s Door does nearly everything right for what it is, and even the shortcomings of the narrative is barely a blemish on a spectacular résumé.

July 20, 2021 |

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Marcus Stewart (Game Informer)

9/10 - (Read Review)

Death’s Door presents a compelling world begging to be explored until every secret is found alongside satisfying combat and intriguing lore.

Alessandro Barbosa

8/10 - (Read Review)

Tight, challenging combat and a gorgeous world to explore makes the morbid act of reaping souls a delight in Death’s Door.

David Burdette (Gaming Trend)

90/100 - (Read Review)

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
33bits	Jon Andoni Ortiz	95 / 100	08-11-2021	Death's Door, candidate for the game of the year, where we handle a crow hunting souls. Action, adventure and light-hearted puzzles with an unbeatable technical craftsmanship. Buy it now, trust me.	Read review
3DNews	Михаил Пономарев	9 / 10	07-24-2021	Wondrous game with a sincere, bittersweet story, charming characters, and incredibly emotional soundtrack.	Read review
Atomix	Rodolfo León	90 / 100	11-12-2021	Despite not doing much in terms of innovation, coupled with a pair of odd framerate issues, Death's Door is a fantasic indie game that seems to do almost everything right. A precise combat, gorgeous environments and a mysterious yet beautiful world, make this an experience you simply can't miss.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	Andron Smith	4 / 5 stars	07-20-2021	All in all, Acid Nerve did a great job with Death’s Door and by pushing just a little bit more while taking a few calculated risks, they would have an outstanding game rather than a very good one. Still more than worth playing if you’re a fan of the genre and aren’t looking for something revolutionary. There is also some post-game content that should add some additional run time to your enjoyment.	Read review
AusGamers	Steve Farrelly	9.5 / 10	07-27-2021	It's also never glaring (aside from a few very obvious	Read review
BaziCenter	Omid_Lennon	9.5 / 10	08-07-2021	Death's Door is a well crafted Action RPG that respects its audience by offering pure quality, and the improvements over the previous game by Acid Nerve shows that the studio is on the right path to develop even more exciting titles in the future.	Read review
But Why Tho?	Quinn Hiers	9 / 10	07-23-2021	Though a short game, there has been so much thought put into Death’s Door. Even Crow’s smallest of movements are so cute and bird-like. I wish there was more because ten hours just isn’t enough! The humor is splendid, and the mysteries waiting to be uncovered are so tantalizing.	Read review
CGMagazine	Khari Taylor	9 / 10	08-06-2021	Players looking for a Souls-borne meets Link From the Past meets Metroidvania experience all wrapped into one need look no further than the delightful Death’s Door; just make sure to pack plenty of patience and don’t let the door hit your face on the way in.	Read review
Chalgyr's Game Room	Pierre-Yves Lanthier	8 / 10	07-21-2021	So overall, Death's Door offers up a hefty challenge in a top down action adventure through an interesting world. Will it be too hard for some? Maybe, but, with plenty of ways to upgrade your character, tools and magics, there's a way to stem the difficulty but you'll have to go a bit out of the way of the general adventure for that one.	Read review
Checkpoint Gaming	Elliot Attard	9 / 10	07-20-2021	Death’s Door crashes onto the scene stylistically with an amazingly detailed, interconnected world full to the brim with personality and secrets. The game introduces great characters that bring with them charisma and humanity as it lovingly juggles both the morbid and the beautiful sides of its narrative. With simply phenomenal sound design that lovingly accompanies and amplifies the visuals and atmosphere, Death’s Door presents one door absolutely worth knocking on.	Read review
COGconnected	Jaz Sagoo	88 / 100	07-20-2021	Death’s Door is a masterclass in level design. The interwoven areas encourage and reward exploration, whilst the simple yet challenging combat makes confrontations a thrill. With an alluring art style, sorrowful soundtrack, Acid Nerve has managed to create one of the greatest indie titles of 2021.	Read review
cublikefoot	Chase Ferrin	7.5 / 10	07-20-2021	Death’s Door is not only a fun Zelda-like adventure game, but a very well-polished one on top of that. Fluid combat, tight controls, plenty of exploration – it has all the basics on lock.	Read review
DASHGAMER.com	Mark Isaacson	Recommended	07-20-2021	Death’s Door is perfectly balanced to tell its story, thoughtful and humorous in all the right ways, backed by a thrilling musical score that elevates the action and often reminded me of a Studio Ghibli creation in its visual themes.	Read review
Destructoid	Chris Moyse	9 / 10	07-28-2021	An exercise in design excellence, Death’s Door recognizes and capitalizes on its strengths to deliver a smart, creative, and thoroughly engaging adventure, painted with wonderful visual strokes and peppered with witty, thoughtful commentary on life, death, and how we spend the hours in-between. Sporting polish beyond its budget and ambition beyond its scale, Death’s Door is one of the year’s best releases, and a must-play for adventure fans everywhere. Don’t fear the Reaper.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Ben Sheene	9 / 10	03-23-2020	Death's Door is a whimsical adventure about a questing crow reaping souls in hopes of saving his own. The wonderfully vivid world and classic combat make for an obviously inspired game that is over far too soon.	Read review
Digital Trends	Otto Kratky	4.5 / 5 stars	07-20-2021	Death's Door is a must-play Metroidvania that pairs intense combat with bright, hilarious characters.	Read review
Digitally Downloaded	Harvard L.	4.5 / 5 stars	07-20-2021	Death’s Door is simply the tried and true fundamentals of game design, refined and polished to the ultimate degree.	Read review
Easy Allies	Brad Ellis	4.25 / 5 stars	07-20-2021	Death's Door is a charming adventure filled with delightful characters and engaging combat.	Read review
Echo Boomer	João Canelo	Recommended	08-13-2021	Death's Door easily presents itself as one of the best indie games of the year, with excellent art direction and an inviting combat system that never makes the experience tiring.	Read review
Eurogamer	Chris Tapsell	Recommended	07-30-2021	Beautiful, rhythmic, inventive and funny, Titan Souls developer Acid Nerve has delivered one of the best Zelda-likes in some time.	Read review
Everyeye.it	Marco Mottura	9 / 10	07-20-2021	A few years ago Acid Nerve had already shown personality and vision with the brilliant Titan Souls, yet the step forward made with Death's Door is frankly stunning. It is very rare to see such an impressive leap between a debut work and the second game, and the fact that little more than a couple of people have been able to give life to such a memorable adventure is the most crystal clear testimony of the natural talent of the English team.	Read review
Explosion Network	Dylan Blight	9.5 / 10	07-21-2021	Every element of Death's Door feels like the product of a much larger team than the couple of developers working at Acid Nerve. The fact it can play as good as it does, be as funny and exciting as it is, feature such well-designed boss battles and look as good as it does from an art and animation design point is just insane to me. Death's Door is a crowning achievement for Acid Nerve, a must-play for the year and an instant game of the year contender.	Read review
FingerGuns	Toby Andersen	8 / 10	07-20-2021	An inventive isometric slasher, Death’s Door feels like all the best bits of Souls-like structure and none of the bad. Its Zelda-inspired combat and systems are firmly at the challenging end of the spectrum, but are also pretty addictive, and mix well with a bleak yet unique story.	Read review
Game Informer	Marcus Stewart	9 / 10	07-20-2021	Death's Door presents a compelling world begging to be explored until every secret is found alongside satisfying combat and intriguing lore	Read review
Gameblog	Thomas Pillon	8 / 10	07-23-2021	Death's Door is a nervous action game that transcends Acid Nerve's old formula. Thanks to a clever difficulty, fights with brandnew situations, a rewarding exploration and a beautiful soundtrack, Death's Door is the perfect well-balanced experience of this summer, despite a very light pathfinding.	Read review
Gamefa	امیرمهدی نامجو	9.5 / 10	07-29-2021	Observing such a quality level and paying attention to the small and coarse details in such a small team once again shows the high love and interest that the creators have had to build this title and have tried to provide the players with an unparalleled experience without any excuse.	Read review
GameMAG	Unknown	8 / 10	07-21-2021	Death's Door have a great look, great sound, and a great story about sweet embrace of death, which all culminates into one cozy adventure. Digital Devolver comes back with another gem on their hands, and we can't wait to see what Acid Nerve can make next.	Read review
GamePitt	Shaun Sannerude	10 / 10	08-03-2021	Death’s Door is easily one of the best and well-rounded action games that I’ve played this year. It gets all the basics right and then excels with a compelling story and cast of characters, a gorgeous and interesting world to explore, and combat that is intense and extremely enjoyable. It’s an absolute must and has left me now never quite looking at a crow in the same way, always wondering whether it’s about to attack and reap my soul!	Read review
GamePro	Dennis Michel	88 / 100	08-12-2021	Death's Door is the Xbox surprise hit of 2021 that fans of isometric action-adventure should put on their wish list.	Read review
Gamers Heroes	Johnny Hurricane	9 / 10	07-20-2021	For the most part, Death's Door hits it out of the park and is easily a contender for indie GOTY. Fans of top-down action RPGs shouldn't hesitate to pick this one up.	Read review
Gamersky	细拉	8.6 / 10	07-21-2021	The unique atmosphere and many extras after customs clearance add to its alt-right quality and make it one of my favorite indie games of the year.	Read review
GameSkinny	Jason D'Aprile	9 / 10	07-29-2021	Another quirky gem from Devolver Digital, this tale of a crow in Death's employ is a fascinating and entertaining journey.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	8 / 10	07-21-2021	Ultimately it’s the boss fights you’ll remember by the time the credits roll on Death’s Door. There’s more of them than you’ll probably expect, and each and every one of them is wonderfully designed. They can be tricky to defeat – one or two of them particularly so – but when you emerge victorious the feeling is akin to overcoming a boss in Dark Souls. Needless to say, if you love games like The Legend of Zelda and don’t mind a bit more of a challenge, be sure to give Death’s Door your attention.	Read review
GameSpot	Alessandro Barbosa	8 / 10	07-20-2021	Tight, challenging combat and a gorgeous world to explore makes the morbid act of reaping souls a delight in Death's Door.	Read review
GamingBolt	Shubhankar Parijat	8 / 10	07-20-2021	Even with a few issues, Death's Door is a tightly designed, challenging game that does wonders with its classic Zelda-inspired formula.	Read review
GamingTrend	David Burdette	90 / 100	07-20-2021	Buy it. Play it. Enjoy it. It's as simple as the game feels, even if it challenges you more than you'd ever think it would. The more I've played it, the more I see every one of it's accomplishments, with fantastic gameplay and a great choice of art style and soundtrack jewels in its crown. Death's Door does nearly everything right for what it is, and even the shortcomings of the narrative is barely a blemish on a spectacular résumé.	Read review
Generación Xbox	Juan Lorente	9 / 10	08-02-2021	Death's Door has been developed by only two people. This fact makes me put much more in value the splendid work he has done with the game, which offers us ‎‎an adventure with a graphic and artistic section of honors,‎‎and of course with a gameplay that without inventing anything becomes incredibly fun, so you want like me to finish the game in a sitting.‎	Read review
God is a Geek	Chris White	9 / 10	07-20-2021	Death's Door is a beautiful game, both in the way it looks and the way it plays. Acid Nerve has hit the sweet spot when it comes to combat and exploration.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Kyle LeClair	4.5 / 5 stars	07-20-2021	Death's Door is a gem of a soulslike game with a nice and meaty level of challenge and a world filled with lovable characters and loads of secrets to uncover.	Read review
Hey Poor Player	Josh Speer	5 / 5 stars	07-20-2021	I relished the time I spent with Death’s Door. Not only was I captivated by the visual style, but the gameplay was dynamic, clever, and well-balanced. I spent about 9 hours to roll the credits, and still have plenty of secrets to find. I may have had my doubts about Acid Nerve before, but those are pretty much gone now. They’ve shown they have the chops to not only make a beautiful game, but one that’s fun, challenging, and balanced precisely. My only small complaint is the game isn’t available on more consoles. But if you enjoy Zelda games and need a new adventure, or if you’re just hungry for something wonderful, then you need to purchase Death’s Door.	Read review
IGN	Brendan Graeber	9 / 10	07-20-2021	Death's Door expertly blends classic dungeon puzzle solving with fast-paced combat encounters to create a memorable adventure across a moody world brimming with secret paths and hidden rewards.	Read review
IGN Italy	Alessandro Alosi	8.5 / 10	07-21-2021	An Action RPG full of passion that focuses on simplicity and, for this reason, it is incredibly solid. Level design, attention to detail, art style and soundtrack deserve just applause. Ok, it throws you in an huge labirint without any map, but it can be even a good thing.	Read review
IGN Spain	Álex Pareja	8 / 10	07-21-2021	Death's Door is one of the indie surprises of the year. Very well designed, melancholic and challenging, without being difficult. It knows how to transfer the essence of games like Dark Souls and Zelda in a delicious isometric perspective, with well-designed puzzles and a very well measured combat. Acid Nerve has done its homework.	Read review
Impulsegamer	James Wright (Impulsegamer)	4.3 / 5 stars	08-01-2021	If you're looking for an amazing indie game that will draw you in from the very get-go, then Death's Door is indeed that game that creates its own engaging universe as you play this little crow who has been tasked to return the souls of the lost.	Read review
JVL	Kikitoès	8.5 / 10	07-29-2021	Death's Door is a game of rare excellence. We are caught in it instantly thanks to its singular graphic paw and its first lines of dialogue that set the tone. Acid Nerve signs here a title with gameplay perhaps too simplistic on paper, but perfectly oiled, which also offers nervous and demanding fights, especially boss fights.	Read review
KeenGamer	Ciprian Ghibirdic	10 / 10	08-22-2021	Soul-reaping doesn't seem to be a tedious job, but Death's Door shines a light upon the fictitious scenario in which the afterlife is bureaucratized. In a world where death came to a halt, an unlikely eulogy holds little to no meaning. Living forever has become the norm, a fever dream come true.	Read review
LevelUp	Sebastian Vogel	8.8 / 10	07-28-2021	Death's Door es un juego que cumple en todos los aspectos: un control responsivo, mecánicas interesantes, historia satisfactoria, rejugabilidad y dificultad bien diseñada. Diifícil pensar en no recomendarlo a cualquiera que juegue videojuegos. Death's Door una vez más nos demuestra que un título indie puede ser un gran juego y competir por lo mejor del año sin necesidad de gastar millones de dólares. Directo a lo mejor del año.	Read review
Luis Alamilla	Luis Alamilla	9 / 10	07-21-2021	Death's Door easily makes the list for my instant recommendation list of dungeon crawling games. Outside of a few hiccups and nitpicks with the gameplay, I absolutely loved Death's Door. Its interesting world, funny approach to a dark plot, and well-thought-out dungeon designs kept me enthralled the whole time I played. Its combat moments were challenging and when it came to boss fights were both impressionable and memorable. If you have a PC or an Xbox from this or last generation, you owe it to yourself to pick this up and give it a shot. I don't think you'll regret it.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	GameCentral	8 / 10	07-30-2021	A thoroughly entertaining mix of Dark Souls and Zelda that has few genuinely new ideas but still manages to enthral with a unique charm of its own.	Read review
MonsterVine	Nick Mangiaracina	5 / 5 stars	08-16-2021	Very few games get as much right with their formula as Death’s Door does.	Read review
New Game Network	Alex Varankou	76 / 100	07-25-2021	Death's Door is a streamlined action adventure experience that finds a groove and sticks with it. With a low asking price and high level of polish, fans of this genre should find the little crow's soul reaping journey quite endearing.	Read review
NoesPaisparaFrikis	Unknown	7.8 / 10	08-17-2021	An exquisite game	Read review
Noisy Pixel	Orpheus Joshua	8.5 / 10	07-20-2021	Death’s Door breathes some life into the generalized umbrella of action-adventure titles thanks to its efficient level design coupled with simple to grasp yet enjoyable mechanics. While a few factors, such as the ranged skill usage bar, are questionable in execution, the game’s flow and pace are never significantly hindered from ruining the experience as a whole. Furthermore, the dreary thematic tones exuded by the loneliness of the varied explorable sections alongside the appealing characterizations and dialogue also serve to make Death’s Door an assuredly exceptional time for those feeling even remotely curious.	Read review
Oyungezer Online	M. İhsan Tatari	8 / 10	07-26-2021	12 hours of non-stop entertainment. Hard to believe it's created by just two people.	Read review
Paste Magazine	Garrett Martin	9 / 10	08-02-2021	It doesn't skimp on challenging action or a satisfying story, but it also doesn't expect us to devote dozens of hours to it. You can reach the end of the story in less than eight hours-roughly as long as the original Legend of Zelda. Its end is neither sudden and unexpected, nor long and drawn-out. If only we can all embrace our own end as gracefully as Death's Door does.	Read review
PC Gamer	Luke Winkie	83 / 100	07-20-2021	Death's Door boils modern action-adventure game design down to its fundamentals, and the reduction is excellent.	Read review
PC Invasion	Blake Grundman	8.5 / 10	07-20-2021	This tremendously excellent Death's Door is a well-polished action/adventure hybrid that is worth your attention.	Read review
Polygon	Ryan Gilliam	Recommended	07-29-2021	For Dark Souls veterans, Death’s Door provides a less stressful but moody journey through a new world that offers familiar gameplay from a new, top-down perspective. But for players who’ve never played a game like this, Death’s Door gradually leads you into the deep end.	Read review
PowerUp!	James Wood	10 / 10	07-20-2021	Death’s Door is a game that prepares you for the end, relishing in the journey all the same.	Read review
Press Start	Brodie Gibbons	9 / 10	07-20-2021	This quaint story about a workaday crow discovering that death is a force of nature that without discrimination takes all, both good and bad, winds up being far more memorable and touching than I could have ever expected. With a world and characters full of Miyazaki-proportional charm, and combat and puzzles that offer up a real test, Death's Door is a beautiful sophomore effort from Acid Nerve and is certainly something to crow about.	Read review
Rapid Reviews UK	Rob Lake	5 / 5 stars	07-23-2021	Death’s Door is one of those rare games that grab your attention straight away and keeps it for the length of its journey. At its core, Death’s Door is both a Zelda and a Soulsboune clone. However, the two-man team over at Acidnerve have crafted something that’s both an excellent mix of genres, whilst also remaining original. Death’s Door understands what makes these two genres great and rather than imitation, it refines and expands on these points.	Read review
Rectify Gaming	Gregory Dawes	9.5 / 10	07-28-2021	The frantic gameplay always leaves you wanting to clear one more room to see what’s next and that feeling never faded for me throughout my playthrough.	Read review
Saving Content	Ed Acosta	5 / 5 stars	08-20-2021	Death’s Door has some fun lore and a fantastic main character; I mean, I love birds, and what’s not to love about a little bird with a sword? The combat is tight, and battles with enemies and bosses never feel unfair. If anything, each failure felt like it was my fault, something I could fix in a future run or my playstyle overall. Everything comes together so well in Death’s Door; it’s just so enjoyable to play. It has become a top ten contender for my games of the year list so far.	Read review
Screen Rant	Leo Faierman	4.5 / 5 stars	07-20-2021	If Death’s Door is not mentioned in a list of the year’s best indies, it will only be due to its finer focus and lack of complexity or significant depth, which also speaks to the game's utter lack of bloat. Those who are looking for the cavernous biomes of Hollow Knight or the lore-rich epistolatory storytelling in a Souls game may feel shorted by the 10 or so breezy hours on offer here, but Death’s Door is a precisely engineered and immersive adventure which will fully satisfy anyone seeking that exact experience. Isometric action RPGs are a dime a dozen, but rarely are they polished to such a brilliant sheen.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Matúš Štrba	8 / 10	07-29-2021	Death's Door offers a challanging gameplay and beautiful graphics. Howeverm there are some minor issues.	Read review
Shacknews	Donovan Erskine	9 / 10	07-20-2021	Quote not yet available	Read review
Sirus Gaming	Rhett Roxl	9 / 10	07-27-2021	With all of that said, I was left joyful and entertained after playing Death’s Door. The game is immensely charming and wonderful. Its seamless combat system, coupled with its immaculately designed levels makes its core gameplay loop very satisfying and engaging. Its surprise of a story also managed to hook me in when outside of combat. Every moment-to-moment experience is perfectly crafted, from humorous dialogue to surprising revelations, standard encounters, and boss fights. This game is a treat and you should buy it and play it immediately.	Read review
Skill Up	Ralph Panebianco	Recommended	07-20-2021	Video Review	Read review
Softpedia	Cosmin Vasile	8.5 / 10	07-17-2021	For me, the highlight of the game was the door-based battles, which had waves of enemies teleporting in more open space. Even when I died I wanted to get back to them quickly to try out new strategies (more doges are always a great idea). Death's Door offers a good mix of combat and exploration but needs a few more systems to keep gamers interested to make progress and find everything the game has to offer.	Read review
SomHráč.sk	Karel Šír	85 / 100	08-05-2021	Death's Door uses the classic Zelda template to a great extent, but it doesn't really offer anything new. But what is there is precisely crafted.	Read review
SpazioGames	Unknown	8.4 / 10	08-04-2021	Death's Door is a delightful isometric action adventure, graced by an inspired art direction and tight controls. Another indie gem from the masters at Devolver Digital.	Read review
TechRaptor	Unknown	9.5 / 10	07-20-2021	Acid Nerve has demonstrated an understanding of the Adventure RPG genre and has absolutely nailed its execution with Death's Door. Combat is fun and fast-paced, world exploration is rewarding, and the story while light-hearted hides some deeper meaning. Do yourself a favor and pick up Death's Door.	Read review
The Games Machine	Daniele Cucchiarelli	8.8 / 10	07-23-2021	One of the most surprising games of the year, Death's Door delivers a frantic and greatly enjoyable action-adventure experience with an ipnotic noir mood.	Read review
The Outerhaven Productions	Keith Mitchel	5 / 5 stars	07-20-2021	Death’s Door is my favorite game of 2021 thus far, and I highly recommend giving it a try. I also really hope that we’ll see some sort of DLC or perhaps a follow-up, as this game is simply amazing. The only downer here is that this is only available on Xbox platforms and the PC. I do wish this game would come to other platforms, and perhaps it will in the future, but it’s only on Team Microsoft for the time being.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Dominic Leighton	9 / 10	08-17-2021	Death's Door is an atmospheric adventure through an inviting fantasy world. It's perfectly crafted, generously provisioned, and an instant indie classic.	Read review
TrueGaming	Unknown	9 / 10	07-27-2021	Death's Door strikes the right balance between challenge and enjoyment. The experience is further enriched by short, fun puzzles and a divergent world design that encourages exploration.	Read review
Twinfinite	Chris Jecks	4.5 / 5 stars	07-20-2021	Quote not yet available	Read review
Unboxholics	Γιώργος Πρίτσκας	Recommended	08-11-2021	Death's Door has very few original ideas, but the flawless implementation of its basic mechanics, combined with a world full of personality and humor, make this ten-hour journey very charming.	Read review
VGChartz	Lee Mehr	8 / 10	08-21-2021	The accumulation of so many elements to crow about – characters, polish, creativity, art design, combative pacing, and so on – made it an experience I couldn't put down.	Read review
Video Chums	A.J. Maciejewski	7.4 / 10	07-24-2021	As a game reviewer, I assumed I was bad at games so how on earth did I find Death's Door to be an unchallenging and somewhat unsatisfying experience? Whatever the reason, it's still a good game and I enjoyed mercilessly slaughtering its unique bosses.	Read review
Washington Post	Christopher Byrd	Recommended	07-30-2021	Happily, Death’s Door, the new action adventure game about a hard-working, soul-reaping crow is very much a love letter to the old Zelda games. Its mechanics are satisfying in a chip-off-the-old block way, its visuals are a delight and its story line is touched with assured, easygoing humor.	Read review
WayTooManyGames	Jordan Hawes	9.5 / 10	07-20-2021	Death’s Door was a title I was looking forward to from the previews. I liked the concept, the gameplay looked good, and the characters looked silly and fun. However, I did not expect it to be one of the best games I’ve played this year. Beating the main boss and rolling the credits isn’t even the end. There is still more mystery to unfold and I haven’t been able to put it down. You absolutely owe it to yourself to play this title.	Read review
WellPlayed	Ash Wayling	9 / 10	07-20-2021	Death's Door feels great to play, it's beautiful to look at, and the characters and world are beyond memorable – clock in and get your reap on.	Read review
Windows Central	Jez Corden	4.5 / 5 stars	07-20-2021	Death's Door is a near-flawless isometric action-adventure full of heart, humor, and honest-to-goodness combat excellence.	Read review
Worth Playing	Andreas Salmen	8.2 / 10	07-20-2021	Overall, Death's Door is a success. It's a short but entertaining and combat-heavy Zelda-like action-adventure that is only limited by scope. It might not have the most memorable puzzles or dungeons, but it has enough heart and skill to make up for its few, minor missteps.	Read review
Xbox Achievements	Richard Walker	90 / 100	07-26-2021	A lovingly crafted dungeon crawler brimming with personality, Death's Door combines robust, rewarding combat with equally gratifying metroidvania exploration, and a story packed with oddball characters. An assured, sophomore effort from developer Acid Nerve, Death's Door is caw-fully good.	Read review
Zoomg	افشین پیروزی	9 / 10	08-11-2021	Inspired by works such as Zelda and creating an immaculate balance between surfing, puzzle solving and combat, the game offers fascinating gameplay that doesn't fall out of rhythm until the last minute.	Read review
ZTGD	Ken McKown	9 / 10	07-23-2021	Death’s Door is a wonderful experience that should not be missed. Don’t be scared off by the comparison to the Souls games. Sure it shares a few mechanics from those, but it feels more like a macabre interpretation of Zelda with some Souls twists. I simply adore this title and cannot wait for others to experience it. It is one of the best games I have played this year and it will likely be top of mind when the awards of 2021 come up. Do not sleep on this title.	Read review

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Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it’s honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death – where creatures grow far past their expiry and overflow with greed and power.

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