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Deadlight: Director's Cut

A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty…

69 21 June 2016

Deadlight: Director's Cut is an adventure developed by Abstraction Games, released 21 June 2016 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 4.8 hrs to finish.

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What Deadlight: Director's Cut is

Deadlight: Director's Cut is an adventure game developed by Abstraction Games and released in 2016. It was published by Deep Silver. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in an apocalyptic 1986, a zombie outbreak has brought humanity to its knees. You play Randall Wayne, a father searching the destroyed streets of Seattle for his family. You’ll encounter many life-threatening situations, but combat isn’t always the answer against the undead, fight back using scarce resources or hide and sneak past them utilizing the environment. Deadlight: Director’s Cut is the ultimate Deadlight experience, now with improved gameplay, controls, and extra game modes. Features: • Fight or run from zombie encounters in tense combat and platforming • Uncover the fate of Randall’s family as he searches Seattle • Full 1080p with enhanced controls and improved animations •…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 32 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Deadlight: Director's Cut holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored about average for its year.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 4.8 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo 2,4GHz+ or better, 2 GB RAM and 512MB video card with Shader model 3.0 support. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Deadlight: Director's Cut launched on 21 June 2016, within three weeks of Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Inside, Hearts of Iron IV and VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Inside, Hearts of Iron IV, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Deadlight: Director's Cut — frequently asked questions

When did Deadlight: Director's Cut come out?
Deadlight: Director's Cut was released on 21 June 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Deadlight: Director's Cut?
At minimum, Deadlight: Director's Cut needs Intel Core 2 Duo 2,4GHz+ or better, 2 GB RAM, 512MB video card with Shader model 3.0 support graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Deadlight: Director's Cut?
The main story of Deadlight: Director's Cut takes around 4.8 hrs.
How many GB is Deadlight: Director's Cut?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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