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Dead Star

Released: 4/5/2016

Combining the beauty of space combat, the fast-paced nature of arcade classics and the depth of team-based gameplay with loads of awesome loot, Dead Star is a twin-stick shooter built around a deep multiplayer experience. Fight and scavenge your way through online battlefields whilst earning loot and levels to further customize your experience – including the ability to invade other live matches with a massive warship.

Combining the beauty of space combat, the fast-paced nature of arcade classics and the depth of team-based gameplay with loads of awesome loot, Dead Star is a twin-stick shooter built around a deep multiplayer experience. Fight and scavenge your way through online battlefields whilst earning loot and levels to further customize your experience – including the ability to invade other live matches with a massive warship.

Combining the beauty of space combat, the fast-paced nature of arcade classics and the depth of team-based gameplay with loads of awesome loot, Dead Star is a twin-stick shooter built around a deep multiplayer experience. Fight and scavenge your way through online battlefields whilst earning loot and levels to further customize your experience – including the ability to invade other live matches with a massive warship.

Critics
73
Metacritic
60

Score Breakdown

73.0

Critic Average

15 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

60

Metacritic User Score

63 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+13.0
Combined Disparity
+13.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

14 launch window (93%)1 late (7%)

Review summary

Updated Jun 21, 2016

Based on 15 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 73.0/100. Critics score this game 13.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 15)+
  1. Brandon LangrockviaGameSpew
    Jun 21, 2016·Late review
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 60/100 · +10.0 pts
  2. Nathan CarterviaGaming Nexus
    Apr 26, 2016·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 60/100 · +20.0 pts
  3. Samuel GuglielmoviaTechRaptor
    Apr 22, 2016·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 60/100 · +10.0 pts
  4. G4@Syfygames StaffviaG4@Syfygames
    Apr 21, 2016·Launch window
    72/100View review
    Metacritic 60/100 · +12.0 pts
  5. Patrick AndersonviaCOGconnected
    Apr 19, 2016·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 60/100 · +20.0 pts