Death's Gambit

Name: Death's Gambit
Rating: 8 (5602 reviews)

Developer: White Rabbit

Publisher: Adult Swim Games, Skybound Games

Aug 13, 2018

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

exploration
interconnected map
non linear

Combat

action
stamina system

Features

class system
equipment
multiple endings
New Game+
skill tree

Themes

fantasy
gore
gothic

Sub-Genre

RPG
Souls-like

Summary

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Last updated September 28, 2026

1 DLC

2022

Death's Gambit: Afterlife - Ashes of Vados

2022
- Windows
- Xbox Series X|S
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch
Steam Switch

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
Nintendo
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS4
Xbox
- Series X|S
- One

Resources

Links

Maps

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Publisher: Valkyrie Initiative

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78%

Mostly Positive

309 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has DLC
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- stamina system
- equipment
- fantasy
- gore
- gothic
- multiple endings
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- leveling
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Publisher: Progamefactoryllc

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88%

Very Positive

349 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- action
- class system
- equipment
- fantasy
- multiple endings
- New Game+
- Souls-like
- Differences
- ability gated
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Developer / Publisher: Ska Studios

2016

89%

Very Positive

21,931 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- action
- stamina system
- class system
- equipment
- fantasy
- gore
- gothic
- multiple endings
- New Game+
- skill tree
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- ability gated
- item gated
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- corpse run
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- Co-op
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Publisher: Robson Paiva, Top Hat Studios

2019

88%

Very Positive

241 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- stamina system
- equipment
- New Game+
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- item gated
- isolation
- post apocalyptic
- Sci-Fi
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2026

87%

Very Positive

91 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- action
- class system
- fantasy
- gore
- skill tree
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- Early Access
- ability gated
- 2.5D
- parry
- multiple characters
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2022

87%

Very Positive

173 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- action
- stamina system
- equipment
- fantasy
- New Game+
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- item gated
- hand drawn
- Co-op
- leveling
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Publisher: Newcore Games

2024

79%

Mostly Positive

930 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- action
- stamina system
- equipment
- fantasy
- skill tree
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- 2.5D
- parry
- leveling
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Publisher: Knights Peak, MY.GAMES

2025

76%

Mostly Positive

3,834 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- stamina system
- class system
- equipment
- fantasy
- multiple endings
- New Game+
- skill tree
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- item gated
- 2.5D
- parry
- timer
- character creation
- difficulty options
- leveling
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Publisher: Another Indie, Another Indie Studio

2020

86%

Very Positive

3,655 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- action
- stamina system
- equipment
- gore
- gothic
- multiple endings
- skill tree
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- item gated
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- fast travel
- Has Hub
- horror
- isolation
- leveling
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Developer / Publisher: Adrian Zingg, PolarityFlow

2019

91%

Positive

11 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- equipment
- multiple endings
- New Game+
- skill tree
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- ability gated
- difficulty options
- post apocalyptic
- speedrun mode
- Semi-Linear
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Developer: 70`Strike

Publisher: Valkyrie Initiative

2024

75%

Mostly Positive

450 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- stamina system
- equipment
- fantasy
- gore
- gothic
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
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- Has Hub
- parry
- discrete levels
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Publisher: ASV Games

2025

82%

Very Positive

50 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- equipment
- fantasy
- skill tree
- RPG
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available

Death's Gambit

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Death's Gambit: Afterlife - Ashes of Vados

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