''Deadman's Cross'' is a first-person shooter and digital collectible card game developed and published by

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. It was released for iOS on February 13, 2014, and for

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on February 17, 2015. It follows a survivor of a zombie apocalypse who has stayed indoors for three months, then ventures outside and finds the world destroyed by "Deadmen". He aims to defeat the zombies using a rifle and recruit them as his personal army. The game received mixed reviews from critics, citing its weak story and gameplay, and its always-on DRM.

Reception

The game's iOS version received an aggregate score of 54/100 on Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Rob Rich of '' Gamezebo'' rated the game 3/5 stars, calling it "basically just ''

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'' with zombies". He praised the art as high quality and the concept of managing a horde of zombies, but called the variety of missions "extremely limited". Peter Willington of ''

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'' also rated the game 3/5 stars, calling it on the cusp of being a good game, but saying it needed a more coherent world and story, as well as more substance to its gameplay. Alberto González of '' Vandal'' rated the game 5/10 points, calling the game repetitive and boring, while noting there were many better rivals on the App Store.

References

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