When comparing Sleep is Death vs Dustforce, the Slant community recommends Dustforce for most people. In the question“What are the best games on Linux?” Dustforce is ranked 104th while Sleep is Death is ranked 132nd. The most important reason people chose Dustforce is:
In order to perfect a level there needs to be a lot of abuse beforehand, a lot of deaths. But once it all falls into place there is no better feeling of mastering a level.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Creator and player asymmetric dynamic
One user creates a scenario that the other will play out in what is a very intimate and strange gaming experience.
Pro Name Your Price
At a minimum fee of $1.75 customers can choose their price for the game, deeming whatever dollar value they feel is fit for the developers.
Pro Cross platform
Sleep is death is available for Windows, Mac and Linux systems.
Pro Keeps player coming back for more
In order to perfect a level there needs to be a lot of abuse beforehand, a lot of deaths. But once it all falls into place there is no better feeling of mastering a level.
Pro Concise tutorial
Dustforce has a very detailed tutorial that teaches the player all of the ins and outs of the gameplay.
Cons
Con Poor graphic interface
The graphic interface is really unintuitive and just a plain chore to use.
Con Only local multiplayer
Sadly the multiplayer aspect of Dustforce is local only. For PC gaming to exclude online multiplayer (when there are multiplayer modes) is an odd choice as the platform lends itself better to online play more so than sharing a single monitor.