Gray Death

Gray Death

Salt & Pixel LLC · June 20, 2021 · Adventure, Action-Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Precision Platformer

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About Gray Death

Gray Death is a linear horror themed puzzle platformer, reminiscent of classic games like Solomon's Key and Dangerous Dave. The 20+ levels are short but challenging. You can either shoot or avoid enemies. You'll need to search for supplies and ammunition. The game can be switched between 2D and 2.5D. It's also the first episode in a planned series.

Story


After weeks of searching for food and supplies, Gray returns back to the compound he helped build. Gray finds his friend Red dying from a gunshot wound and learns that a group mutinied and another fled.

Gray Death — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Mar 30, 2024
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9 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 21, 2023
[h1]Before I played Gray Death, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
5 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 20, 2021
Full playthrough here (once it uploads): https://youtu.be/6yS48VIQJFA This game is SO HARD! Gray does not know how to reload his pistol to LITERALLY save his life it takes him like 3 seconds to do it he will not reload while moving and he will not reload if he has bullets left in the mag if you move you will interrupt his IMMENSE concentration on reloading and have to do it again My dude literally cannot take a single step if you tap the right or left key he's taking two steps AND YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT! Some of the jumps are so precision perfect and if you like jumping down onto platforms you can't see oh boi let me tell you you're gonna love this game. The zombies love to camp where you need to go which is just beautiful they're trying to light your way by making sure you have to die and restart to get to it. That rock worm at the end with it's RANDOM SPAWNING BOXES AND RANDOM ROCKS OF GET FRICKED. I like the story I like everything besides those aspects it's a nice 2d platformer that is difficult as hell. I'm not the best of these type of games either though so take it with a grain of salt surprised I actually beat it after dying 182 times.
3 found this helpful
Recommended May 31, 2024
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2 found this helpful
Not recommended Jun 21, 2021
Although Death has some good ideas, it is marred by brutal difficulty and incredibly bad enemy placement.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 12, 2026
Gray Death is a small-scale horror puzzle platformer that blends classic side-scrolling mechanics with survival elements and a bleak supernatural setting. Developed and published by Salt & Pixel LLC, the game follows a deliberately old-fashioned design philosophy in which carefully navigating hazards is just as important as fighting enemies. Rather than attempting to deliver an enormous adventure filled with complicated systems, it focuses on relatively short levels built around platforming, puzzles, exploration, limited resources, and the constant possibility of sudden death. The story centers on Gray, a survivor living in a world devastated by demons and undead creatures. After spending weeks searching for food and supplies, he returns to a compound that he helped build, expecting to find some degree of security. Instead, Gray discovers his friend Red suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. Red explains that the compound has fallen apart after a mutiny, while another group managed to escape. Gray's wife is missing, and the possibility that she left with the survivors gives him a reason to abandon the ruined compound and venture into the dangerous world beyond it. Although the pre…

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