DelayedSun Reviews
DelayedSun is a third-person shooter survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic world filled with flesh-hungry zombies. Craft items, gather resources, upgrade your skills and prepare your gun to fight!
App ID | 1197730 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | StewardMelvinTang |
Publishers | MelvinTang Games |
Categories | Single-player |
Genres | Indie, Action, Adventure, Early Access |
Release Date | 2 Dec, 2021 |
Platforms | Windows |
Supported Languages | English |

39 Total Reviews
21 Positive Reviews
18 Negative Reviews
Mixed Score
DelayedSun has garnered a total of 39 reviews, with 21 positive reviews and 18 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mixed’ overall score.
Reviews Chart
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
137 minutes
Surprisingly good and fun to play, especially for just a $5 USD title here at launch!
Here's an indie developer who cares about delivering a fun experience at a great price with this game.. something I truly wish we saw more of here on Steam these days!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2XcVA5ko58
The slow motion kills are ultra cool. ..But they can be turned off in the game options should you not like them.
I love the exploding heads and body parts!
I love how you can strike a red barrel and have it a zombie sky high in the air! Super fun!
Crafting and collecting parts and materials to craft.. adds even more depth here for a low price!
It's got a story and voice acting. I know it's your standard "save the girl" story, but it still helps add even more depth!
The game runs very well and the controls are very responsive as well!
..This game simply delivers a great bang and good fun for your buck. Period.
MY SCORE: A 9.5 out of 10 (This score is really high because the value here is high and this game is surprisingly fun)
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! .. I've played a lot of $25 and $30 zombie games not nearly this good or this much fun!
👍 : 11 |
😃 : 2
Positive
Playtime:
218 minutes
Ditch that forced camera bullshit. Aside from zombies literally popping up out of the ground like a goddamn chia pet, having the camera suddenly forcing me to look somewhere has gotten me killed more than anything else.
And figure out how to make the cutscenes skippable. It's bad enough bullshit mechanics get me killed, I shouldn't have to sit through the same cutscene each time on top of that.
👍 : 4 |
😃 : 2
Negative
Playtime:
8 minutes
Broken mess you start off hearing a story once you load in your stuck in drone mode there is no game i think its a scam of some sort.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
181 minutes
This game presented many challenges, but was fun as it really challenged you to keep pushing through those difficult parts. I would highly recommend this game to anyone who loves a challenge as I will guarantee it wont disappoint. However this game does crash every so often, but its not really that annoying. If you do feel you get frustrated with this game at time lol don't worry i did too. Sometimes they wont die lol.
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 1
Positive
Playtime:
204 minutes
Ini game cukupan lah untuk developer indie yang konon kata berita umurnya masih 15 tahun. Walaupun masih banyak yang harus dikembangkan lagi dan mekanik gameplaynya sangat wadidiw (ada bug maksudnya), but overall its recommended for support game lokal. good job adik adik.
Saran : tolong untuk collectablenya dikasih outline dikit biar bisa bedain sama sampah yang berserakan :'
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 4
Positive
Playtime:
185 minutes
first off, for what this game is, its definitely not bad. There are some things that need to be fixed/adjusted but other than that this is a good, simple game. one thing though, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MEDS FOR THE BOSS FIGHT!!! I don't have any meds and i'm at 40 hp so I get one shotted so fast, also the boss has like 4 trillion health (exaggeration) so i can't progress any further without starting a new playthrough.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
166 minutes
I actually didn´t expected much and took some time before trying the game out, but I was surprised how much fun I actually had.
Obviously you shouldn´t expect a AAA-Title or Quality but it´s definitly worth the price. There are still some bugs and minor problems the developer should fix but I see a lot of potential, specially as this Game was developed by a 15 year old.
I think, if the game wouldn´t be a bit unfair at certain points and had more waypoints this game would have a much higher ranking.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
36 minutes
So... This game appears to be one thing then once you get it in your hands it's completely different. The animation is kinda clunky. the movement (non sprinting) is like the player character is moving on ice.
The AI voice over is a bit weird. However but forgivable.
There are a lot of basic bugs that still need to be fixed. my xbox controller was vibrating the entire time the game was open.
The game advertises driving and exploring. but everything is on rails. The driving in this game is a joke. You get a SUV to drive in the 2nd level but there are wooden unbreakable gate on each side. you hit either side...AND YOU WILL. it's a dead stop.
Game has controller support but it's an after thought. the inventory, menu and most anything outside of gameplay you will need to use keyboard and mouse.
This game could be something special if it had a few basic fixes and a more open level design.
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
173 minutes
This game could be really good, however its plagued with bugs.
Bugs:
1} When trying to sight in on guns it is a 50/50 chance you wont be able to sight in to shoot, ive been stuck several times repeatedly clicking to sight in and the character just wont so i end up dying from this. Of all the bugs this needs to patched ASAP as it makes boss levels where there are hordes of zombies extremely difficult.
2} Next, ive had about four separate crashes, all occurring during the jumping boss and now the big guy in the radiation suit. Fairly frustrating as a couple of these occurred after i had beaten the boss.
3} Then there are times where the mouse cursor is appearing on screen during game play causing me to be unable to point my character, opening the crafting menu and closing seems to resolve this, however again this causes you to die several times.
4} There are a 2 points where i have fallen through the map and died.
Game play:
the game play isnt bad however there are areas to be improved i feel like.
1} Aim-able melee weapons, currently all strikes aim for the torso, unless you do a jumping strike which will hit the head. In a game focused around zombies and headshots this is kind of a big oversight, why would i smash a zombie in its stomach?
2} "grenade" zombies do not actually show that they are holding grenades until they are either killed/being shot or when they are blowing up on you, makes it difficult to prioritize incoming zombies on which to shoot first.
3} There doesnt seem to be a way to return to a hard save (bed save), so when the game autosaves youre pretty much stuck where it saves you, for example i had an instance where it autosaved before a boss fight, i had basically no health and no healing items, needless to say this lead to me having to restart the entire game.
4} The green slime on the ground slaps quite a bit of health off, yet there is sometimes no way to avoid it, the puddles are so large sometimes the character can not jump them, not to mention there hitbox is larger than the actual item.
5} Fire hit box doesnt match the actual fire, resulting in your character catching fire as you are going near fire without actually touching.
6} Zombies will spawn directly on you, rendering you immobile, basically ending you if youre running from a pack of zombies. Especially when a grenade zombie spawns on you, basically instant killing you if youre near half health.
Im currently putting this game on a backburner as im stuck on the radiation suit boss due to most of the mentioned bugs above. Once i get back to it i will update this review. Hopefully some new updates resolving issues will be upcoming in the future.
Good Luck devs! This is all constructive criticism, the game idea and story are brilliant and i cant wait to see it fixed up a bit!
At this time i wouldn't recommend this game at full price, once all the bugs are fixed i would say the game is actually worth more than its original price!
👍 : 6 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
222 minutes
I'm recommending DelayedSun for these reasons.
The Dev has contributed his time and effort to this game all while continuing his education. A pretty impressive feat while attending school.
During the DEMO version. He has listened to players and fixed many bugs/glitches in the DEMO version. There is no reason to think he would not do the same in Early Access.
It's $5. I've paid a lot more for worse games.
DelayedSun does have its issues.
1. The jumping is a bit short. It feels like when you jump, your hitting your head on the ceiling. Need to jump a little higher.
2. There is an issue with the melee/primary weapons. After you reload primary, it switches to melee after reload. I didn't notice it while using the Axe. Only while using the Bat.
Glad to see this finally made it to Early Access. Keep it up!
👍 : 44 |
😃 : 2
Positive