Batman Arkham combat is reimagined as a disco nightmare in this Steam Next Fest demo – and yes, you can already import your own songs

Enemies run towards Charlie Disco in Dead as Disco
(Image credit: Brain Jar Games)

Playing the Dead as Disco demo during 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Steam Next Fest, I feel like I'm kindred spirits with developer Brain Jar Games. Just like me, they must have understood that while 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Batman Arkham City and the rest of the series deliver sublime action, the timing-based brawls are also just as much rhythm games, hours and hours spent in the game's challenge maps scored by the thwacks of punches rather than music. Dead as Disco simply asks – well, what if these scraps were scored by some incredibly cool tunes?

That's as much as I needed to know about the premise to click the download button with expert precision and get Dead as Disco hooked into my SSD (and if you want to know more about this sizzling demo season, check out our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Steam Next Fest guide). With a simple to understand combat system very much inspired by Batman Arkham, these fights aren't just a thrill 🅘to clear 🐻but have me chasing high scores already.

Feel the beatdown

Charlie Disco fends of enemies in Dead as Disco's Hemlock stage from the Steam Next Fest demo

(Image credit: Brain Jar Games)

The Dead as Disco demo begins wiജth a quick tutorial confirming that – yes – if you've played Batman Arkham you'll understand𓆏 the fundamentals. There's a button for attacks, a counter button that hovers over the heads of those attempting incoming strikes, a dodge – even a double-button press for finishers once you've built enough energy.

at some point to be confirmed.


I thought only needing two buttons would make this Steam Next Fest rhythm demo easier... I couldn't have been more wrong

Games Editor Oscar Taylor-Kent brings his Official PlayStation Magazine and PLAY knowledge to continue to revel in all things capital 'G' games. A noted PSꦚ Vita aওpologist, he's always got his fingers on many buttons, having also written for Edge, PC Gamer, SFX, Official Xbox Magazine, Kotaku, Waypoint, GamesMaster, PCGamesN, and Xbox, to name a few.

When not knee deep in character action games, he loves to get lost in an epic story across RPGs and visual novels. Recent favourites? Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, 1000xResist, and Metaphor: ReFantazio! Rarely focused entirely on the new, the call to return to retro is constant, whether that's a quick evening speed through Sonic 3 & Knuckles or yet another Jakathon through Naughty Dog's PS2 masterpi♈eces.

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