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The DeadLine

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

The last subway departs in a world overrun by zombies. At each station, gather materials, find better weapons, and fight off the undead. As you get closer to your family, the danger grows. Survive, upgrade, and make it to the final stop.

What works
  • Fast-paced and satisfying gunplay
  • Wide variety of unique and humorous weapons
  • Challenging roguelike gameplay with skill upgrades
  • Free to play with good value
  • Global leaderboards for competition
Things to keep in mind
  • Repetitive and procedurally generated levels
  • No multiplayer or co-op modes
  • Lack of permanent progression
  • Some technical issues and optimization problems
  • Minimal narrative and story depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • 1982

  • Super Raft Boat Classic

  • UBERMOSH:WRAITH

  • UBERMOSH:OMEGA

  • DESYNC

  • Run Build Pew!

  • OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns

  • UBERMOSH:BLACK

  • Diehard Dungeon
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • UBERMOSH:OMEGA

  • HELLBREAK

  • DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
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The DeadLine: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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