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Death and the Fly

Players will control two very different characters, Death and the Fly. Each character has special skills that must be used to navigate the many traps and puzzles contained in each level. With many interesting…

1 April 2011

Death and the Fly is an indie developed by Interplay Entertainment, released 1 April 2011 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Death and the Fly is

Death and the Fly is an indie game developed by Interplay Entertainment and released in 2011. It was published by Independent Programmist Group. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Players will control two very different characters, Death and the Fly. Each character has special skills that must be used to navigate the many traps and puzzles contained in each level. With many interesting ways to die and numerous opponents to face, the player will be challenged and entertained for hours.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Death and the Fly launched on 1 April 2011, within three weeks of Portal 2, Crysis 2, Mortal Kombat and Total War: Shogun 2.

Released around the same time: Portal 2, Crysis 2, Mortal Kombat, Total War: Shogun 2.

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When did Death and the Fly come out?
Death and the Fly was released on 1 April 2011 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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