A Way To Be Dead Reviews
A Way to be Dead is an asymmetrical multiplayer (up to 5 players) horror game. Players can take on the role of killer, the victims, or even the undeads. Escape | Kill | Eat...
App ID | 1480030 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | Crania Games |
Publishers | Crania Games |
Categories | Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, LAN PvP |
Genres | Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
Release Date | 23 Jul, 2021 |
Platforms | Windows |
Supported Languages | Russian, English, Turkish |

93 Total Reviews
65 Positive Reviews
28 Negative Reviews
Mixed Score
A Way To Be Dead has garnered a total of 93 reviews, with 65 positive reviews and 28 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:
47 minutes
Interesting concept but is complex-confusing af, most of the players have no idea what to do. Also, since i think the game is abandoned, in 1 year i see not many happened & playerbase is very low. I give it a positive review with hope that it will get the attention & involvement that it needs to be an alive game from the developers... but as we can see, this year nothing happened!
Game cost 2$ during the Steam summer sale event, definitely worth it for the few matches & the classic horror aesthetics which reminds me of Nosferatu.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
200 minutes
So, here's the thing. I gave the game a shot. It has potential, however stability needs to be made for this game first, as others disconnect from host back to lobby, or the host disconnects randomly and the game drops.
Once that is done, I'll give the game another shot.
*Edit* You know what? The game started off odd, but the devs do respond to a lot of feedback and doing their best to patch the game. However, I did refund the game, but hell, I'll buy it again, and throw in as much feedback and all as I can.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
1766 minutes
Magnificent atmosphere, very creepy, the gameplay is fluid and exciting, of course there are improvements to be done, developers are very actively communicating with players, (basically they answer every question or give feedback almost immediatly) they have a list of upcoming updates, I can definetly see the potential of this game, yet it's still fun right now, have been playing for some hours and had good fun and its very cheap, grab it and play with your friends, you will not regret it!
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
40 minutes
We need more people, filling the lobby takes too much time. Also this game deserves it! I have not faced any bug which is a surprise for me because this is a brand new game. An negative think for me is UI is not friendly. I want to see estimated time for match making.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
40 minutes
Played a couple times on both sides. Not a bad game. While it may have things to improve here and there, I think it's suffice to say that for an early access game, it's pretty polished. Only setback could be the lack of a large player-base but that's expected to grow over time I guess.
If the devs keep working on it and adding more content to the game before release, it should become a pretty viable choice for a good multiplayer experience.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
207 minutes
I'm very interested in the game and I'm hoping the devs can take it to a whole new level of gameplay cause this game has the very full potential of becoming a great asymmetrical horror game, there will always be problems with games but please just give it a chance before you start making a harsh decision against it. This will change gaming if you keep up the positive reviews and keep on buying it for other friends.
👍 : 5 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
61 minutes
I only played 3 games, so I don't have enough experience to fully comment on the game. That being said, aside from the 3 completed games I disconnected within a minute of the game due to host dropping several times. Then players leaving, etc. The game itself seems very boring. Find key. Flashlight. Play dead. Tutorial says hide...but where exactly? I don't see any lockers etc to hide in. Then the few times I actually got to play a game, the killers just camp a downed person and kill you pretty instantly. Other than having an actual "scary" feel to the game, I think it's pretty bad. Also, the design of all the victims is really quite ugly. They way they walk, run...just exist is unappealing. Looks like they put all their effort into Riley, who repeats the same lame line every time he kills you. I refunded.
👍 : 5 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
418 minutes
this game is good
at the first time before i bought i was worried about this game i thought this game is dead like other's similar to dead by daylight but it's not dead there is lot of people playing it . here what i like about this game
1- new idea : as survivor you have to collect body parts to get the key. killer can get any weapon to kill . ai zombie are attacking killer and Survivors.
- if you play cathedral . as survivor you have to break rocks and collect gems to get the key . survivors can trap the killer or monsters . if you healed someone or you break any rocks you gonna get money this money you can buy heal or power to stun the killer.
2- there is two games in one game
3- not dead game
4- graphic are good
5- the devs adding new things fixing bugs
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
216 minutes
Extremely atmospheric game. The art style reminds me of old resident evil games if you like dead and daylight game probably gonna like this one.
👍 : 12 |
😃 : 2
Positive
Playtime:
28 minutes
General:
I've only played 1 match for 4 minutes- if that. Killer insta-killed everyone and then logged off. The rest of my time was waiting for players to even be online which never happened.
For the Dev:
From my brief run through ONE match I can tell you: controls are clunky, animations are terrible, sounds are cheap, and the objectives for winning and losing are not fully presented. This makes for terribly awkward gameplay, and that's not what you're looking to present to players as a first impression. You want something a lot more polished than this to be presented.
For potential buyers:
If you're getting this game thinking you're going to be playing an 4survivors vs 1killer game, you're wrong. You're buying a early access dead game that you can't even play because nobody is ever on.
Conclusion:
Avoid wasting your money.
👍 : 9 |
😃 : 0
Negative