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2020 · Adventure · Indie

I Am Dead

Timed Nintendo exclusive

I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.

Released: 8 October 2020
Platforms: Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S macOS
Genres: Adventure Indie Puzzle
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Mystery
Engine: Unreal Engine 4
Age ratings: ACB PG ESRB E10+CLASS_IND L USK 6 PEGI 7 GRAC 12+CERO B
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian and 3 more
Time to beat: 4hmain story6hwith extras7hcompletionist

About

I Am Dead is a puzzle adventure video game from independent British developer Hollow Pond. It was published by Annapurna Interactive on October 8, 2020, for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch. Versions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Series S were released on August 9, 2021. The game follows Morris Lupton, a museum curator on the island of Shelmerston who recently died.

Reunited with the ghost of his dog, Sparky, he discovers that a disaster is about to destroy the island. They both must uncover the ancient mysteries of Shelmerston and stop the island's volcano from erupting, saving the island. To do this, the player has the ability to see inside objects and people, revealing their contents and memories.

›Story

Morris Lupton is the recently-deceased museum curator of the tiny island of Shelmerston who is reunited with the ghost of his dog Sparky, only to discover that a disaster is about to destroy his beloved island.

Together, they must uncover Shelmerston’s ancient mysteries, prevent the island’s volcano from erupting, and save the place they call home.

Morris and Sparky must unearth a number of Shelmerston's lost and scattered ghosts. To find them, the duo must visit the places they spent time in, dive inside the memories of the people who knew them best, and learn the stories of their lives.

To help with their mission, Morris uses his newfound power that allows him to peer inside objects and people to reveal their contents and memories, like a supernatural X-Ray!

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Reception

I Am Dead was met with "generally favorable" reviews, according to the review aggregator platform Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 83% of critics.

Nintendo Life's Stuart Gipp enjoyed the game's themes but criticized the writing and simplistic gameplay. "I Am Dead is an at times touching and generally thoughtful exploration of loss, grief and lasting memories that doesn't quite resonate as much as it could due to some occasionally-too-twee writing and gameplay that doesn't quite disguise the fact that it's a glorified hidden object game."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Nintendo Switch	8 October 2020	Worldwide
Windows	8 October 2020	Worldwide
PlayStation 4	9 August 2021	Worldwide
PlayStation 5	9 August 2021	Worldwide
Xbox One	9 August 2021	Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S	9 August 2021	Worldwide
macOS	Unreleased