History VideoGame / Deathgarden

Development of the game ended with a final patch on November 22, 2019 along with the game becoming permanently free to play. The matchmaking servers remained in operation until August 12, 2020, rendering the game unplayable.

''Deathgarden'' is an [[AsymmetricMultiplayer asymmetrical]] action game in which one player is an unstoppable Hunter armed to the teeth with big guns and deadly gadgets, and the opposing five players are Scavengers, armed with shortbows, {{Trick Arrow}}s, and LeParkour.

Development of the game ended with a final patch on November 22, 2019 along with the game becoming permanently free to play. The matchmaking servers remain in operation for now, but may be disabled on a future date.

Development of the game ended with a final patch on November 22, 2019 and ''Deathgarden'' became permanently free to play. The matchmaking servers remain in operation for now, but may be disabled on a future date.

''Deathgarden'' entered early access on August 14, 2018. After a negative reception that saw the player count dwindle to almost nothing, the developers released a major update of ''Deathgarden: Bloodharvest'' on May 30, 2019 that revamped the lore and gameplay.

Development ended with a final patch on November 22, 2019 and the game became permanently free to play. The matchmaking servers remain in operation for now, but may be disabled on a future date.

* BloodSport: This was the game's original premise, but became downplayed after the reboot. The Bloodharvest is still a contest with willing participants, overseen by a higher authority. It's also implied that the Bloodharvest contests are televised. But it's not really a "sport" in the traditional sense.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: There are huge overtones of this in the locker room propaganda. The wealthy leaders are called the Pure, and Hunters are their enforcers. Scavengers are referred to with insulting terms like "worthless" and "bags of meat". The Bloodharvest contest seems to be farce designed to kill Scavengers in droves while allowing virtually none of them to earn a better life.

* ShortRangeShotgun: The shotgun is extremely short range, and the shots outright vanish just a dozen yards out.

Like its Parent game, ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'', the Hunter is relentless, covers ground faster than the Runners, and cannot be permanently harmed. However, the Scavengers can hide in tall grass, use their superior LeParkour skills to escape vertically, and shoot {{Trick Arrow}}s to confuse and misdirect the Hunter. Each round's map is randomly generated with an arrangement of trees, tall grass, cliffs, ramps, upgrade boxes, and tower positions.

%%* AnimalMotifs: A few of the different groups have one including a turtle for the Geelong Diving club and a jackal for the Dark Motive group

* CombatResuscitation: Scavengers who are knocked down may still crawl to a health box or hiding place. Other Runners can revive them with [[HealingShiv healing arrows]] or by interaction.
%%* CheshireCatGrin: The Joker mask on Runners, which has no eyes. Was made to be a reference to Zhu who was known for his trademark smile

* LeParkour: Scavengers can jump, roll, slide, and climb with ease. Since they can't hope to outrun the Hunter in a straight line, misdirection is a key tactic for Runners.

The Scavengers are placed into a small arena and tasked with collecting a resource called Blood. After the team reaches a certain Blood quota, the Scavengers must reach one of the designated escape points. The Hunter's goal is to kill as many Scavengers as possible by incapacitating them with weapons and executing them on the ground.

Like its Parent game, ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'', the Hunter is relentless, covers ground faster than the Runners, and cannot be permanently harmed. However, the Runners can hide in tall grass, use their superior LeParkour skills to escape vertically, and shoot {{Trick Arrow}}s to confuse and misdirect the Hunter. Each round's map is randomly generated with an arrangement of trees, tall grass, cliffs, ramps, upgrade boxes, and tower positions.

** All Runners can see silhouettes of each other as white. Runners will appear red if they are downed or trying to escape through the exists after a certain time has passed.
** Torment class can use a Reveal Bullet to see the Hunter's jailhouse for a limited time, which will appear red
** In the Collect The Keys mode, everyone will be able to see the Runner holding the key including the Hunter.
** Hunters have the option of using certain powers or weapons to see Runner's aura's including a pulse that shows auras of runners hit by it, and a perk that allows the Hunter to see downed runners for 6 seconds
** Hunters can see Runner's auras in red 5 seconds after the objectives have been completed
* BarrierWarrior: One of the Scavenger characters can heal and provide a shield to team members with their arrows

* TrickArrow: The Scavengers' various arrows are able to mark points of interest, stun, heal, or implant a computer virus into the Hunter's suit.

''Deathgarden'' is an [[AsymmetricMultiplayer asymmetrical]] action game in which one player is an unstoppable Hunter armed to the teeth with big guns and deadly gadgets, and the opposing five players are Runners, armed with shortbows, a variety of {{Trick Arrow}}s, and LeParkour.

In the year 2043, a great catastrophic war takes place known as the 1000 Day War. Several different factions fought over resources, advance 3D printing, and the resources need to built them. Terrible acts and atrocities were committed by every faction, including testing the live fire of weapons on POW. This became known as the Gauntlet. At the end of the war, society came together again and collected what little that remained. Trying to start anew with a more meaningful purpose, they have banned and outlawed the Gauntlet but society couldn't seem to forget about it. What first started out as a way to pay tribute to a way to those who have fallen soon evolved into a BloodSport, even acting as social credit and a way to rise through ranks of society. The game takes places 22 years after the war ended.

Framed as a sci-fi BloodSport, the Runners are placed into a small arena and tasked with completing an objective, such as capturing towers or collecting keys. Once this is done, at least three Runners must reach one of the designated escape points. The Hunter's goal is to kill at least three Runners before this happens, but his ordinary weapons can only incapacitate. An incapacitated Runner is only slain when his bleedout timer expires, or the Hunter is able to execute him on an impaling device called the "blood post".

Like its Parent game, ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'', the Hunter is relentless, covers ground faster than the Runners, and cannot be permanently harmed. However, the Runners can hide in tall grass, use their superior LeParkour skills to escape vertically, and shoot {{Trick Arrow}}s to stun and disorient the Hunter at key moments. Each round's map is randomly generated with an arrangement of trees, tall grass, cliffs, ramps, upgrade boxes, and tower positions.

''Deathgarden'' enters early access on August 14, 2018.

* AnimalMotifs: A few of the different groups have one including a turtle for the Geelong Diving club and a jackal for the Dark Motive group
* AppliedPhlebotinum: Everything that happens in the gardens is possible due to huge advances in 3-D printing. Virtually every object is a fake print-out, as demonstrated by bullet holes being reprinted no matter what the object is.

* BarrierWarrior: Support can heal and provide a shield to team members with their arrows
* BloodSport: Many of the gameplay elements only make sense with some kind of higher authority overseeing what goes on, such as the arena's randomization, the way that bullet holes and boxes regenerate, how the Hunter can set alarms by ''shooting'' boxes, and the somewhat arbitrary win conditions.
* CombatResuscitation: Runners who are knocked down may still crawl to a health box or hiding place. Other Runners can revive them with [[HealingShiv healing arrows]] or by interaction. Failure to revive will result in the Runner's bleedout timer expiring, and successive knockdowns will reduce the timer's starting point.
* CheshireCatGrin: The Joker mask on Runners, which has no eyes. Was made to be a reference to Zhu who was known for his trademark smile
* CriticalExistenceFailure: Per the norm in [=FPS=] games, Runners can take several bullets with blood flying everywhere, still able to run and jump at normal speed until the last bit of health lost makes their body ragdoll and get BlownAcrossTheRoom.
* EvilIsBigger: The Hunter kills for sport, wears PoweredArmor, and carries huge guns, making quite a contrast against the slim Runners who wear more or less ordinary clothes.
* FighterMageThief: Control, Support, Torment
* GoldenSnitch: Downplayed. When the objectives are complete, three Runners need to exit, which usually takes fewer than 30 seconds. However, the Hunter gains AuraVision of all Runners and may execute them on the spot. Though rare, a Hunter could score three quick executions and steal a win at the last second.
* ImpromptuTracheotomy: Bloodpost impales Runners in the neck if the Hunter succeeds with his execution
* LeParkour: Runners can jump, roll, slide, and climb with ease. Since they can't hope to outrun the Hunter in a straight line, misdirection is a key tactic for Runners.
* MultiRangedMaster: The Hunter can take two weapons into the Garden and uses assault rifles, sniper rifles, [=LMGs=], and shotguns with equal expertise.

* PurelyAestheticGender: Both sides can select male or female characters with no gameplay difference. Males are slightly larger, females have more chest, and the voices (grunts and shouts) are different, but that's all.
* RingOut: A Runner falling off the edge of the arena will charge the blood post by two points, and will be sent the blood post if it's charged. The Hunter is only returned to his starting box with no other penalty, but it's well enough time for the Runners to threaten an objective.
* RunOrDie: Just like in ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'', Runners are not meant to engage the Hunter directly. Special arrows can disorient the Hunter for a few seconds, but it's only good enough for doing a blood post rescue or escaping.

* StatOVision: Runners can see the Hunters loadout information temporarily thanks to Tier 2 Reveal. All Support team members will see the health of every survivor.
* TrickArrow: The Runners' various arrows are able to mark points of interest, stun, heal, or implant a computer virus into the Hunter's suit.
* VideogameDashing: Runners can do an UnnecessaryCombatRoll in any direction at the cost of some stamina.

In the year 2043, a great catastrophic war takes place known as the 1000 Day War. Several different factions fought over resources, advance 3D printing, and the resources need to built them. Terrible acts and atrocities were committed by every faction, including testing the live fire of weapons on POW. This became known as the Gauntlet. At the end of the war, society came together again and collected what little that remained. Trying to start anew with a more meaningful purpose, they have banned and outlawed the Gaulet but society couldnt seem to forget about it. What first started out as a way to pay tribute to a way to those who have fallen soon evolved into a bloodsport, even acting as social credit and a way to rise through ranks of society. The game takes places 22 years after the war ended.

* CriticalExistenceFailure: Per the norm in [=FPS=] games, Runners can take several bullets with blood flying everywhere, still able to run and jump at normal speed until the last bit of health lost makes their body ragdoll and go flying.

* ImpromptuTracheotomy : Bloodpost impales Runners in the neck if the Hunter succeeds with his execution
* LeParkour: Runners can quickly climb vertical walls and trees, no matter the height.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: According to the lore, Runners can get killed at Bloodpost. However, even if you die from bloodpost, you will still be able to play your customization character

* AllThereWasIsAManual: Although some of it can be pieced together from the cosmetics' flavour text, most of the game's lore is found in the game's artbook with the deluxe edition

''Deathgarden'' is a an [[AsymmetricMultiplayer asymmetrical]] action game in which one player is an unstoppable Hunter armed to the teeth with big guns and deadly gadgets, and the opposing five players are Runners, armed with shortbows, a variety of {{Trick Arrow}}s, and LeParkour.

* RingOut: Falling off the edge of the arena is an instant incapacitation for a Runner, or an instant trip to the blood post if it's charged.

* VideogameDashing: Runners can dash forward with the alt key though it consumes stamina

Framed as a sci-fi BloodSport, the Runners are placed into a small arena and tasked with capturing two out of three towers. Once this is done, at least three Runners must reach one of the designated escape points. The Hunter's goal is to kill at least three Runners before this happens, but his ordinary weapons can only incapacitate. An incapacitated Runner is only slain when his bleedout timer expires, or the Hunter is able to execute him on an impaling device called the "blood post".

* ShortRangeShotgun: The shotgun is extremely short range, and the shells outright vanish just a dozen yards out.

Like its spiritual predecessor, ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'', the Hunter is relentless, covers ground faster than the Runners, and cannot be permanently harmed. However, the Runners can hide in tall grass, use their superior LeParkour skills to escape vertically, and shoot {{Trick Arrow}}s to stun and disorient the Hunter at key moments. Each round's map is randomly generated with an arrangement of trees, tall grass, cliffs, ramps, upgrade boxes, and tower positions.

* TrickArrow: The Runners' various arrows are able to mark points of interest, stun, heal, or implant a computer virus into the Hunter's suit.

* TrickArrow: The Runners' various arrows are able to mark points of interest, stun, heal, and implant a computer virus in the Hunter's suit.