DeadEye

DeadEye is a 2D pixel-art roguelike shooter set in a world of pacts and secrets. You play as Douglas or Blood Samurai, heroes bound to the mysterious DeadEye pact, which lets you stop time and chain actions. Fight through hordes of monsters, complete missions and defeat bosses as you uncover the truth behind the pact.

Douglas’s journey

After making a pact with an enigmatic being, Douglas gains the ability to manipulate time and chain deadly actions. Though powerful, he feels that something is stirring within him; his soul has long felt heavy and hollow, and he believes the answer lies within DeadEye. He travels through a hostile world to reclaim what he has lost and learn the true cost of his gift. One of the bosses is Lorian, a powerful lich who guards the cursed cemetery.

Time and combat

Activating DeadEye freezes the battlefield for a few seconds, giving you time to plan shots, reloads and movements before unleashing your actions. You wield a six-shot revolver, and precise firing and reloading maintain combos. Combos multiply your damage, experience and gold, while breaking one slows your progress.

Runs and progression

You face waves of enemies and can take on optional missions that appear during each run. Completing objectives earns rewards, and bosses become increasingly challenging. Across runs, you can unlock and combine 93 artifacts of varying rarities, including cursed artifacts that offer powerful benefits at a cost. You can also choose from 11 traits, including critical hits, pact upgrades, status effects and bullet effects, to customize your playstyle.

Pacts and companions

You can choose from six pacts and evolve each into an offensive, defensive, versatile or neutral version; each decision can change your strategy. Unique pets support your progression and can equip runes. Their benefits become more effective as they level up.

Achievements

The game has 45 achievements that will integrate with Steam.