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Death's Gambit: Afterlife cover art

Death's Gambit: Afterlife

White Rabbit · Serenity Forge · 2018-08-13

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 12, 2020 (Xbox One), Sep 30, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 14, 2018 (Mac), Aug 14, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 5586 reviews).

7
playing now
81%
positive of 5.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Death's Gambit is a side-scrolling action role-playing game developed by White Rabbit and published by Adult Swim Games. It was released for Windows and PlayStation 4 in August 2018. An expanded edition of the game titled Death’s Gambit: Afterlife released in September 2021 for Windows and Nintendo Switch, in November 2021 for PlayStation 4 and in May 2022 for Xbox One.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 119 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (813 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 27,817 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 140k–336k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,595 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$10.99-45%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2020-03-20) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 114 of 147 observed days · $7.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
55955920182026Week of 2018-08-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 254 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3662026-09-15 13:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 15 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 36 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 29 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 12 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 16 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 23 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 25 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 36 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 22 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 15 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 11 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 20 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 15 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 17 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 17 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 14 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 27 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 21 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 17 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5830May 2015Aug 2026May 2015 — avg 0 · peak 1Mar 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Sep 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Feb 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Feb 2018 — avg 0 · peak 8Oct 2018 — avg 55 · peak 300Feb 2019 — avg 25 · peak 74Jun 2019 — avg 16 · peak 45Oct 2019 — avg 22 · peak 104Feb 2020 — avg 14 · peak 31Jun 2020 — avg 27 · peak 57Oct 2020 — avg 17 · peak 38Feb 2021 — avg 17 · peak 51Jun 2021 — avg 23 · peak 66Oct 2021 — avg 260 · peak 866Feb 2022 — avg 109 · peak 454Jun 2022 — avg 58 · peak 143Oct 2022 — avg 39 · peak 123Feb 2023 — avg 30 · peak 55Jun 2023 — avg 35 · peak 83Oct 2023 — avg 24 · peak 68Feb 2024 — avg 18 · peak 45Jun 2024 — avg 34 · peak 79Oct 2024 — avg 27 · peak 63Feb 2025 — avg 28 · peak 56Jun 2025 — avg 34 · peak 85Oct 2025 — avg 16 · peak 44Feb 2026 — avg 12 · peak 27Jun 2026 — avg 17 · peak 36Aug 2026 — avg 19 · peak 42
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$3.992018-05-122026-10-152018-05-12 — best price $19.992018-12-17 — best price $19.992019-05-30 — best price $9.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-12-17 — best price $15.992022-06-13 — best price $19.992022-12-06 — best price $19.992023-06-11 — best price $11.992023-09-05 — best price $19.992023-11-14 — best price $11.992024-01-09 — best price $11.992024-03-11 — best price $19.992024-05-20 — best price $19.992024-07-25 — best price $19.992024-09-16 — best price $11.992024-11-15 — best price $15.892025-01-07 — best price $10.992025-02-20 — best price $10.992025-03-24 — best price $14.692025-05-09 — best price $14.692025-06-10 — best price $9.992025-07-18 — best price $14.692025-08-28 — best price $15.892025-10-08 — best price $19.992025-11-21 — best price $6.992026-01-23 — best price $10.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-30 — best price $10.992026-06-19 — best price $7.992026-08-01 — best price $14.972026-09-02 — best price $10.992026-09-17 — best price $9.992026-10-02 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $10.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

52172026-06-03 — 28 pageviews2026-06-07 — 32 pageviews2026-06-11 — 29 pageviews2026-06-15 — 44 pageviews2026-06-19 — 29 pageviews2026-06-23 — 41 pageviews2026-06-27 — 48 pageviews2026-07-01 — 32 pageviews2026-07-05 — 34 pageviews2026-07-09 — 29 pageviews2026-07-13 — 33 pageviews2026-07-17 — 27 pageviews2026-07-21 — 25 pageviews2026-07-25 — 30 pageviews2026-07-29 — 29 pageviews2026-08-02 — 41 pageviews2026-08-06 — 37 pageviews2026-08-10 — 38 pageviews2026-08-14 — 36 pageviews2026-08-18 — 42 pageviews2026-08-22 — 35 pageviews2026-08-26 — 35 pageviews2026-08-30 — 46 pageviews2026-09-03 — 26 pageviews2026-09-07 — 30 pageviews2026-09-11 — 35 pageviews2026-09-15 — 36 pageviews2026-09-19 — 38 pageviews2026-09-23 — 31 pageviews2026-09-27 — 35 pageviews2026-10-01 — 37 pageviews2026-10-05 — 33 pageviews2026-10-09 — 28 pageviews2026-10-12 — 23 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
64.3%
earned "A king only in name..."
9.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-10-06, latest 2022-02-10 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,4331%43
Switch (Nintendo)710%0
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGIndieActionAdventureDifficultAction RPGPlatformerSouls-likeAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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