Deadlight is one of those games that you desperately want to love. It has a fairly strong narrative, good characters, and a fairly solid premise. However, no matter how much you want something, you can't always have it.

The game starts strong, simplistic puzzles and solid mechanics. But as traps and running sections get thrown in, the loose feeling controls and trial by death sequences become frustrating. By the end, you'll find yourself slogging through and cursing the rare checkpoint system when you die yet again.

Ultimately, I really wanted to love this game, but I just couldn't. A flawed attempt, one you're likely better to enjoy watching a let's play of rather than playing it yourself.

Deadlight is one of those games that you desperately want to love. It has a fairly strong narrative, good characters, and a fairly solid premise. However, no matter how much you want something, you can't always have it. The game starts strong, simplistic puzzles and solid mechanics. But as traps and running sections get thrown in, the loose feeling controls and trial by death sequences become frustrating. By the end, you'll find yourself slogging through and cursing the rare checkpoint system when you die yet again. Ultimately, I really wanted to love this game, but I just couldn't. A flawed attempt, one you're likely better to enjoy watching a let's play of rather than playing it yourself.