Evil Dead: The Game

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  • Summary: Step into the shoes of Ash Williams or his friends from the iconic Evil Dead franchise and work together in a game loaded with over-the-top co-op and PVP multiplayer action! Play as a team of four survivors, exploring, looting, crafting, managing your fear, and finding key items to seal theStep into the shoes of Ash Williams or his friends from the iconic Evil Dead franchise and work together in a game loaded with over-the-top co-op and PVP multiplayer action! Play as a team of four survivors, exploring, looting, crafting, managing your fear, and finding key items to seal the breach between worlds in a game inspired by all three original Evil Dead films as well as the Starz original Ash vs Evil Dead television series.

    ICONIC CHARACTERS
    Play as characters from throughout the Evil Dead universe, including Ash, Scotty, Lord Arthur, Kelly Maxwell, Pablo Simon Bolivar, and more, with new dialogue performed by Bruce Campbell and others!

    PLAY AS GOOD OR EVIL...
    Fight for the forces of good or take control of the powerful Kandarian Demon to hunt Ash and other players while possessing Deadites, the environment, and even the survivors themselves as you seek to swallow their souls!

    OVER THE TOP VISUALS
    Whether you're tearing a Deadite in two with Ash's famous chainsaw hand or flying through the map as the Kandarian Demon in spirit form, the game captures the look and feel of the Evil Dead franchise in all its glory, with realistic visuals and a physics-based gore system that brings the horror to life!
    THIS...IS MY BROOMSTICK!
    Brandish your short barrel shotgun, chainsaw, cleavers and more to do some delightfully gruesome violence against the armies of darkness.

    Evil Dead: The Game features multiplayer co-op and PvP for PC, Xbox One, Xbox X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Gamers' Temple
    Jun 1, 2022
    85
    If you’re a fan of Evil Dead, this game is meant for you. It’s easy to see that the developers are fans of the series as well. Even if you’re not a fan, this game is still a lot of fun. It is one the most balanced asymmetrical game that has released yet. There were a few problems with melee canceling when the game first released, but that exploit has already been addressed in one of the recent patches, so it goes to show that the developers care about balance. The game also has cross-play! If the game can maintain some good download content in the future, this game will be one to talk about and play for the months to come. Just from the start, this game already has “JOIN US” wrote all over it... and if you get that reference, you will enjoy this game the most!
  2. IGN
    May 19, 2022
    80
    Evil Dead: The Game is an awesome asymmetric multiplayer game that, like its source material, is far better than it has any right to be given its frustrating lack of polish and being somewhat light on maps and modes. Playing as a survivor is a fantastic cooperative shooter experience despite frequent problems with janky level geometry that leads to unfair deaths and other questionable design choices, while playing as the evil mastermind is just downright magnificent thanks to the amusingly fiendish ways you can mess with the other team. The single-player story missions are a distressing mess that I could have done without being forced to play through for unlocks, but everything else proves worthy of the classic cheesy movies that inspired it.
  3. Movies Games and Tech
    Jun 3, 2022
    80
    Evil Dead: The Game is a homage to 80s horror and Sam Raimi. It captures the franchise perfectly and you'll grimace and chuckle as the action unfolds. It is excellent as a multiplayer experience. However, solo gamers will find it unfairly harsh and this will frustrate you.
  4. Stevivor
    May 14, 2022
    70
    It’s sometimes a little rough around the edges, but there are some amazing selling points when it comes to Evil Dead. It has the look, feel and sound of proceedings down pat, even down to the movement of the evil presence as it stalks Ash and his friends in the cold, dark woods...Priced at $60 AUD, it’s a little too underdeveloped to recommend as a single-player game, but Evil Dead fans who don’t mind online play will find themselves dropping hours and hours into this. Those who enjoy 4v1 games will certainly enjoy this as well.
  5. XboxEra
    May 26, 2022
    70
    Graphically the game looks average at best. It is a muddy and grimy-looking affair. The lighting system works well for the dark settings but a lot of the texture work for the environment and some of the enemies look last gen.
  6. Vandal
    May 17, 2022
    70
    Evil Dead is back with an interesting asymmetric action game that doesn’t do anything new, but knows how to deliver fun battles to its fans.
  7. GameSpot
    May 19, 2022
    60
    Evil Dead: The Game is faithful, but sometimes to a fault. If there were more game modes or even more varied objectives in its one attractive game mode, it would feel more like a game for horror fans to play for a long time, maybe even moving competitors like Dead By Daylight or Hunt Showdown off their vaunted pedestals. As it stands at launch, however, Evil Dead only reaches beyond something pretty good when it's played with a close-knit group of Evil Dead fans. General horror or co-op enthusiasts may get some mileage out of it, but Ash and his boomstick are storming into a crowded field of competitors and can't quite overcome the horde of similar games already available.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 10 out of 25
  1. Haider93
    May 15, 2022
    10
    I really recommend this game to everyone. I've never been bored since I played the game
  2. nanowerx
    May 15, 2022
    10
    I'm not a fan of 4v1 games, but Evil Dead is my favorite franchise so I bought it to support Evil Dead, but I ended up getting a fantastic,I'm not a fan of 4v1 games, but Evil Dead is my favorite franchise so I bought it to support Evil Dead, but I ended up getting a fantastic, addictive game!

    This game has some serious legs, it's fun, it's campy, it's gory and is legit fun to smash dedites with others    … Expand
  4. Kingzley
    May 14, 2022
    10
    You can tell a lot of love went into the making of this game. It feels polished and extremely fun to play. I can’t wait too see what else theyYou can tell a lot of love went into the making of this game. It feels polished and extremely fun to play. I can’t wait too see what else they have in store. The missions are extremely difficult but rewarding. The online multiplayer is a blast.… Expand
  5. Jt0429
    May 21, 2022
    7
    Good-
    Fun multiplayer gameplay. Great fan service for fans of the movies and TV show. Deep skill trees and progression.
    Bad- Lack of    Good-
    Fun multiplayer gameplay. Great fan service for fans of the movies and TV show. Deep skill trees and progression.

    Bad-
    Lack of variety in the gameplay. Imbalanced in many aspects. Maps are way too large and can get confusing.

    Thoughts-
    On the whole, Evil Dead: The Game doesn’t break much new ground in terms of asymmetrical multiplayer games, but what it does, it does mostly well. It’s not entirely balanced or varied, so what you see up front is largely what you get, but I found myself still enjoying cutting the heads off of demons and hearing Bruce Campbell’s one-liners just as much ten hours in as I did the first time. It’s not going to add a whole lot to the Evil Dead lore, nor will it make a dent in the gaming landscape, but for what it is, Evil Dead: The Game is worth your time, if only to have some tense, satisfying fun killing demons and humans alike.    … Expand
  6. IAMXD
    May 14, 2022
    3
    Just what we didn't need. Another asymmetrical multiplayer game. Zzzzzzzzzzz. Completely wasted opportunity for a new single player game inJust what we didn't need. Another asymmetrical multiplayer game. Zzzzzzzzzzz. Completely wasted opportunity for a new single player game in the Evil Dead franchise. Yes, this has a single player mode but the main focus is multiplayer. It should have been the other way around with the main focus being a single player campaign.… Expand
  7. Ray6701
    Nov 10, 2022
    2
    the gameplay is descent but it gets very repetitive and the graphics look a little off
  8. D_vyl07
    May 1, 2023
    0
    This game is cashgrab and pay to win! Servers are bad, new updates are only for money and adds only pay to win characters and demon!

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