DEADBOLT similar games & best alternatives

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DEADBOLT

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Engaging and atmospheric soundtrack
  • Varied weapons and tactical options
  • Intriguing dark narrative and world
  • Level editor and custom content support

Things to keep in mind

  • Short main campaign length
  • Some frustrating enemy ai and level design
  • Limited character customization
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Occasional technical issues and bugs

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Abandoned Archive

  • Rex Rocket

  • Viscerafest

  • Vox Populi Vox Dei 2

  • Teleglitch: Die More Edition

  • Within the blade

More expressive

Games that feels like DEADBOLT but with more self-expression and customization

  • RAM: Random Access Mayhem

  • The Doors of Trithius

  • Castle Of Alchemists

  • ZERO Sievert

  • Rabbit Hole

  • In Celebration of Violence

More relaxing

Games that feels like DEADBOLT but with a more relaxing feel

  • Spaceport Hope

  • Gunpoint

  • Jaded

  • Shattered Pixel Dungeon

  • Kero Blaster

  • The Great Rebellion

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DEADBOLT: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026