The Deer God is an adventure developed by Crescent Moon Games, released 5 January 2015 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Wii U.
What The Deer God is
The Deer God is an adventure game developed by Crescent Moon Games and released in 2015. It was published by Cinopt Studios. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Deer God is a breathtaking 3D pixel art adventure that will challenge your religion and your platforming skills. It's a game about survival, reincarnation, and karma; all set in a breathtaking and unique 3D pixelized world. Feast your eyes on the beautiful lighting, day and night system, and vast landscapes.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
How it was received
The Deer God holds a critic score of 52 out of 100. That places it above 10% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 17 points below the year average.
What it launched against
The Deer God launched on 5 January 2015, within three weeks of Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light, Resident Evil HD Remaster and Grim Fandango Remastered. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light, Resident Evil HD Remaster, Grim Fandango Remastered.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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