Hiroyuki Kobayashi is producer of Stupid Never Dies, the debut action RPG from GPTRACK50, the studio he founded after leaving Capcom. Sega and GPTRACK50 released the game on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam on October 22.
Kobayashi's current position is producer of Stupid Never Dies, the first title from GPTRACK50, the studio he founded after a run as a Capcom producer on the Resident Evil and Devil May Cry series. Sega co-publishes. The game launched on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam on October 22, roughly a year after its announcement at The Game Awards.
The details settled in stages. The July 30 announcement gave the date, the platforms, the prices (7,689 yen standard, 8,789 yen for the digital deluxe Gorgeous Baka Edition), and the premise: Davy, a cowardly zombie, goes into a monster-filled dungeon to revive a frozen woman named Julia. The theme songs, Stupid Never Dies by DAVY & JULIA and Restless, Reckless, Never Die, Fearless by DAVY, began streaming August 4.
In a September 22 interview with director Eiichiro Sasaki, both men traced their history to Resident Evil but said the zombie lead came from an early budget-securing proposal, not that background. Sasaki tied the story to underdog gekokujo tales. Kobayashi and Sasaki then told Automaton that the short announcement-to-release window was deliberate, arguing a long gap lets information go stale, and that the team ran on veterans who keep delivery dates and costs in view.
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Sega and GPTRACK50 will release the action RPG Stupid Never Dies on October 22, about one year after it was announced at The Game Awards. Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi and director Eiichiro Sasaki told Automaton the short marketing window was deliberate, and that the team ran on veterans who keep delivery dates and costs in view.
Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi and director Eiichiro Sasaki, both veterans of the Resident Evil series, discussed their new action RPG Stupid Never Dies in an interview published September 22, 2026. The game follows Davy, a zombie who wants only to bring back a dead girl named Julia. Kobayashi said the zombie protagonist came from an early budget-securing proposal, not from their Resident Evil background, and Sasaki tied the story to underdog gekokujo tales.
Sega and GPTRACK50 announced on July 30 that the action RPG Stupid Never Dies will launch on October 22 for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. The standard edition costs 7,689 yen, and the digital deluxe Gorgeous Baka Edition costs 8,789 yen. The game follows Davy, a cowardly zombie who falls in love with a frozen woman named Julia and ventures into a monster-filled dungeon to revive her. Players use abilities like Style Eat, which lets Davy devour enemy cores and steal their powers, granting 11 transformation styles including werewolf, harpy, and golem. Another ability, Body Hack, allows players to modify Davy's body with gear to improve stats and skills. The developer GPTRACK50 is a studio founded by former Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi, known for the Resident Evil and Devil May Cry series. Stupid Never Dies is the studio's debut title. The opening theme song Stupid Never Dies by DAVY & JULIA and the ending theme Restless, Reckless, Never Die, Fearless by DAVY will begin streaming on August 4.