With a title like Evil Dead: The Game, it is clear what the developers at Saber Interactive had set out to achieve in their latest asymmetrical multiplayer game. Their goal was to craft the definitive video game adaptation of the beloved Sam Raimi horror series.
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Granted, this was the very same title of another game by Trigger Apps LLC launched on iOS back in 2011, which didn't exactly turn out to be all that great. Whether or not this one fairs any different is up to the individual player's tastes and how well they resonate with those movies and their specific blend of horror and comedy. But if you happen to like this new version of Evil Dead, then here are a few similar games also worth checking out.
Billed as the spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead series, Back 4 Blood was launched in 2021 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which is comprised of some of the former developers from Valve that worked on Left 4 Dead.
Their new game incorporates a lot of the same elements as that older one, as well as introducing some improvements that serve as a natural evolution of its formula. For example, it includes an AI-controller Game Director that sets the parameters for each match in response to the players' level of skill and tactics, ensuring that each round feels unique.
After Turtle Rock Studios had split from Valve in 2010, they'd taken everything they'd learned while working on Left 4 Dead and put it into their first solo video game project. Launched in 2015 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, Evolve was another asymmetrical multiplayer game where four players are tasked with hunting down a fifth playing as a
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