Have a Nice Death
Take Death's scythe through procedurally generated office departments in a 2D action roguelike. Build combinations from weapons and spells, then weigh Curse upgrades that can strengthen your opponents or make supplies more expensive.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.8 / 10
About this game
Have a Nice Death casts you as an exhausted boss trying to rein in the employees of Death Inc. You explore procedurally generated departments and fight with a scythe, weapons and spells. Finding and upgrading those tools lets you assemble different combat combinations as you work through the company's enemies and bosses. Failure sends you into another run, while post-run evaluations unlock items and upgrades that contribute to later attempts. Choosing more power also involves tradeoffs: a Curse upgrade can provoke stronger enemies or higher prices for useful supplies. Office gossip and departmental organization carry the workplace theme through the adventure, turning Death's effort to restore order into a recurring cycle of combat, improvement and another attempt.
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AI review
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Best approached by players who enjoy rebuilding a combat plan and accepting power with consequences.
Weapon and spell combinations offer a basis for experimentation, while Curse consequences make an upgrade's value depend on more than its immediate benefit. Repeated attempts and persistent unlocks may suit players who enjoy learning through another run.
Strengths
- Curse consequences give power choices a meaningful cost to consider.
- Run-end unlocks provide a progression thread between attempts at the generated departments.
Weaknesses
- Starting another run after failure may be frustrating if you prefer continuous progress through a fixed adventure.
Who it is for: Action players who like testing combat combinations, retrying encounters and weighing the disadvantages of upgrades.
Play notes: A Curse upgrade can also strengthen enemies or increase supply prices; more power does not necessarily make the rest of a run easier.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Generated departments and run-end unlocks make restarting part of the progression loop, a structure likely to suit players comfortable with repeated attempts. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combining weapons and spells while accounting for Curse consequences may reward flexible planning rather than automatically choosing every apparent power increase. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Office gossip and departmental bureaucracy may give the combat a comic workplace frame, particularly for players who enjoy the idea of Death as an overworked manager. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Explicit Pro Controller support gives players who prefer that controller a supported input option for the action. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Magic Design Studios
- Publisher
- Arc Games
- Release date
- Mar 22, 2023
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Fast-pacedThird PersonDodgePlatformingMain Story Under 10 HoursReplayable3D GraphicsReal-time CombatLinear LevelsSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideMar 22, 2023
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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