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Dead Man's Diary

Dead Man's Diary

Released: 7/12/2023

You're on your own in a world full of danger! You can drink only if you discover water, survive the night only if you have a safe place to sleep - eat only what you have found or hunted. Explore a destroyed world and experience a dark story. Dead Man's Diary is a unique blend of elements from several genres. The gameplay adopts typical survival game mechanics such as crafting items or exploring a hostile world along with the need to find places to sleep or food. And enriches it with a gripping story and realistic puzzles. Features Admire! Lavishly designed photorealistic locations, built with Unreal technology Explore! Dark forests, ruins of cities and abandoned industrial complexes Think! Tricky but realistic puzzles to solve Experience! A rich story told in the form of fully dubbed diary entries and soliloquies of the protagonist Survive! Food, Water, Sleep – the protagonist has realistic needs. Craft! All equipment can be upgraded at a workbench Stay! The large game world and the comprehensive story ensure 50 hours of gaming fun

You're on your own in a world full of danger! You can drink only if you discover water, survive the night only if you have a safe place to sleep - eat only what you have found or hunted. Explore a destroyed world and experience a dark story. Dead Man's Diary is a unique blend of elements from several genres. The gameplay adopts typical survival game mechanics such as crafting items or exploring a hostile world along with the need to find places to sleep or food. And enriches it with a gripping story and realistic puzzles. Features Admire! Lavishly designed photorealistic locations, built with Unreal technology Explore! Dark forests, ruins of cities and abandoned industrial complexes Think! Tricky but realistic puzzles to solve Experience! A rich story told in the form of fully dubbed diary entries and soliloquies of the protagonist Survive! Food, Water, Sleep – the protagonist has realistic needs. Craft! All equipment can be upgraded at a workbench Stay! The large game world and the comprehensive story ensure 50 hours of gaming fun

You're on your own in a world full of danger! You can drink only if you discover water, survive the night only if you have a safe place to sleep - eat only what you have found or hunted. Explore a destroyed world and experience a dark story. Dead Man's Diary is a unique blend of elements from several genres. The gameplay adopts typical survival game mechanics such as crafting items or exploring a hostile world along with the need to find places to sleep or food. And enriches it with a gripping story and realistic puzzles. Features Admire! Lavishly designed photorealistic locations, built with Unreal technology Explore! Dark forests, ruins of cities and abandoned industrial complexes Think! Tricky but realistic puzzles to solve Experience! A rich story told in the form of fully dubbed diary entries and soliloquies of the protagonist Survive! Food, Water, Sleep – the protagonist has realistic needs. Craft! All equipment can be upgraded at a workbench Stay! The large game world and the comprehensive story ensure 50 hours of gaming fun

Critics

40

Steam

45

Score Breakdown

40.0

Critic Average

5 reviews

45

Steam User Score

85 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-4.7

Metacritic Disparity

N/A

Combined Disparity

-4.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 early (40%)1 launch window (20%)2 late (40%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 5 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 40.0/100. Critics score this game 4.7 points lower than Steam users.