Dread Delusion Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · June 11, 2024

Dread Delusion Review, is an open-world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic – and change the world through your choices.

Dread Delusion Review Pros:

Beautiful pixel art graphics.
1.55GB download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics settings – resolution, camera motion slider, fullscreen, v-sync, wobbly 3D, wobbly textures, and retro resolution.
Field of view slider.
Can remap controls for both the keyboard and the controller.
3 save slots.
At the start, you choose your childhood dream roles which affects your stats and buffs. (you can see what they are before choosing)
First-person view in a 3D world.
Action adventure gameplay.
Shows interactive icon prompts.
Multiple choice encounters and discussions.
In-game cutscenes, character interactions, and still art Screenshots.
Full inventory system.
It’s such a big beautiful world full of memorable locations.
Character interactions are told a lot like the old choose your own adventure books, adding in details and feelings etc.
Stamina system in play for blocking, fighting, running, and jumping.
You have four Delusion attributes – might, wisdom, guile, and persona. Collect glimmer to increase them.
Many many secrets, alternate routes within the world.
Tutorial signs as you play.
Play how you want as the game doesn’t push you into going and doing certain tasks.
The d-pad is used for quick selecting and using potions and handheld items.
Crystal points replenish mana and are used as checkpoints.
Sleeping replenishes health and lets you pick the time of day you wake up. Beds out in the wild can be unsafe.
Lock picking is a dice roll against your stats.
Dungeons and interior locations are well-designed with puzzle elements, unlocking shortcuts, etc.
Melee combat is hack and slash.
Enemies will use potions to heal.
Shops let you buy and sell items and gear.
Main quest line with many optional side quests.
There is a cool story reason for you dying and coming back each time.
Possible to get your own airship and customize and upgrade it.
You can upgrade and enhance spells and gear with alchemy and blacksmiths.
Gather materials and resources from the world.

Dread Delusion Review Cons:

The lock picking just feels too random, you don’t see the mechanics in the background, in any case, the lock picking is not that eventful.
Getting anything in terms of guidance in the world can be tough.
It’s possible to feel lost.
The movement is slow making running the ideal speed for the game.
No way to change the font in the game.
Pop in amd pop up can be really distracting and immersion-breaking.
No way to assign or mark particular quests.