Giovanni Colantonio
Digital TrendsDeathloop review: Live, die, repeat, and look good doing it
Published 9/13/2021
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 - 9/14/2021
Deathloop
Deathloop transports players to the lawless island of Blackreef in an eternal struggle between two extraordinary assassins. Explore stunning environments and meticulously designed levels in an immersive gameplay experience that lets you approach every situation any way you like. Hunt down targets all over the island in an effort to put an end to the cycle once and for all, and remember, if at first you don’t succeed… die, die again.
- Developer
- Arkane Studios
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
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Critic avg
89
77 scored reviews
Total coverage
77
All coverage currently scored
Score range
65–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 89 across 77 scored reviews, with a 35-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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77 included scored reviews
90–10048 reviews · 62%
80–8918 reviews · 23%
70–7910 reviews · 13%
Below 701 review · 1%
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Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
EurogamerDeathloop review - not Arkane's most surprising game, but possibly its best
Published 9/13/2021
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100
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Read originalBlake Hester
Game InformerDeathloop Review - The Joys Of Death And Dying
Published 9/13/2021
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90
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Read originalKim Snaith
GameSpewDeathloop Review [In Progress] – GameSpew
Published 9/13/2021
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90
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Read originalTamoor Hussain
GameSpotDeathloop Review: All You Need Is Kill
Published 9/13/2021
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100
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Read originalJosh West
GamesRadar+Deathloop review – "You won't play anything else quite like it for a very long time" | GamesRadar+
Published 9/13/2021
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90
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Read originalMatt Purslow
IGNIGN Deathloop Review
Published 9/13/2021
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