Death Road to Canada

Quite enjoyable, do reccomend

Super fun with an addicting gameplay loop. The many modes and difficulty levels keep it engaging for dozens of play throughs.

Top 5 game of all time for me. This game has so much to love.

1: Fighting mechanics are basic but perfect for what this game needed, because this game is more about kiting.
2: majority of the dialogue/text events are humorous and light-hearted
3: Custom Characters
4: tones of unique everything (easter eggs, references, character interactions, etc)
5: some of the names and descriptions of achievements are worth reading, because they are funny

There is so much more to love as well. 10/10

I love this game but I wish it had online co-op instead of just couch co-op

Really cool RPG/fighting/adventure thing, with lots of humour and replayability.

THANKS, OBAMA

A good time. It's got clowns, zombies, many ways to kill zombies, character creation, multiplayer, random generation and COOL IT! What's not to love

Very fun and has great replayability. The best part is being able to customize characters and the cheeky writing.

Yes couch coop fun

Love this game tons. Great example of really fun, addictive gameplay that forces you to come up with a perfect strategy to do everything perfectly. The game itself is simple but provides lots of paths/chance events so most runs are pretty unique and force you to keep learning. It's really great for improving your teamwork with a co-op friend, too.

kill zombie
use bone to kill another zombie
eat food
moarle decrease due to 'xxx's bad jokes
die because car broke down and 'yyy' cant run

10/10

This was one of the first games I ever bought on steam and it has been one of my favorites ever since, if you want to have a fun randomly generated adventure. I highly recommend this for anyone as it is just hilarity from start to finish.

The game play isn't really fun. Combat is basically functional, and not much else. The UI is irritatingly rigid and terse (for instance, I've died because I didn't realize I was at low health). The events are funny, but not really interesting challenges.

I'd bet that this is more fun to watch than it is to play.

meh, ai steals away the good weapons.

as of writing this review, the game's reviews are "Very Positive"
that is an understatement, this game is so good yet not popular. just play it and you will see that is is an awesome figure it out kinda game.

It was Big T. or the Dog...












I choose the Dog

this game gen so fun I would rec to my fellow enjoyers of complicated micromanaging anger inducing gameplay....

Used to play this with my friend Nate in middle school. And know he cooks Tuna and Spam like every other day and our apartment smells insane. I think its because of this game that boy lost his damn mind but I haven't figured out the connection yet.

I'm starting to believe that Canada is a myth.

The game is fun, enjoyable and I highly recommend it. The one thing I would say is that I recommend you to use a controller while playing otherwise you might have problems with controls on your keyboard.

Death road to Canada (DR2C) is a super fun and cosy couch coop roguelike game about collecting and managing supplies and the condition of your teammates as you venture both on foot and in cars across America to reach the promised land of the Maple leaf.

What makes this game far more interesting than other similar titles is the level of customisation you get with not just your character's look but also their traits and how that affects gameplay.

You can make just about any character you can think of from a brawler to a complete nerd who is useless but smart, or someone dumb as a rock, but eats them for breakfast. Ninja type slashers, gun nuts, practical all-rounders and so on.

Then there's personality traits which augment a lot of things. Some affect stats to give you a boost, others give you special weapons, and even more will adjust your conversational/stat checks in interesting ways.

Once you've delved into that, you can then create a huge amount of custom characters - anything you want! You want to make your favourite film or TV character, or family and friends? You can do that. There are also a ton of unique characters that you can find along the way which can either make the game harder or easier, but generally much more interesting.

Almost all of the conversational text in this game is hilarious, in general the game has a very funny tone that is well above Borderlands tier, thankfully. It's still got cheek and charm and I won't spoil it for you, but safe to say you'll probably have a couple of things said make you laugh.

The combat is fun but tightly leashed so you rarely feel like you have control of the situation. This game with the music off is pretty tense and I enjoy that. You really have to plan things out solo and even with a teammate careful coordination is a must if you plan on surviving long term. So many tiny mistakes can cost you your life - as I'm sure you will discover in the course of playing this game. Knowing when to use what becomes critical towards the end, and you may find your important combat supplies dwindling if you don't ration out those bullets and grenades. Then again you could find or buy a chainsaw and go full Doomslayer too. It really depends on how lucky you get, to a degree.

The music is good too but it's very boppy and cheerful most of the time, which honestly doesn't really fit but I also don't mind it because it's decently written chiptune stuff.

So yeah it's really enjoyable, and I come back to it often, most computers can run it and it has a ton of replay value. What's not to like?

The game balance gets pretty wonky in the highest difficulties. The literal walls of undead are basically impossible to clear out, unless one gets very lucky with certain weapons or special characters.

But this doesn't become an issue for *quite* a while. Overall, it's a fun experience with *just* enough special events and unexpected interactions to keep things interesting beyond the first few playthroughs. If you have ever experienced the slightest desire for a Super Oregon Trail, then this game will scratch your itch.

Tbh a really good, solo DnD-style game of encounter, survival and roguelikes.

A fantastic beat 'em up game with good humor, great gameplay, and tons of replayability.

good way to kill time. music gets repetitive at times tho

great rougelike and probably the best part of the game is the music

this game is so peak
you can have:
l#nk from legend of zelda
the best wrestler
a zombie disguised as a human
some guy named jeff
all in the same party fighting zombies like no tomorrow

So fun, Great for friends, so much to do and unlock!!!

I'm sorry but this game is really stupid and really unfun at most points. literally had all of my team members, everone was doing good, then someone drops a shotgun and all of my team dies except for 1 person, who then dies because they... lifted a weight... i was 2 days of driving away from canada. unrecommended for people who dont want to die from literally nothing or bullshit gameplay. recommended for idk fucking dark souls players or massochists, yknow people who have fun by not having any fun at all. bad game.

Congratulations to my first characters who managed to get to the Canadian border; my friend, Sugar, and Wallace Wells from Scott Pilgrim!...Oh, and also play this game because it's extremely fun!!

Death Road to Canada is a very interesting take on the Roguelite genre. Take Organ Trail, and give it some beat-em up shooter elements in the missions themselves in a 8bit art style and you get Death Road to Canada.

The core concept is you start with a character and a optional buddy and make your way to Canada to avoid the zombie apocalypse in America since Canada in this universe is a much stronger country then America. But to do that you have to traverse what many in Post-apocalyptic America in this universe call the Death Road to Canada to make your way there to it.

The game has 2 modes of play the first is in Traveling mode where events can happen while your driving/walking to canada. And you have to respond to them accordingly while the events themselves are random the outcomes are psudo random some are just luck while others are skill checks that base themselves on the skills of the characters in your party.

The 2nd mode is the action mode where your in a mission trying to either loot, escape, or hold ground aggainst a siege. Looting occurs where your group decides to loot a location while on the death road. You get the choice between 1-3 locations depending on luck and certain traits. Locations labeled in white are normal, Locations in red are more difficult because of zombies/hazards, and possess more to them, and blinking locations are locations that are special rare locations that can be difficult to deal with. In any mission you are given the option to ready your party with items from your inventory in preparation of the event normally characters can hold 3 items however some may have traits or perks that limit this.

Weapons/tools are broken into a few catagories. There is Melee which are weapons you swing and poke at zombies with some are more powerful then others and some can break with a chance on every hit others are unbreakable. Guns dont break but require ammo to use. Motorized items like say the chainsaw dont break but require gas to operate. Battery or charge based weapons are weapons or tools that have there own use charges that are isolated to the weapon using it drains the uses of the weapon.

And then there is utility which is mainly the flashlight and healing spray. The flashlight you start with 2 in your party inventory by default these let you see in the dark you can technically see in the dark but everything is siloutted making it hard to distinguish what is in the dark but it comes at the cost of a inventory slot. But you dont have to hold it to benefit from its light holding it does give greater light but you still benefit from the majority of the light when not holding it.

The healing spray lets you spray a character to heal 1HP of there heart if they took damage getting grabbed by a zombie is not a sure fire hit. Your character elicits exclamations and question marks when touched by a zombie but thats not damage. You will take damage if a zombie touch's you for to long where youll see blood and your heart will pop up from your panel showing its been reduced.

As for character Stats the characters stats are noted by a face its a scale of 0-6 by default. The angry red face is 0, A upset pink face is 1, a purple frown is 2, a blue streight face is 3, a cyanish smile is 4, and a greenish happy face is 5, the bright lime green very happy face is 6. If the face is blinking a angry red that means a stat is in the negatives on the contrary if its blinking and is super happy it means its 7+ as skills and traits can allow stats to go beyond the default range of 6 however it wont tell you the stats exact ammount, so youll have to keep in mind on the count in your head.

Stats are broken into a few catagories.
Base stats include moral, Vitality, and Dexterity these aside from moral not noted on the character bio. Vitality, denotes max health by default starting at 3 less will see your heart look less filled, more then 3 and your hearts begins getting a 2nd blue layer, Dexterity denotes movement speed which by default starts at 0 and raising this gives a speed boost. And moral denotes how the character is doing if a characters moral drops to 0 a terrible despair event can trigger while traveling which can really hurt you so its best to keep your party in good spirits.

Combat Stats include Strength, Fitness, and Shooting. Strength improves the cooldown swing of weapons helping with larger weapons with long cooldowns, and reduces energy use when using them it also denotes how fast you can rev up a motor wepon. Fitness denotes maximum stamina how much you can keep swinging before your character gets tired. Shooting improves long range accuraccy, shot penetration to hit more zombies, and shot bounce chance off walls.

Support stats, are Medical and Mechanical. Medical denotes how much medical is used when a survivor is healing others and how much they can heal in a interval if they max it to 6 they can even do improvised healing letting them heal 1hp without medical while traveling also it effects any event where medical is involved. Mechanical denotes how well the character can tinker within events, but also lets them repair the car if it breaks down.

Then there is Personality Stats. Wits, Attitude, Composure, and Loyalty. This is often randomly rolled unless a certain trait or perk presets it to a certain value, and decides how your character handles himself with certain events. Wits denotes intellect how well they can logic a situation out, Attitude deduces how well they act, Composure represents a characters patience, and Loyalty denotes how loyal they are to others and the party.

These are not only used for certain event checks but they also are used for personality stat combos that give special event options during a event.

After a run you often get Zombo points from various things which can be spent on upgrades to make your traits, and perks more powerful on encountered characters, and ones you create while also unlocking more of them. And a special Gnome can be found in the unlocks village to unlock special bonuses to make rare events more likely and to increase your means to get Zombo points and the ammount you can hold onto at any one time so you get more from every run.

Overall I place the game at a 8/10 the game is a absolute gem in the Roguelite genre the biggest downside that I dock 2 points for though is the ungodly grind...
Its the Zombo points or ZP and Unomey's upgrades that are the worst offender of this ungodly grind... A good run of Death Road at normal length lends at most 8-15 ZP depending on the ZP boosters you have and how many you find in your loot runs. But those boosters cost alot... And you can only hold 10 Zombo points in total at the begining, and you either have to beat the normal deadly road and Deadlier road to get the first two zombo point capacity upgrades or buy the capacity upgrades from Unomey which you will have to do for the rest... Even if you unlock the first two its still alot of ZP to get the rest and because upgrades are liniar you have to unlock a few of Unomey's extremely expensive upgrades to get those ZP boosters and capacity upgrades to make grinding faster...

What I did to make this ungodly grind managable is to get Extra ZP III and used its benefit to gain 1 ZP per recruit and then start by myself and go into the game mode 4 jerks mode which forces you to enter a special building to recruit custom characters you make at the start reset, rinse and repeat till I basically grinded out all the ZP to get everything...but even then this extremely efficent grind strat took 3 HOURS, could you [EXPLETIVE] imagine having to grind out the ZP by default...you would easily have to clock in 100+ hours just to unlock everything... So I can create characters to my hearts content...Thats [EXPLETIVE] Ridiculous man... so needless to say amazing game but if you dont do ZP Grind strats youll be there for a LOOONG time grinding the games unlocks out...

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The group eats a decent meal
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pretty fun, really cool that you can design characters too

Death Road to Canada is a very simple yet entertaining game, so simple that there isn't a lot to say. The gameplay loop is just killing zombies and gathering resources like ammo and food while all the while you're dealing with random events while you're on the road.

I believe the humor is without a doubt what sets Death Road to Canada apart from the crowd, you can find things such as an anime girl whose eyes keep growing larger and larger until they start to melt or a bodybuilder who refuses to attack the zombies and just flexes his muscles at them. These are just some of the things I have found while playing, I imagine there are even more wild encounters to be had.

Considering the game is only $15 I find it hard to go wrong here as the replayability is fantastic, it is a Rogue-like after all. However, I do suggest you wait until the game goes on sale as you can get some killer deals, as of right now, the game is on sale for $3.74.

Incredibly fun to do a single run in. Great roguelike elements. Main gripe from me is it feels like a mobile port. I'd love KBM controls

If you're playing single player it may be good enough as is. If you're trying to do co op, well depends what type of co op you're attempting.

Couldn't figure out how to make remote play work. Someone said you have to download something, which if that's the case then you're function does not work.

We ended up doing it off one machine which would've been fine, but that had its own bag of issues. We basically ended up using a switch pro connected by usb, which auto-defaults to player one. Hm. So after wasting over an hour trying to get remote play the solution was you don't, and you set up the owner of the pc (assuming they want to sit at their own computer) to be player 2. I really don't think setting up multiplayer should be this aggravting. Ever.

The little I played the game before the review single player made it seem interesting. Seems like your characters have constantly terrible luck though. Kind of like trying to make remote play work I guess.

Not for the weak. The road to Canada is a dangerous one. Imagine the Oregon Trail, but it is modern day, with zombies intruding on your progress from Florida in the US, to Canada, where the last of humanity stands. Even if you don't make it, maybe some random dude you picked up on the way there will... The chance for a better life is just beyond that border. You will take that chance, right?

Pretty Sigma, but sometimes not sigma, recommend but not recommend, so ye.

from this game I learned that if the zombie apocalypse will begin I have to find Jason Voorhees as companion as fast as possible

- cool but frustrating game
- neat rogue-like with simple combat that's dependent on your weapons and characters' stats. The game has fun, quirky dialogue and is quite humorous at times. The random events and choices can be humorous and cool but can be infuriating if chosen poorly
- also, 0/10 game because the RNG sucks, they end my runs usually

Toilet genie killed my run. I'm pissed.

WHAT IS GOING ON

(I don't recommend multiplayer, it's not really built for it)

I have played this game on an iPad, my current android phone, and here on PC. I have bought the game thrice and still enjoyed playing it. It is very addicting to play

Challenging but great fun

You cannot pick a better rogue-lite game to play. Every run is gripping and fun. Every decision you make can lead to these truly wonderful emergent gameplay moments that make every action and decision you made previously carry legitimate weight.

Progression is nice, the pixel art is beautiful, the mechanics make sense.

The only complaint I personally have is the exact same complaint anyone has when playing any game that can translate to "The Oregon Trail but with Zombies!" or "The Oregon Trail but with X", and that is the fact that you never know if multiple people will suddenly get dysentery, break their legs in unison after your wagon breaks running over an ant, and then having to watch your run go down in flames as everyone slowly dies whilst limping their way toward Oregon.

This is fortunately and unfortunately the same exact reason why Oregon Trail and Death Road to Canada work in such memorable ways, however. Its this randomness that makes when you have a good run all the more memorable. Its why you find yourself 110% invested and gripping your controls like you're choking out a robot when, despite all the crap the game's RNG threw at you, you're somehow managing to survive and perhaps even GET to CANADA.

This game is just a good time all around. You absolutely cannot go wrong with something like this if you ever in your past enjoyed The Oregon Trail, rogue-likes, and zombies.

Death Road to Canada is a chaotic & hilarious road trip simulator set during a zombie apocalypse. It blends roguelike elements, resource management, & over-the-top action in a charmingly retro pixel art style. Your goal is simple: escape Florida & reach the safe haven of Canada, but the journey is anything but easy.

You'll start by creating your character (or choosing from a roster of pre-made ones) & then hit the road with a group of survivors. Each run is procedurally generated, meaning you'll encounter different locations, events, & characters every time you play. This creates a high degree of replayability, as you never know what to expect.

The gameplay is a mix of driving, scavenging, & zombie slaying. You'll need to manage your resources, such as food, fuel, & medical supplies, while also dealing with hordes of zombies. The combat is simple but effective, with a variety of melee weapons & firearms at your disposal. You can also recruit new survivors along the way, each with their own unique traits & abilities.

One of Death Road to Canada's greatest strengths is its humor. The game is filled with witty dialogue, absurd situations, & memorable characters. You'll encounter everything from zombie bears to talking dogs, & the game never takes itself too seriously.

However, the game's difficulty can be quite challenging, especially on higher difficulties. Death is a constant threat, & you'll often lose characters to unfortunate events or overwhelming zombie hordes. The procedural generation can also sometimes lead to unbalanced runs.

**Pros:**

* Chaotic & hilarious gameplay! 😂
* High replayability due to procedural generation! 🔄
* Charming retro pixel art style! 👾
* Variety of characters, weapons, & events! 🎭
* Excellent co-op multiplayer! 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

**Cons:**

* Can be very difficult & unforgiving! 😭
* Procedural generation can sometimes lead to unbalanced runs! 🎲
* Graphics may not appeal to everyone! 🤔

**Verdict:** 8/10. Death Road to Canada is a unique & highly entertaining road trip simulator that offers a perfect blend of action, humor, & roguelike elements. While its difficulty might not appeal to everyone, those who enjoy a challenging & unpredictable experience will find a lot to love. It's a game that's best enjoyed with friends, but it's also a blast to play solo. Just be prepared for a lot of zombie guts & unexpected detours. 🚗💨🧟‍♂️

Great game, very difficult to win and continue to play but fun in a way that its challenging.

spent more time customising characters than actually playing. absolute gem

Amazing oregon trail style road trip game that is about escaping from some southern part of the USA to Canada; it allows for a great deal of character customization, fantastic couch-coop potential as well as the ability to play many different game modes.

Randomness can quickly derail an adventuring party, but that makes it that much more fun and exciting.

Ive bought this game on three separate platforms. its that good.

Very good indie game i just happened to come across and i am enjoy playing this games for hours, there are so many possibilites and choices to make and such unique characters. Its fun to play and very engaging game, Highly recommend to play.