{"id":303172,"date":"2025-10-14T23:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T23:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/?p=799920"},"modified":"2025-10-14T23:57:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T23:57:59","slug":"you-probably-didnt-play-deaths-door-but-you-should-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/you-probably-didnt-play-deaths-door-but-you-should-have\/","title":{"rendered":"You probably didn\u2019t play Death\u2019s Door, but you should have"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/you-probably-didnt-play-deaths-door-but-you-should-have.jpg'><img src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/you-probably-didnt-play-deaths-door-but-you-should-have.jpg' alt='' title='Death&#8217;s Door Screenshot &#8211; Redeemer3' width='600' height='338'><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-799920\"><\/span>Recently Indie games are doing way more for me in terms of overall enjoyment than some of the bigger AAA games, largely because Indie devs are the ones who dare to be creative and try new ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Death&rsquo;s Door is the most recent Indie game I&rsquo;ve been playing which captures that Indie dev creativity perfectly. It&rsquo;s from Acid Nerve and Devolver Digital, and is the story of a little crow who reaps souls and takes on big battles. In the video below I highlight a couple of reasons you might want to check it out. These are four reasons, but this game is so good you no doubt have your own. Let us know in the comments section.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/NGjscv4vXyM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NGjscv4vXyM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>What did you think?<\/p>\n<p>My only issue with Death&rsquo;s door is that it&rsquo;s not on a handheld system because I think It would have been perfect for the Nintendo Switch. Who knows, maybe we&rsquo;ll get that version at some point down the line.<\/p>\n<p>For now Death&rsquo;s Door is available on PC, Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X and Series S.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2021\/07\/29\/probably-didnt-play-deaths-door\/\">You probably didn&#8217;t play Death&#8217;s Door, but you should have<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\">VG247<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2021\/07\/29\/probably-didnt-play-deaths-door\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently Indie games are doing way more for me in terms of overall enjoyment than some of the bigger AAA games, largely because Indie devs are the ones who dare to be creative and try new ideas. Death&rsquo;s Door is the most recent Indie game I&rsquo;ve been playing which captures that Indie dev creativity perfectly. It&rsquo;s from Acid Nerve and Devolver Digital, and is the story of a little crow who reaps souls and takes on big battles. In the video below I highlight a couple of reasons you might want to check it out. These are four reasons, but this game is so good you no doubt have your own. Let us know in the comments section. 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