Nobody Wants to Die
Nobody Wants to Die is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Critical Hit Games. It centers on area and route exploration, story, case, or mission progress, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.7 / 10
About this game
Nobody Wants to Die is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on area and route exploration, story, case, or mission progress, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 5AI review
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Absorbing noir with approachable, heavily guided investigation.
Future New York turns immortality into a resource distributed unequally, giving the detective story weight beyond a routine murder case. Reconstructing events and combining evidence let the player participate, but strongly signposted tools reveal answers more often than they demand difficult deduction. The compact story moves briskly and dialogue decisions give its ending a personal element. The mixture of retro design and futuristic cityscapes is particularly memorable. On PS5, hint highlighting and penalty-free evidence combinations reduce the cost of getting stuck. It suits players who value atmosphere and narrative momentum. Those looking for demanding investigation may feel over-directed; treating detective work as a route into the characters’ circumstances makes the journey more rewarding.
Strengths
- City design and immortality themes reinforce each other.
Weaknesses
- Strong guidance limits deduction.
Who it is for: Narrative players who value mood and momentum.
Play notes: Usability concerns verified PS5 interaction and hints, not an unverified frame-rate claim.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Compact pacing and choices support the mystery. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Tools invite participation without demanding much deduction. | Reviewed | 6.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension City design gives the noir story thematic weight. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Hints and penalty-free combinations reduce progression friction. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Critical Hit Games
- Publisher
- Plaion
- Release date
- Jul 17, 2024
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- 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
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Linear LevelsSlow BurnInvestigationMain Story 10–20 HoursStory-driven3D GraphicsExplorationSolo-friendlyThird PersonPuzzle Solving
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideJul 17, 2024
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