GPTRACK50's Stupid Never Dies Action RPG Launches October 22
The release date and theme song details give the first concrete timeline for GPTRACK50's debut title, a studio founded by a veteran Capcom producer that is now co-publishing with Sega.
Key Facts
- Stupid Never Dies launches on October 22, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam.
- The standard edition costs 7,689 yen, and the Gorgeous Baka Edition costs 8,789 yen.
- The game features 11 transformation styles via the Style Eat ability, including werewolf, harpy, and golem.
- The opening theme Stupid Never Dies and ending theme Restless, Reckless, Never Die, Fearless begin streaming on August 4, 2026.
- Developer GPTRACK50 was founded in October 2022 by former Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi.
Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton.
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.
Some outlets report the release date as October 21 in some regions, with October 22 as the general date. The game is a single-player 3D action RPG. The protagonist Davy is a zombie at the bottom of the monster hierarchy who discovers Julia frozen to death in a shopping mall freezer and falls in love at first sight. To revive her, he must devour the boss called KOM (King Of Monsters) at the deepest part of the dungeon and reclaim humanity's stolen knowledge.
Three named bosses were revealed: Ifrit, who drank the flames of hell to show loyalty to the supreme commander; Wyvern, the vanguard leader of a monster army that ignores orders and launches surprise attacks; and Bob Dullahan, who rebelled against the KOM and had his head and core devoured. The DLC "Tick Tock Teddies: Nonsense Overload Pack" includes five special Tick Tock Bears attached to Davy's waist, each with unique effects: Big Head makes Davy's head a bobblehead and changes battle BGM; Piyo Piyo alters footstep sounds and home BGM; Fest changes hit sounds during Davy Burst; Romantic alters graffiti effects during Davy Burst; and Splash changes level-up effects and Hurry Up BGM.
The game carries a CERO C rating (ages 15 and up). GPTRACK50 was established in Osaka in October 2022 by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who worked at Capcom for 27 years on titles including the Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, Devil May Cry, Sengoku Basara, and Dragon's Dogma series. The studio focuses on developing new IP for the global market with an eye toward media mix expansion into live-action films and anime.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Stupid Never Dies Action Game's Videos Reveals Theme Songs, October 21 Release
- 4Gamer.net 最弱ゾンビが圧倒的なスピードで成長するアクションRPG「ステューピッド・ネバー・ダイズ」，発売日が10月22日に決定。主題歌を8月4日から配信
- Denfaminicogamer 凍死した女性に一目ぼれしたヘタレゾンビが、蘇らせるためド派手に戦うアクションRPG『ステューピッド・ネバー・ダイズ』10月22日に発売決定 。敵のコアを喰らいデーモンや狼男に変身して大暴れ
- Automaton “ヘタレゾンビ”爆速成長アクションRPG『ステューピッド・ネバー・ダイズ』10月22日に発売へ。敵の能力を喰らって奪う、元『デビル メイ クライ』開発陣による新作