Stupid Never Dies Opens at Mostly Positive on Steam, Metascore 66
The debut from a studio built by Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma staff lands in mixed territory: Steam users like the look and the transformation combat, but a 66 metascore and complaints about lock-on and grinding show the reception split.
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GPTRACK50's action RPG Stupid Never Dies launched on October 22 for PC and PS5. Steam reviews sit at 78 percent positive from 60 reviews, a Mostly Positive rating, while Metacritic shows 66 for both PS5 and PC. Players praise the colorful visuals, the cast including protagonist Davey, the humor, and the Style Eat and Body Hack combat; complaints focus on the missing lock-on and repetitive material gathering.
Some players describe the game as evoking a 2000s atmosphere, and that nostalgia runs through the positive reviews alongside praise for the romantic comedy premise. Davey, the weakest zombie, falls for Julia, who froze to death in a shopping mall freezer, and heads into dungeons to revive her and reach the deepest level to defeat KOM. Combat leans on Style Eat, which steals enemy abilities to take werewolf and harpy forms, and Body Hack, which installs gears into Davey's body. A demo covering roughly the first two hours is available on both stores, and save data carries into the full version.
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