Greg's Deadly Draft Review

Don’t Get Sacked!

Sometimes, horror games don’t have to be scary. They can instead rely on horror themes whilst making the player laugh. Look at movies such as Leprechaun, Shrunken Heads, or Troll 2 for instance - these are beloved movies that are not scary, but fall under the horror umbrella. Silvercity Sharks’ debut title, Greg’s Deadly Draft, is another quirky, charming little horror game, which left me smiling by the end of its unfortunately short runtime.

You’ve been tasked with trying out for the Silvercity Sharks football team, and it's down to their mascot, Greg, to show you the ropes. Greg is very hard to please though, and is pretty mad about it. What follows is a crash course in stealth, mild combat, and platforming. It’s pretty varied, but sadly once you’re used to a mechanic it seems to not crop up again for the rest of the game.

That being said, what is here is fun, it’s weird and lovable and the characters all make you laugh (for the right reasons too), and you’ll undoubtedly remember the game for quite some time afterwards. What’s in here is done right, and feels solid. Greg’s Deadly Draft’s main strength lies in just how unique it is, sure we’ve seen some sports horrors before, with Gone Golfing and The Curse of Nordic Cove, but this is I think the only football horror, and I am happy to have been among those to witness this first. Hopefully Silvercity Sharks can keep working on their sports horror ideas and create something even cooler next time, with a bit more to it.

Learn more about Greg’s Deadly Draft by visiting the official Steam page.

DEVELOPED BY:

Black Tabby Games

PUBLISHED BY:

Black Tabby Games, Serenity Forge

*This review was originally published in Issue #1 of Fearzine Magazine which was distributed in June 2024.

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