Death Relives is, at its core, a survival horror game, much like Amnesia or Outlast. It was sent my way by the fine folks at Nyctophile Studios, which I always appreciate. It is also worth pointing out that I got to check it out on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation 5.
The story and gameplay are the same across all three, and the controls are also the same. You spend the game dodging an ancient Aztec warrior while trying to rescue your mother with nothing more than an old spirit gun and dagger for protection. You will spend most of your time hiding with the aid of an old skin cloak, which hides you from the ghost sent by the Aztec warrior to find you. This will also help you kill those ghosts and collect their blood.
This blood is important because it keeps you alive when you use a certain object to help you solve puzzles and navigate your way through this mansion. Run out of blood and you die. This only matters if you kill the warrior, however. He does come back a bit stronger each time, so when and if you kill him is completely up to you. Sometimes it is worth it just to get a puzzle out of the way, for example.
This game, however, was far from enjoyable for me. On Xbox, there were definitely some graphic issues with tearing and such above doorways and such, and a few crashes. PlayStation also shared these graphical issues, but the crashes didn’t exist. Steam users didn’t seem to have either of these issues, and I didn’t notice them myself.
More often than not, while crouching behind a table, the warrior would see me anyway, despite the in-game tutorial telling me that it would keep me safe, and unlike most games where these challenges felt like an achievement to overcome, I usually just felt grateful it was over.
Speaking of things that I was grateful to be over, the game is short; you can beat the game in under 5 hours, and that is being generous. The companion app to the game can be helpful, but it is not completely necessary. All this being said, I am in the minority, it seems, for disliking the game. The game was 6/10 experience for me personally, but Steam users are enjoying it, and even PlayStation users are rating it 3/5 stars. For me, the game was just so painfully average that I have no interest in playing it again. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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