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3	''A Way To Be Dead'' is an Asymmetric 4-vs-3-vs-1 SurvivalHorror VideoGame by Creator/CraniaGames.
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5	Set in the universe of ''VideoGame/RootsOfInsanity'', the game follows a group of survivors trapped in the zombie-infested August Valentine Hospital trying to find a way out. Thing is, there's more than just zombies that they have to worry about. Dr. Riley [=McClein=] is in the hospital as well, and he will kill any survivor he manages to catch. So these people need to get out of there [=NOW=].
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7	Players can choose one of three types of characters to play as. They can be a survivor trying to escape, they can play as a zombie out to eat the survivors, or they can play as Dr. Riley himself and try to murder the survivors.
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9	The game was released on July 23rd, 2021.
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12	!!''A Way To Be Dead'' contains examples of:
13	* AsymmetricMultiplayer: Play as either a survivor trying to escape, a zombie trying to eat the survivors, or Dr. Riley trying to kill them.
14	* AxCrazy: Riley is running around with a fire axe chopping up anything that moves.
15	* DeadlyDoctor: Dr. Riley is this in this game.
16	* FakingTheDead: Patients can play dead to hide from Riley, since due to his psychosis he'll just see them as another chopped up corpse laying on the floor.
17	* LateArrivalSpoiler: The fact that Riley is a psychotic murderer gives away the ending of ''Roots of Insanity''.
18	* PowerBornOfMadness: Thanks to his psychosis, Riley's a super-strong ax-wielding beast who can easily chop through hordes of zombies (and humans).
19	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Dr. Riley's eyes are glowing red.
20	* WeakenedByTheLight: Shining a flashlight in Riley's face will stun him for several seconds due to his epilepsy.

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