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Death end re;Quest takes the classic turn-based RPG and flips it upside-down. Switch between the RPG action of the game world and the visual novel segments of the real world. In the realm of game development, it may seem all fun and games until the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur.

Death end re;Quest is a anime, jrpg and rpg game developed by Idea Factory and Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory International.
Released on May 16th 2019 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,347 reviews of which 1,030 were positive and 317 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Eneba.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 64bit (DirectX 11 equivalent)
  • Processor: Intel i5 2.3GHz or AMD A9 2.9GHz equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: VRAM 1 GB or better graphics card that can support DirectX 12.0 or more
  • Sound Card: DirectSound (DirectX) compatible sound card
  • Additional Notes: Requires SSE4.2 compatible PC

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Sept. 2025
I have done 2 play throughs, when it was first released on Steam and 6 years later getting ready for code z, and enjoyed both of them. I enjoy the game play, but the story is the main seller for me. The character design and interactions are great, and really helps me to get close to them.
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July 2025
So far I've only finished the first arc but I am really enjoying it so far. A lot of the gameplay is familiar from Neptunia so it was easy to get into the loop, but unlike Neptunia it's more of a drama driven story and it gets more graphic. Still your typical Iffy/Compile lewdness though.
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May 2025
Good game with a really good story, but a lot of problems. Story: Revolving around Arata and Shina, Arata finds her after searching for a year in a scrapped project the two worked on, World's Odyssey. As it goes along, you see as the two realities slowly merge. And the true colors of Aggle and their partnerships. Along the way, you learn about Iris and Shina's connection to them. And ultimately why Arata is referred to as the God of Death. Hint, it has to do with all the Death Ends. This is a very endearing story, and funny as well. You see and experience the characters struggles, which is a strong point for the series. System: It revolves around a turn based system. However, each turn you can move a character however you want and string three attacks together. Depending on the linked attacks, new skills can be learned. On the field, there are corruption tiles. When it reaches 80% a character will enter glitch mode, which decreases by 10% a turn, if it falls to 70% they leave glitch mode. To note, if a character corruption reaches 100% they die. However, they gain an ultimate and tremendous stat boosts. To add to the system, there are cheats. Which on the most part are not useful, and kinda just wastes time. One allows you to manipulate the board, which can come in handy at times to at reset the board with corruption tiles. The second changes game genre, a fun one I suppose, and the third is to summon bosses you have beaten. Later on in the strain are you can power these up. The game also acts on a sort of affinity, which dictates if you can be countered or not as well as effectiveness of types. Art Style: Great Exploration: Great Side Quests: A lot and pointless. Need to complete 20 before Chapter 11 to unlock True End, and it must before a certain scene which prompts Arata to either Lend a Hand or Don't. The Don't option is only there if you do not meet the condition. Death Ends: A lot, and a lot also just to pad time. Though, it does have relevance but also uncessary with how many there are. Music: Great Problems: This game has a lot of problems. 1. Poor direction. --> The game can be very vague, and sometimes you have to completely leave an area with no hints at all. 2. Battle System lacks itself. --> The battle system is vague and more like trial and error. On top of this, the corruption tiles are misinformed. How much it fills is not what it says, and each character fills at a different rate. Glitch Mode isn't really usable. because for a large portion of the game. These tiles doesn't fill it enough. --> The movements are also kinda slow. --> Counters, this is linked to the character themselves. Which means if you have the wrong one, well, now you have essentially a dead slot. What I mean by this is based on the attack type of the character, rather than physical or magic. --> This goes into Glitch Mode. At a certain point, certain tiles can give corruption at a rate that cannot be manipulated, which means you'd almost certainly hit 100% and die. Another bad thing about it that wasn't thought out well but addressed in Death End ReQuest 2. 3. Bad decisions. --> There are quite a bit of times where you cannot save in a scene, and these are very long since it is a VN. This shows absolutely no respect for the player time. And it gets worse, when you can't save after a boss battle and get stuck with a choice between a death end or not, which is hard to tell which will trigger it or not. --> The ending itself, you have to replay the game again to view other endings? This is completely stupid, and once again showing no regards for player time. --> In a story driven game with sequels, multiple endings(As in the True End of the game) isn't a good decision, since it can just cause confusion. It really should not have been a thing in this game. Though, it is not hard to obtain, so I'm neutral on it, still a bad decision nonetheless. 4. Unbalanced. --> This game doesn't really have a good progression when it comes to balance. It is not hard, the enemies just become like damage sponges. So doing battles becomes very annoying. 5. Sexual Content. --> Normally, now and then isn't bad, but this game does it to the point that it is off putting, and questionable even. It is supposed to be focusing on the story, and it gets offtrack, and even worse at times. Death End ReQuest 2 addresses this issue. Now and then is okay, but the point is to focus on the story itself. No one is complaining that there is sexual content, but that there is too much in this game. And some of them are bad and even questionable. Etc. Overall: While the game is really good story wise, and the battle system is okay. It is lacking due to bad decisions, this game is about a 6/10. Death End ReQuest 2 fixes like all of these problems. The only thing I wished it did keep were the cheats, but that is fine. Story wise, really good, with NG+ actually having worth doing. They adjusted the battle system for all the issues I pointed out. The Death Ends don't pad time, but are still enough. They also fixed the game over issue that Death End ReQuest 1 have, as well as the ending issues. Anyway, I'll do a Death End ReQuest 2 review later, since I do find it a lot better of a game because of the improvements in the mechanics. Story wise, I love both one and two. Anyway, I recommend to play Death End ReQuest 1, but just know it has problems.. One in which at Chapter 9, don't save at the camp. You can possibly lock yourself and have to start back from the beginning of the game, due to a poorly placed Death End. If I had to rate the second game, once completing NG+. It is a 9/10. First is about a 6/10, but can easily be a 5/10 with all the problems it has. Still a really good story, but know what you're getting into.
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Dec. 2024
This game is 50% dungeon crawling, 50% visual novel. Both story and gameplay are Unique , fun characters, excellent characters development and worldbuilding for a short JRPG (40 to 50 hours of gameplay). The dungeons design is decent, and the soundtrack is really good. This is one of Idea Factory's best games.
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Nov. 2024
This is a mix of visual novel and rpg elements. If you don't like story heavy games, this is not the game for you. I really enjoyed the story and all the 'game over' endings it has.
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Death end re;Quest is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.

Death end re;Quest is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.

Death end re;Quest received 1,030 positive votes out of a total of 1,347 achieving a rating of 7.34.
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Death end re;Quest was developed by Idea Factory and Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory International.

Death end re;Quest is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Death end re;Quest is not playable on MacOS.

Death end re;Quest is not playable on Linux.

Death end re;Quest is a single-player game.

There are 10 DLCs available for Death end re;Quest. Explore additional content available for Death end re;Quest on Steam.

Death end re;Quest does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

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Death end re;Quest is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Death end re;Quest
Rating
7.3
1,030
317
Game modes
Features
Online players
2
Developer
Idea Factory, Compile Heart
Publisher
Idea Factory International
Release 16 May 2019
Platforms
Remote Play
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