Deathloop

"It’s one of my favourite games of the year - and one we’ll surely be talking about for months to come."

"Deathloop is the kind of game that will get in your head and stay there even when you&s;re not playing. Colt is a great protagonist, the intricate environmental design is a dream to explore, and the loop system keeps things …"

"Deathloop is a mind-bendingly good time."

"Deathloop is a rare game I started replaying as soon as the credits finished rolling. Now deep in a second playthrough, I&s;m still discovering new secrets and ways to play"

"Deathloop is one of Arkane&s;s finest games yet, featuring incredible gameplay, excellent levels, tons of charm, and writing that&s;s sure to bring a smile to your face. Watch out for the overly demanding specs and the occasional performance dip on …"

"Arkane Lyon&s;s day-repeating shooter is a refreshing treat in a season filled with numbered sequels and licensed properties"

"There isn&s;t anything else quite like Deathloop. It&s;s a riveting detective mystery, plays with time loops in unique ways, and never feels like it slows down, even in those stealthier moments. It&s;s a game that&s;s thought out top-to-bottom, with two …"

"Deathloop combines a classic Arkane stealthy-shooty foundation with a genuinely interesting and fun premise to aplomb. This is going to be on a lot of Game of the Year lists."

"Deathloop is a magnificently unstructured FPS filled with loads of weapons and abilities that never stops being fun."

"Arkane Studios hits it out of the park with Deathloop, an infinitely entertaining first-person shooter stealth game with an intriguing PvP twist."

"Arkane did it again. Deathloop is a deep and greatly fun immersive sim in disguise, with strong characters, an interesting narrative and a beautifully handcrafted creative gameplay. Blackreef is a wonderful playground where freedom really matters and where amazing happens."

"Although there are some elements from Dishonored in the game, Arkane Studios delivers a unique FPS, with great characters an intriguing story and a wise use of time loops. There are some technical issues here and there, but we loved …"

"Deathloop takes Arkane&s;s fantastic level design and world building and adds an interesting story with great characters on top, leaving you in a time loop that you won&s;t want to break."

"A brilliant timeloop shooter that gives Dishonored&s;s best tricks and techniques more opportunity to shine."

"Deathloop is a tremendously stylish stealth-action game that builds on Arkane&s;s strengths, even if some of its creative gambles fall flat."

"I have found the narrative somewhat overwhelming at times — just in terms of the amount of information the game throws at you. But Arkane has accounted for that as well with one of the best mission- and info-tracking systems …"

"Deathloop is a killer new-generation showcase that will keep you guessing until the very end"

"More than felling each Visionary, however, and piecing together the history of Blackreef, I relished uncovering more about Colt."

"This time-loop shooter interrogates the inherent repetition of video games – or just lets you revel in supremely choreographed mayhem"

"Deathloop is one of the most interesting triple-A games in recent memory and you owe it to yourself to play it."

"Deathloop is another incredible title from Arkane, once again putting their skills in developing both quality stealth and first-person action to good use and blending it with time loops in order to create one of the year&s;s most memorable games."

"In order to avoid the tedium organically produced by playing the same level over and over, Arkane has implemented a truly magical multiplayer component, one that has the potential to offer top-tier multiplayer moments. Unfortunately, the weak recon missions made …"

"Deathloop makes the most of its creative time loop mechanics and tight gameplay, but the repetition can wear thin after a while."

"Deathloop encases fun investigation work and satisfying combat in a unique time loop mechanic to create a tremendously satisfying adventure."

"Deathloop playfully bends the rules of its genre, thanks to being steered by the steady hands of the people who helped write those rules in the first place. Action-stealth games tend toward homogeny, but Deathloop wisely forces you to play …"

"Deathloop is full of intrigue, clever ideas and a robust world design that is genuinely something different and unique. It’s problems with the inconsistent AI seems like a minor nitpick for what is an engrossing adventure, that uses various elements …"

"A thoughtful response to Dishonored that makes for an entertaining stealth shooter in its own right, but it&s;s the multiplayer invasions that make Deathloop sing."

"Those of us who love to get into the game, learn more about its world and eavesdrop, read emails on terminals and rack our brains to get into places without being shot at, are in luck: with Deathloop we have …"

"Deathloop is a game that will be talked about for a long time and one that will undoubtedly be in the running for Game of the Year 2021. Its well-crafted systems, gripping narrative threads and quasi-choose your own adventure style …"

"Arkane Lyon&s;s follow-up to Dishonored is a masterclass in open-ended action game design."

"Colt and Julianna’s rivalry keeps the tension and stakes high and it’s a loop I’ll be going back to over and over again, whether to break it or break other players for trying to break it."

"‎Deathloop is a video game that maintains the characteristic elements of Arkane games: an outstanding level design, exceptional gameplay, an interesting story and a spectacular artistic section. A work with very few buts that has hooked me and fallen in …"