Dead Effect (2013) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Dead Effect

Dead Effect is a sci-fi first-person shooter set aboard the starship ESS Meridian, which is bound for humanity's first colonization attempt on Tau Ceti f. Players assume the role of a Unit 13 operative who…

15 October 2013

What Dead Effect is

Dead Effect is an adventure game developed by BadFly Interactive, a.s. and released in 2013. It is available on Android, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dead Effect is a sci-fi first-person shooter set aboard the starship ESS Meridian, which is bound for humanity's first colonization attempt on Tau Ceti f. Players assume the role of a Unit 13 operative who awakens from cryosleep to find the vessel overrun with hostile, zombie-like crew members. The game combines traditional FPS gameplay with survival horror elements as players navigate through the abandoned spacecraft, uncovering the mystery behind the crew's transformation while fighting for survival.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 14 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 22 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Dead Effect launched on 15 October 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut and The Stanley Parable.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Stanley Parable.

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