Gripping story and Deacon's character
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“The story was much deeper than I expected. Deacon's loss, hope, and struggle for survival gradually resonate with you.”
Steam review · 40.7 h played ↗
Days Gone
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Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Bend Studio2021Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Action
The verdict
A long, slow-starting open-world zombie game with a heartfelt story, a great bike and spectacular horde fights. Skip it if you dislike repetitive fetch quests, long cutscenes or slow openings.
Great for
Patient, story-driven players who enjoy open-world exploration, bike upgrades and big horde fights
Main risk
Slow first 10 hours and repetitive side content may bore you before the game opens up
What players love
Satisfying bike riding, fuel and upgrades
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The bike alone is basically a character. The weight of it, the sound, the way you feel every upgrade—it’s addictive.”
Steam review · 35.7 h played ↗
Spectacular, tense horde fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“And don't even get me started on the hordes. They absolutely nailed them. Easily the best hordes I've seen in any zombie game.”
Steam review · 59.6 h played ↗
Beautiful, atmospheric Oregon open world
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The open world of Oregon is absolutely stunning — from foggy forests and snowy mountains to dusty highways and small ghost towns.”
Steam review · 160 h played ↗
Slow start pays off, great replay value
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“if you manage to push past the 8-hour mark, Days Gone completely transforms into one of the most satisfying open-world survival action games on the platform.”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Lots of content and good performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“With or without DLC, there is a proper amount of extra content to the game that can keep you engaged for well more than 100 hours.”
Steam review · 160.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive missions and filler
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Repetitive missions, constant busywork, weak pacing, and far too much pointless riding between objectives.”
Steam review · 35.4 h played ↗
Weak, clichéd writing and bad pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It's the most generic, paint-by-numbers post-apocalyptic story you could possibly imagine.”
Steam review · 31.5 h played ↗
Weak gunplay and clunky combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Gunplay is bad, you don't feel guns. Each shot is boring even with a shotgun.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and poor performance after updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“at some point some update happened and now no mattter what i do it wont go over 3fps and is completely unplayable.”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
Shallow loot, crafting and progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“customization and new weapons are locked behind "trust" walls with communities.”
Steam review · 89.6 h played ↗
Too many cutscenes and mumbling dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Everyone is whispering but one person is shouting.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support70 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bits
ProcessorIntel Core [email protected] or AMD FX [email protected]
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4 GB)
Storage70 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bits
ProcessorIntel Core [email protected] or Ryzen 5 [email protected]
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8 GB)
Storage70 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bits
ProcessorIntel Core [email protected] or AMD FX [email protected]
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4 GB)
Storage70 GB available space
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