Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

Item: Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Rating: 67
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-10

Summary

Enjoyable experience with stealth and strategic combat.
Challenging resource and survivor management is emphasized.
Distinctive and appealing 1980s aesthetic.
Varied exploration offers rewarding discoveries.
Numerous bugs and poor performance reported.
Unbalanced difficulty and limited replayability.

Reviews (sample size): 213
Helpful reviews: 75%
Unhelpful reviews: 24%
Protest reviews: 1%

67%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
33%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 287
Negative points: 261
Gameplay points: 70
Perf. points: 32
Rec. points: 113
Misc points: 19

Point	Description	Importance
Overall fun and enjoyable experience Description Many reviewers express overall enjoyment of the game, praising its graphics, sound design, and engaging gameplay. Some reviewers were pleasantly surprised by the game's quality, especially considering its Early Access status. The game is considered fun, enjoyable, and well-made. Importance 84%	Many reviewers express overall enjoyment of the game, praising its graphics, sound design, and engaging gameplay. Some reviewers were pleasantly surprised by the game's quality, especially considering its Early Access status. The game is considered fun, enjoyable, and well-made.	84%
Stealth and strategic combat emphasized Description The game emphasizes stealth and strategic combat, requiring players to utilize mechanics like hiding, peeking, and sound awareness to avoid or outsmart zombies. Facing multiple zombies head-on is often fatal, making stealth crucial for survival. Combat is optional, and players can often evade zombies by sneaking or using cover. Importance 65%	The game emphasizes stealth and strategic combat, requiring players to utilize mechanics like hiding, peeking, and sound awareness to avoid or outsmart zombies. Facing multiple zombies head-on is often fatal, making stealth crucial for survival. Combat is optional, and players can often evade zombies by sneaking or using cover.	65%
Challenging resource and survivor management Description The game focuses on survivor management, resource scarcity, and the consequences of every decision. Players must manage the physical and emotional states of their group, scavenge for resources, and make strategic choices about who eats, sleeps, and risks going outside. Permanent character death increases the tension and makes each decision impactful. Importance 61%	The game focuses on survivor management, resource scarcity, and the consequences of every decision. Players must manage the physical and emotional states of their group, scavenge for resources, and make strategic choices about who eats, sleeps, and risks going outside. Permanent character death increases the tension and makes each decision impactful.	61%
Distinctive 1980s aesthetic Description The game features a distinct 1980s aesthetic, with retro fonts, cassette icons, and evocative location design. This art style enhances the atmosphere and creates a unique vibe. Importance 54%	The game features a distinct 1980s aesthetic, with retro fonts, cassette icons, and evocative location design. This art style enhances the atmosphere and creates a unique vibe.	54%
Varied and rewarding exploration Description The game features a variety of explorable locations, each with unique designs and secrets. Exploration is rewarding, with hidden Easter eggs, secret passages, and a sense of freedom to discover new areas. Importance 53%	The game features a variety of explorable locations, each with unique designs and secrets. Exploration is rewarding, with hidden Easter eggs, secret passages, and a sense of freedom to discover new areas.	53%
Accessible crafting and item balance Description The game features crafting mechanics that are easy to learn and use. The item balance is well-done, providing enough resources to collect without overwhelming the player. Importance 49%	The game features crafting mechanics that are easy to learn and use. The item balance is well-done, providing enough resources to collect without overwhelming the player.	49%
Tense survivor recruitment Description Players can find new survivors while scavenging, but encounters may not always be peaceful. The tension of scavenging while protecting a group of survivors creates a sense of real stakes. Importance 6%	Players can find new survivors while scavenging, but encounters may not always be peaceful. The tension of scavenging while protecting a group of survivors creates a sense of real stakes.	6%
Unique survivor duos with strengths Description The game allows players to choose from unique survivor duos, each with complementary strengths and weaknesses. These duos offer different play styles and add depth to the gameplay. Importance 6%	The game allows players to choose from unique survivor duos, each with complementary strengths and weaknesses. These duos offer different play styles and add depth to the gameplay.	6%
Dynamic shelter management Description The game streamlines shelter management by automatically collecting loot when claiming a new shelter. Relocating shelters adds tension and keeps the gameplay loop dynamic. Importance 5%	The game streamlines shelter management by automatically collecting loot when claiming a new shelter. Relocating shelters adds tension and keeps the gameplay loop dynamic.	5%
Fluid parkour and movement Description Survivor movements are smooth, and parkour feels natural. The parkour and climbing mechanics are well-implemented. Importance 3%	Survivor movements are smooth, and parkour feels natural. The parkour and climbing mechanics are well-implemented.	3%