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Deadly Days
Reviewed: 20 May 2026
PC · Linux · macOS · Xbox One
Pixelsplit · 2019
Ludograph rating
Growth (BDS)
48
Risk (RIS)
19
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.72 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.10 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.45 | |
Deadly Days offers a challenging survival management experience that encourages strategic thinking, problem-solving, and adaptive planning. Players must manage resources, make tactical decisions, and adapt to diverse zombie threats and random events, fostering cognitive skills. The base-building aspect also allows for some creative expression.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.30 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.22 | |
The game features intense violence, gore, and horror themes typical of a zombie apocalypse setting, including explicit references to addictive substances in its backstory. While it lacks direct social interaction risks like chat, the leaderboard system could encourage social comparison. The game also utilizes variable reward mechanics that can contribute to prolonged engagement.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.33 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 1.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 1.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.