Dead Realm
| Dead Realm | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Section Studios |
| Publisher(s) | 3BLACKDOT |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X |
| Release date(s) |
Microsoft Windows
OS X
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| Genre(s) | Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Dead Realm is a horror-style game for the PC. The main gameplay consists of one player taking control of a ghost while the remaining players are humans who must avoid being haunted by the ghost.
Gameplay
Dead Realm starts off with several players, the maximum being 8 players in a game. The game consist of two game modes, Seek & Reap and Bounty. Seek & Reap is the basic game mode of the game. The game mode pits two teams, Humans, and Ghosts. The Humans must run or hide from the Ghost, and the Ghost attempts to find the Humans, turning them into Ghosts, who then jump scare the remaining players
Development
The game's creative directors include TheSyndicateProject, VanossGaming, SeaNanners, Daithi De Nogla, The Gaming Terroriser, and MiniLadd.[3]
Dead Realm is made available through the Steam Early Access platform, indicating it to be a dead title. The latest production update was released 12 months ago on November 24, 2015.[4]
Reception
An early version of the game was previewed by Rock Paper Shotgun.[5]
Controversy
After the three YouTubers involved in production of Dead Realm (Adam Montoya, Tom Cassell and Evan Fong) published their Let's Play videos about the game, they encountered controversy due to the fact that none of them publicly disclosed their financial ties to the game, which constituted a violation of FTC's ".com Disclosures" set of guidelines. After 5–6 months of active videos, it is said that the YouTubers had gotten bored of the game and stopped playing, causing the game to lose popularity very fast.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Now Available on Steam Early Access - Dead Realm". July 30, 2015.
- ↑ "DEAD REALM NOW ON MAC!!". August 5, 2015.
- ↑ VanossGaming (July 28, 2015) "Zoidberg Zombies! (Left 4 Dead 2 Funny Moments and Mods)". Youtube. Retrieved December 31, 2015
- ↑ "Patch 2.0". Steam Community. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Marsh Davies (August 10, 2015). "Premature Evaluation: Dead Realm". Rock Paper Shotgun.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (21 August 2015). "Dead Realm YouTubers' lack of disclosure may violate FTC regulations". PCGamer.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ ".com Disclosures: How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising" (PDF). ftc.gov. Federal Trade Commission. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2016.