Dead Tomb (2024)
Acclaim
Dead Tomb is a brand-new fun, point and click adventure game, that will take you back to the heyday of retro gaming.
About the story
Your employer sends you on a study that takes you back in time, but as fate would have it, you find yourself in a serious predicament. A malfunction in your ship forces you to land in Egypt 1300BC where luckily you spot a huge pyramid you can set your craft down on. Well, maybe you are not so lucky? It should be an easy fix. One you have done so many times before. It should be only a short time before you are back to your journey, right? Not so fast. The Pharaoh Seti 1st’ soldiers discover your appearance in their land and take matters into their own hands. The next thing you know, you wake up with a huge bump on your head and deep inside the pyramid. Where are you? Why are you here? Can you get out and return to your mission? Time will tell...
Platforms
NES Switch XONE Series X|SGenres
Adventure Arcade Point-and-click Puzzle Strategy
Languages: English and 1 more
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| French |
Media
Critic Reviews
Garage Band Gamers
By Chad JohnsonDead Tomb isn’t a terrible NES tribute, but it isn’t one of the best out there either. I appreciate the effort put into being faithful to the 8-bit formula and also seeing Acclaim’s name appearing in the credits, as they were a standout brand from my childhood, but the gameplay didn’t live up to the pedigree for me.
Seafoam Gaming
By Connor NicholsSure, you’ll die a lot, there’ll be some funny secrets to discover here and there, and there’s a ton of trial and error, but when the game really isn’t all that frustrating and each solution is one step closer to the ultimate end goal, I found that Dead Tomb quickly became a nice, fun little romp that was worth playing through to the very end.
Nindie Spotlight
By Nindie SpotlightAdopts some very old-school adventure mechanics to go with its 8-bit look, which may not be for everyone
Destructoid
By Zoey HandleyIt’s certainly a fun game while it lasts. The breeziness of the puzzles and charming but unremarkable soundtrack make it a comfortable experience. I really enjoyed playing Dead Tomb, I’m not sure I’m going to remember the game will stand in my memory quite as much as the history behind it. At least the price for the digital version makes that kind of experience absolutely worth the recommendation.
