In the upcoming Deadlings from Artifex Mundi, the Grim Reaper has decided to make nice with the living world once and for all. After all, he’s always getting such a bad rep from humans, but it’s not his fault that people sometimes die! So to make it up to them, the Reaper drafts a genius plan to raise the dead and get them on their way. The result, of course, is hoards and hoards of brain-loving zombies.
"Deadlings is a cute little arcade puzzler about Death, undeath and the unpleasant things that can happen when you have too much time on your hands. It shows early promise, but a surprising shift into "pay-to-win" territory leaves it an ultimately unsatisfying experience."
Excerpt: "The Grim Reaper is sad and lonely. What is Death to do with oneself? Why not start zombified humanitarian outreach program to convert the shambling undead into respectable citizens? In this desperation, it’s all for the sake of friendship and to be liked. Project Deadlings begins with experimentation, and provides Deadlings with it’s charm, deceptively dark overtones, and refreshing mix of strategy and action."
Melissa Welliver reviews Deadlings for Gamer Attitude. Ever thought of donating your body to science? What about your undead body? The new platformer Deadlings is likely to make you think twice. This neat little puzzler takes the form of a level based adventure, where you are a mad scientist and your guinea pigs are, well, zombies. Each level the player is given new zombies to play – I mean experiment – with: each with a new set of abilities to help collect all the brains on the level.
