Action · March 22, 2023

Have a Nice Death (2023)

trophy37 achievementsextension2 DLClocal_offer-60% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend9.4k recommendations
Welcome to Have a Nice Death 1.0! Huge thank you to our community during our Early Access journey! You can now experience the eighth department - the Inevitable Time Department - with a new boss, mini-boss, enemies, the end of the storyline, 'quality of death' improvements and much more. Discover and explore the darkly-charming, procedurally-generated departments of Death Inc., where you’ll meet a diverse cast of memorable characters—like your affable pumpkin-headed assistant, Pump Quinn—who are always willing to share the latest office gossip Sharpen your skills (and scythe) through fast-paced hack n’ slash combat, utilizing over 70 unique weapons and spells you can find and upgrade to create devastating combinations Since Death can’t die, use what you’ve learned and earned to overcome the numerous minions and bosses in each department of Death Incorporated... over and over. A performance review after every run guarantees that you’ll unlock interesting items and upgrades that will help you progress on your journey Taking more power for yourself is a controversial move in Death Incorporated’s company culture. For instance, adopting a Curse upgrade for yourself might result in the Labor Inspector granting your subordinates enhanced powers, or worse, raising the cost of koffee and other items that are vital to your work output

Action releases from 2023

223 Action titles launched in 2023 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action Roguelike · 287
  • Hack and Slash · 267
  • Singleplayer · 256
  • 2D · 253
  • Funny · 251
  • Action · 250
  • 2D Platformer · 244
  • Cartoony · 240
  • Dark Humor · 239
  • Cartoon · 227
  • Rogue-like · 224
  • Gothic · 217
  • Rogue-lite · 211
  • Controller · 200
  • Comedy · 196

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume9.9k Steam reviewsTop 40% in Action
Positive rating86% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 53%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles
Engagement hours8 h averageTop 53% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

86%Very Positive · 9.9k reviews

8.5k positive · 1.4k negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

9.4k

Press Quotes

“it's a killer time” 8/10 – IGN “amusing, memorable and downright fun” 4/5 – Game Rant “I can't say enough good things about Have a Nice Death” 5/5 – Twinfinite

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

8h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

37

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 22, 2023
DeveloperMagic Design Studios
PublisherArc Games
Base price$9.99 -60%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Have a Nice Death