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Art is dead

Darkhunter Studios · Published by Darkhunter Studios · Official site ↗

Positive — 88% positive (17 reviews) · 27 achievements

Last updated 28 Sept 2026

Art is dead is HARD. This 2D top-down shooter DOES NOT forgive mistakes. Enemies have the high ground, and you are trapped like a little mouse inside experimental levels. If you're skilled enough, you might unravel everything behind that annoying creature that forces you to play its games.

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Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual · 2023 · More free games

Navigate treacherous levels as you face relentless foes in Art is dead, a challenging 2D top-down shooter that rewards skill. Trapped like a mouse, every move counts in this free-to-play indie game from Darkhunter Studios.

About this game

Art is dead is a DIFFICULT GAME. It's a 2D top-down shooter that redefines the idea of AI enemies. In this game, walls can become your most dangerous enemy. You can't hide behind them, you can't use them to your advantage, and your bullets can't pass through them. Meanwhile, enemies can move freely through the map and they will chase you to your death. No matter how deep you are into the game, one stupid mistake can end your progress abruptly, so be careful and never underestimate your enemies. In addition to this, there's a deep lore behind the game explained in a very easy way, so you don't have to read long texts or memorize multiple names, just enjoy the way everything unravels.

Enemies are optimized to make your life there miserable. If you think you are fast enough, a new soul will approach you with terrifying speed while dodging your useless bullets. If you think your weapons are strong enough, a new soul will appear in the darkness, coming to you slowly but resisting all your damage. If you think you have everything under control, which you should never do, your surroundings will become the playground of a sneaky soul only visible through your lantern. All of them will tear you apart in seconds, so you better get away from them and think fast. These are not the only enemies there are, so don't get cocky and learn from all their movements.

The game has two main modes:

- Ego chamber: If you want to understand the lore of the game, this is where you should go. It can be done in 40 minutes or 100 hours, depending on your skill level. Take into consideration it's very challenging and can become frustrating at times. Each level works as a checkpoint, but be aware of every trick the weird entity tries to pull on you. You can lose all your progress if you are not careful and be forced to start the Ego chamber from the start. The more you advance, the more things you'll understand, and the more challenging enemies will become.

- Survival: Just to have fun and break scores. Make use of the best weapons, the best strategies, and the best equipment so you can last the most rounds possible. Just try not to break all the lights, you'll miss them on late rounds. You can choose from 2 different maps. Survival Corridor is composed of 27 rounds designed manually to make the experience there frustrating and difficult. You'll need to explore the map in search of better equipment and not get trapped in narrow corridors. Combat Arena on the other hand is very easy to explore, and rounds are randomly generated. If you have the patience and skills to get to round 100, that's a win, but I doubt you are capable of that.

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The game has a very defined and dark sense of humor. For every achievement you complete, a new skin will be unlocked so you can be more stylish while killing tormented souls. Some of them have a very rough sense of humor, while others are just cute, fun, or related to other products of Darkhunter Studios. Beware, even the little puns and jokes that may seem unfunny, have a reason for it. We made sure to create a very deep and dark lore behind this game, so anyone can have fun trying to understand exactly what's this game about.

So, what are you waiting for? For the price of a Happy Meal, you can hold the power to execute indiscriminate genocide on poor little sad souls. If you ask me, that's a safe bet.

We are thinking of adding multiplayer to the game, which would increase a lot the hours of entertainment. If we see a good reception from the players, we will start with the development and you will be able to enjoy the game with your friends in less than a week. You know what people say, genocide with friends tastes way better

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7 and later (64-bit and 32-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 3
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 and Vulkan compatible graphics card
  • Storage: 130 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: If you have performance issues, vsync may be the one caussing those problems

Supported Languages

English, Spanish - Spain, Catalan, Basque, Galician, French

Latest news

  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    Art is Dead is becoming FREE

    Hello everybody! More than a year after launching Art is Dead, we have decided to stop charging to play the game. We are moving on with other projects, and this was a very small project in the end; we rather have more people playing our game than getting some dollars from it. To all the people that bought the game previously, we are very thankfull for that, and we hope you enjoyed the game when bought it. That's all, have a nice weekend!
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  • Patch NotesOfficial

    French is here! v1.0.4

    Hello everyone! Thanks to the work of Théo Protche we now can bring to our French players a fully translated version of the game. I hope you all enjoy the game!
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  • Patch NotesOfficial

    Skin update 1.0.3

    Hello everyone! Our team is working hard on our next project, we're hyped to show you something about it! In no time you'll have information about it. We didn't forget about Art is dead, and we fixed some minor bugs in this update. We also added some new skins for those of you who like rewards for getting achievements. Hope you had nice holidays with family and friends! Talk to all of you soon about our new game!
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  • Patch NotesOfficial

    Christmas Update 1.0.2

    Hello everyone! Getting ready for the Christmas sale, we have prepared a little update to fix/rework some minor features. We hope you are enjoying the game so far! Minor bug fixes Shotgun bullets decrease New background and ending sounds
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  • Patch NotesOfficial

    Ego chamber | Level 4 FIX

    Hi everyone! Hope you are enjoying the game. Unfortunately, we found a very big issue with level 4 of the Ego Chamber. Enemies were not spawning. This is fixed, and we encourage you to replay the level if you manage to get there to receive the full experience Ego Chamber offers.
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