DYSMANTLE: Doomsday Review Summary

The best DLC in the series adds substantial and enjoyable new areas, though it is very short, with a frustrating bridge key hunt and boringly linear, flat map design.

Best DLC of the series: Many players consider this DLC superior to the previous ones, with several explicitly stating it's the best among the three. It is highly praised as really good and worth the purchase.

Enjoyable new map and areas: The DLC offers a large new map with multiple pieces, fresh locations, and a new area that is visually appealing. Exploring these areas is fun and engaging.

Adds substantial new content: The DLC introduces new enemies, tools, plants, quests, story bits, recipes, and resources. This expansion significantly enriches the game experience.

Fun puzzle solving: The DLC includes enjoyable light puzzle solving, environmental puzzles, and electric circuitry puzzles. These are streamlined into the game and provide satisfying challenges.

Great new story and quests: The expansion features a compelling new story and additional quests, including a main quest and side quests like treasure hunts. The narrative adds depth to the experience.

DLC is very short: Multiple clusters repeatedly mention that the DLC is very short with little content, including insufficient volume and long waits for more. This is a frequent and specific complaint about value.

Bridge key search frustrating: Players struggle to find the bridge key despite extensive searching, and the bridge requires repair with lumber that is not readily available. This leads to hours of backtracking and wandering.

Map linearity and verticality boring: The DLC map is criticized as too linear, with fixed paths controlled by gates and bridges, and excessive verticality that makes it dangerous and boring. It feels like being on a rail rather than exploring.

Bosses are too easy: Reviewers report that bosses like Doomhive Prime and minibosses die too quickly, with a maxed rifle or shockwave sword one-shotting most enemies. This undermines any sense of challenge in the DLC.

Resource crafting meaningless: Resources like gold, truffles, and squid only have a few mostly meaningless recipes, and there is nothing important to build or defend. The building and destroying mechanics feel underutilized.

New locations and exploration: The DLC adds new areas, including a hidden archipelago and a large map with verticality. Exploration and discovery are central to the experience.

New weapons and equipment: The DLC includes new weapons such as an electric gun, an infinite ammo weapon, and a Sith lightsaber. New equipment and loadout customization options are also added.

Puzzles and environmental challenges: The DLC includes environmental puzzles, such as laser puzzles, and puzzles similar to tomb content. These can sometimes be solved with a gun.

New enemies and combat: The DLC introduces new enemies, including bug monsters and turrets. Combat involves fighting zombie hordes with various weapons.

New food recipes and resources: The DLC adds new food recipes and tools recipes, along with new resources like gold, truffles, and squid. These can be used in crafting.

Stable DLC, no bugs: One player reported zero bugs during their entire DLC playthrough. This suggests the DLC is technically stable.

Positive purchase recommendation: Multiple reviewers recommend buying the DLC, calling it worth the purchase and a clear recommendation. It is seen as a good buy for those interested in the content.

Appeals to base game fans: Several reviewers state that if you liked the base game, you will love this expansion, and fans of Dysmantle will enjoy it. It is recommended for those who want their adventure to continue.

Adds post-base content: Reviewers recommend the DLC for players who want more content and things to do after finishing the base game and the Underworld DLC. It extends the experience meaningfully.

Essential for completion: One reviewer says you must get this DLC because the game feels incomplete without it. It is considered a required addition.

Co-op enhances fun: A reviewer absolutely recommends playing in co-op for more fun. This suggests the DLC is best enjoyed with others.

Game completion: 4.5h.

Story completion: 3.0h.

Reports are mixed, but the most specific arc-based feedback describes a linear, punishing game that lacks progression and remains boring through the end. Positive reports exist, and co-op is cited as adding fun, but no timing or resolved-friction anchor is provided.

Friction: Instant death from falls with long backtracking; On-rails linear exploration; Lack of steadily emerging character and gear progression; Danger and boredom caused by verticality and linearity.

Base-Game Loyalist: Advances an existing base-game save through the new DLC region, enjoying familiar mechanics and light exploration. Motivation: To continue an adventure they already love with more of the same content rather than a reinvention. Stance: buy.

Co-op Enthusiast: Plays through the content in cooperative sessions, valuing shared fun over solo progression. Motivation: Sharing the game with friends in multiplayer and pushing for better cooperative support. Stance: buy.

Lore and Puzzle Hunter: Explores carefully, engaging with narrative hooks, experiments, and puzzles while wishing for harder challenges. Motivation: Uncovering the story's unresolved mysteries and enjoying the puzzle-solving and atmosphere along the way. Stance: buy.

DLC compared favorably to others: Several reviewers rank this DLC as the best among the three DLCs, finding it superior to the previous one. They consider it more enjoyable than the first DLC and less bad overall.

Long completion time for everything: It takes a long time to finish everything in the DLC. However, the campaign can be completed in a few hours, and some finish in 2 days or 4-5 hours.

Doomsday more fun than Underworld: Multiple reviewers find Doomsday more fun and much better than Underworld. It also seems to have been better received across Steam reviews.

DLC adds new quests and content: The DLC introduces new quests and is described as an add-on for the base game. It adds a large amount of new resources and recipes.

Fast travel tied to Underworld DLC: Fast travel to campfires requires the Underworld DLC, which also added upgrade farming. This feature is not present in the base game or other DLC.