Death By Scrolling Review

"The goal here isn't to defeat death in a one-on-one fistfight; it's to gather up enough gold to pay the ferryman for passage to the afterlife."

"Each time you successfully escape with one of the six characters, the ferryman's price rises, so you'll need to go further and further to gather up the gold."

"Death By Scrolling's big gimmick is a pretty fun concept: the camera is always slowly heading north, scrolling upwards across the pixelated landscape."

"Get too close to the scrolling doom and your run is done, so you need to keep ahead of it and make it to the next camp to restock."

Death By Scrolling is an indie game by Ron Gilbert that combines roguelike mechanics with auto-attacks. Players navigate purgatory, gathering gold to pay the ferryman for passage to the afterlife. The game features six characters, and the cost to escape increases with each successful run. The camera scrolls upwards, creating a sense of urgency as players must avoid a wall of flame and the grim reaper, who can end their run with a single hit. The game has a cute aesthetic but struggles to maintain interest over time.

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