COG writes: Death by Game Show is a twitch-action/tower defense/strategy game set in the 26th Century, inspired by the movie Idiocracy. It’s full of pop culture references and is about the biggest letdown of the year, so far.
Death By Game Show is a wonderfully biting commentary on society and the grim implications of where our lives of ignorance may lead. Outside of that examination of our culture, Death By Game Show offers a shallow strategy/tower defense game with little variation that becomes very stale way too quickly. Even with the level editor, there is little value to be had here.
Hardcore Gamer: I’ve been lucky. Both as a critic and gamer, it had been many months since I’d played a really bad game. Bloodborne, Metal Gear, Tomb Raider, Fallout — the triple-A games just kept coming and by and large they were firing on all cylinders. The smaller games, too: Darkest Dungeon, SteamWorld Heist, they weren’t always amazing but they were all at least competent and I wondered: are the days of really bad games over?
Death By Game Show attempts to be a comedic spin on the tower defence genre... but is it any good, or is just a stale pop-culture overload?
Yikes... when I saw the whole 'inspired by Idiocracy' bit I assumed it was destined for greatness, because well... Idiocracy. AMAZING.
Guess not. What a sad waste.
Ouch.