Survival Horror Platformer, Deadlight, Takes The Zombie Outbreak Into 2D

By Ishaan Sahdev July 31, 2012

Tomorrow, Tequila Works and Microsoft will release Deadlight, a side-scrolling survival horror platformer, on Xbox Live Arcade. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Deadlight puts you in the shoes of Randall Wayne, attempting to survive a zombie outbreak. The game’s launch trailer gives a good idea of how it plays:

Deadlight will be released on August 1st for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15).

Ishaan Sahdev

Ishaan specializes in game design/sales analysis. He's the former managing editor of Siliconera and wrote the book "The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History". He also used to moonlight as a professional manga editor. These days, his day job has nothing to do with games, but the two inform each other nonetheless.