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Dead as DiscoWhat streamers ran into on Twitch
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Beat 'em up where punches and kicks sync to the music.
We listened to 8 Twitch streams of Dead as Disco (8h in total). The problem that came up most: skill and ability descriptions use terms never explained, in 1 of 8 streams.
8 Twitch streams · 8h analysed · French, Czech, English, Russian · analysed in the week of 5 Oct 2026 · Steam page
- Problems
- 12
- Ideas
- 0
- Highlights
- 3
Each problem, idea and highlight counts once, however often it came up. The timeline counts every moment: 20 in all.
Where the moments happened
Grey bars show when the streamer was talking. Each mark is one reported moment; select a type below to hide or show it.
- Stream 1, 1h analysed: nothing specific enough to report.
- Stream 2, 1h analysed: nothing specific enough to report.
- Stream 3, 1h analysed: 6 problems.
- Stream 4, 1h analysed: nothing specific enough to report.
- Stream 5, 1h analysed: 8 problems.
- Stream 6, 1h analysed: nothing specific enough to report.
- Stream 7, 1h analysed: nothing specific enough to report.
- Stream 8, 1h analysed: 3 problems, 3 highlights.
Problems (12)
Bugs, confusion, frustration and the moments players gave up. The ones most streams ran into come first.
- #1Confusion
picture the objective points to is hard to find
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #2Confusion
unclear next step to advance character story quests
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #3Confusion
block move is not taught clearly and goes unnoticed for long
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #9Frustration
timed challenge completions not counted without clear reason
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #10Frustration
dodge input sometimes does not move the character
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #11Frustration
guards drain many hearts on hard difficulty
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #12Frustration
boss feels drawn out once a second phase appears
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #4Confusion
skill and ability descriptions use terms never explained
1 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #5Confusion
unclear how to return from the hub to missions
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #6Confusion
disabled blocking in a level comes as a surprise
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #7Confusion
hard to tell which section of a level you are in
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #8Confusion
unfamiliar enemy attack animation catches player off guard
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
What landed (3)
Moments players clearly enjoyed.
- #13Highlight
music and stereo mix are well liked
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #14Highlight
graphics update and new characters noticed positively
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #15Highlight
rhythmic fights with short cinematic transitions are enjoyed
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
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