Dead Account Game Adapts Manga As Five-Player Team Roguelite
The adaptation treats the manga's own phrase 'exorcism is a team sport' as the design brief, which is why the game is a five-character roguelite rather than a solo action title.
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Dead Account: Two Blue Flames is a team-based roguelite RPG handled by Smilegate Megaport and developed by IAN Games, based on Shizu Watanabe's manga. Players assemble a team of five characters, combine their powers to fight Bakeaka, and walk around the town of Kusatsu. Development director Kim Byung-gi says early stages run about 2-3 minutes, with kiting action central to combat.
Kim Byung-gi, the IAN Games director overseeing development, said the project began as a team-based roguelite for mobile before the team read Shizu Watanabe's manga. The cast's individual powers and the Bakeaka they fight matched the co-op format the studio already wanted.
Combat keeps the survivor-style loop of dodging crowds while growing stronger, but adds kiting action: reading enemy movement, retreating, and choosing when to step in. Early exploration is built to run about 2-3 minutes so manga readers can play in short sessions, with longer strategic content appearing later.
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