Dead Age 2
Dead Age 2 is a unique combination of survival, management, Rogue-Like events, turn-based combat, classic role-playing game with tons of quests and a story in which your decisions directly affect plot progression! Features More complex story with no knowledge of the previous storyline necessary: If you haven't played Dead Age you will still be able to follow the diverse story of Dead Age 2 without difficulty. Improved combat system (Final Fantasy X meets Darkest Dungeon): with fast-paced yet strategic battles and use of up to 24 skills Faction Reputation System: Increase your standing with the three major factions to reap rewards and improve trade 3D Base-Management: Assign tasks to survivors, craft items and expand you camp's capabilities for improved crafting options Compact Open World: Free exploration of the world map with 80 detailed locations to search for valuable resources Decisions with Consequences: Your decisions directly affect the story in a much more drastic way. Dead Age 2 has six unique possible endings Rogue-Like Elements: random 3D events with permadeath! If you die, you may purchase upgrades unlocked in previous runs for your next playthrough. Choose from 3 difficulty levels
Game Discussion
Steam User 11
Really fun game, and big improvement over the first one.
Graphics improved a lot, the characters, the zombies, the animals, very detailed and polished. Now you can see the equipment on your survivors, when you change their gear. Also, the UI is cleaner and more understandable while maintaining that cool "notebook look". The new base is great, with the fallout shelter style. And the different environments while exploring are gorgeous and very detailed. The new animated portraits are also really cool. It's a bit sad that there are no mini-cutscenes like in the first one.
Sound effects improved a lot, music is great and doesn't feel that repetitive like in the previous game. This one also doesn't have voice acting, which is a bit disappointing.
Gameplay improved in a lot of ways. The map movement is really cool idea, letting you explore and conquer the different zones. The base building and crafting now let you do more than one action per day, which is great to upgrade your base and gear up your survivors quickly. The crafting and character progression remains interesting, and also it's possible to craft more deterministic stats on gear. The resource management it's a bit better. The combat has a lot of new options, like summoning animals, and new interesting skill, and also character positioning. I'm still not a fan of the Final Fantasy combat style, but I enjoyed this iteration a lot more than the previous game. The medal system solved the problems that the previous game had, now you can re-spec your points and also change them if you make mistakes. Another great change is the time limit removal (it still has one, but you can continue playing after that if you complete the objective), this allows you to better gear and level your survivors and have fun with your maxed-out gear.
The story improved too, it's more complex than the first one, with a lot of twists. If you enjoyed the characters from the first game, you will enjoy this one. Some of the side stories are a bit underwhelming, but in general, the story is good. The romance options continue to be non-existent, just a mission with a female character and nothing more. The factions are interesting, and the choices you make are not really impactful, just reputation changes between factions and some characters changing the way they see you, but the story in general, remains mostly the same no matter what you do.
In short, it's a big improvement over the previous game, very fun. If you enjoyed the first one, definitely try this one.
Steam User 3
Easily recommended for fans of turn-based and survival/management games as well as a solid zombie apocalypse. An improvement over the first game, but they are both good and you could really start with either. Some more game options and quality of life features would make it really stand out, but it is fun and worth the time.
+Visuals
+Variety of upgrades
+Difficulty options
+Choice of starting talents
+Choices on level up
+Variety of attacks, skills
+Music
+Variety of quests, events
+Exploration, map
-Barebones options
-No rebinding
-Faction restrictions
-No voice, text heavy
-Zombies can spit as far as a rifle shot
-Preview damage is hard to read
-Autosave only
-Repetitive/ frequent backtracking
-Battle rows not always clear
-Can only set 1/3 party to front row
-Can't see ammo remaining in battle
-Enemies never run out of ammo
-Enemies often drop little/none of their equipment
-UI info can be unclear/lacking
-Tutorial text info dump
-Short timers on many side quests
-Party limit of 3
-Grind increased due to resource restrictions
Steam User 4
Relaxing game despite the zombie ambientation. It is quite repetitive but enjoyable nonetheless.
Not the cup of tea for everybody, but I got it on sale and was worthy of the price.
Steam User 2
Wonderfull game, very good, i had a lot of experience in tactical game and i can say than the
combat system is the only point who are lacking to my point of vue this is why i havent play much to it
Complete it once and a stupid and accidental death of my main character on second run
I know they had update release mid time who allow you to dodge this sort of terible and unfortunate fate
it have lot of room from improvement for the next one in coming
The studio are awesome and listen to the comunity
keep up the good work ;)
Steam User 0
Not bad but gets boring after a while do to repetitive actions and same enemies types
Steam User 0
I've always enjoyed the Dead Age games. Dead Age 2 is no exception. Combat is incredibly addictive, the leveling system, the challenge progression, and the basebuilding are all great attributes. In Dead Age 2 I'd say the story can be a bit rough at times, it has good ideas but I don't think the author has quite perfected dialogue yet. Still the developers are small and dedicated and I'm excited to see what Dead Age Survivors brings down the line.
Steam User 3
Surprisingly good! Love the complex inventory, crafting and upgrading system. Fights do get repetitive after a while and cannot be avoided, that is something to work on in the upcoming sequel.