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Deathsmiles

Horizontal bullet-hell shooter where angels can fire both ways

CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD. · Published by KOMODO · Released Mar 10, 2016

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 628
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
3
right now
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update
9 years ago
Nov 25, 2016

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is Deathsmiles?

In the gothic land of Gilverado, choose one of five angels and shoot through monster-filled stages to stop an invasion from Hell. This side-scrolling arcade shooter lets you choose stage routes and difficulty across six game modes, and supports local two-player co-op.

For you if...

  • +you like improving your score through repeat arcade runs
  • +you enjoy gothic artwork and shooter soundtracks

Not for you if...

  • you dislike dodging dense waves of enemy bullets

What players say

96% of 628 reviews are positive

Players praise the music, gothic artwork, and shooting, with some highlighting the depth of the scoring system. Recurring complaints concern the short length and the sexualized character designs.

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Deathsmiles

Deathsmiles system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7/8/8.1/10
Processor
Intel Core i3 2GHz or higher
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 5000, Geforce 9500GT, Radeon HD 3650 or better
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
48
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English.

Tags

Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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