This allows for some fun and emergent gaming moments as you try to talk with other like-minded players, or taught them as they chase after you (or vice-versa). Thankfully, Deadside sports a VOIP system so that you can effectively communicate with other players if they are in your vicinity. This is in stark contrast to the usual zombies that you find in games like SCUM or DayZ.įor me, one of the best things about survival games, in general, are the spontaneous interactions that can occur when you encounter other human players. Also, this game’s world is populated by roving bands of AI combatants such as bandits and cannibals. About two minutes into my first game, I came across a cabin in the woods which contained a pistol along with ammo, and some other supplies.

After this typical start, however, Deadside begins to differ from other games of this sort in several ways.įirstly, loot in Deadside seems much easier to come by.

From there, you must scramble around the map so that you can try to find some basic resources as soon as possible. You pick a server and commence to spawn in with minimal equipment. And the more I learned about it, the more intriguing it seemed until I just had to try it out.įor those who have played about 99% of the survival games out there, Deadside starts off in a similar manner for all newbies. Even though it has apparently been out for a few years now, I’d never heard about it until recently. Although I thought I’d played just about every survival game on the market since first trying out the DayZ mod for Arma 2 (back in 2013), Deadside caught me by surprise.

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