DEAD OR SCHOOL
Studio Nanafushi · 2019 · Female Protagonist, Anime, Action, Sexual Content, RPG
PC
Very Positive84% · 2,597
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About DEAD OR SCHOOL
✦ AI summary
Slash through zombie-infested Tokyo as Hisako in this action-packed hack-and-slash adventure where you defeat enemies, customize weapons from salvaged parts, and unlock dynamic combat skills to grow stronger. Explore iconic locations across the ruined city while managing gear upgrades and discovering collectibles that boost your abilities in this deep character customization experience.
Zombies conquered the land of Tokyo.
Without hope, in underground shelters, people lived quietly.
Hisako, a girl who grew up underground, heard the word “school” from her grandmother.
School is where children play and learn. It is a paradise for young people. The best place to spend their youth.
Hisako dreamed of this “school”, and one day, she was on an underground train heading above ground. What awaits her? Despair...
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a01mini.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s01.gif
Defeat enemies, grow your own character.
Collect items, create your own most powerful weapons!
Hack and Slash X Girl's action
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a02.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s02.gif
Gear obtain with money or gears, disassemble weapons, collect parts, customize your own weapons, and enhance your abilities.
Mix and match the parts.
Unlimited possibilities to customize your equipment; Attack, Weight, Rare effects...
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a03.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s03.gif
Gain many skills by advancing the player's level.
Dynamic actions become possible, when various weapon skills are combined.
Make your own unique character!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a04.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s04.gif
Notice the changes in the player, when a certain level of damage is received.
Pay attention to your status, caused by damaged clothes.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a05.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s05.gif
Increasing your collection raises your parameters.
Various souvenirs scattered around, people in need of assistance...
Try to collect a variety of items within the game!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a06.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s06.gif
Shinjuku, Asakusa, Akihabara and Roppongi...
Save Tokyo's towns that are filled with Zombies. “Here I come! On an underground train!”
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a07.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s07.gif
Now gigantic monsters rule the ground above.
A monster with a body of steel, Asakusa's Sensoji temple is occupied by thunder gods...
Don't let tough enemies attack you and get in your way!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a08.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s08.gif
Various action moves:
Grab onto steel frames, get in and out of your enemies range, clear difficult stages, move on to the next level.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a09.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s11.png
Main character: Hisako
Grew underground, in despair, while the surface world was controlled by zombies.
Gifted with superior athletic abilities and a strong determination, her mind is unaffected. She faces the reality of the ground above.
Her dreams are: Make many friends, and play in school!
Though, she does not like studying...
Without hope, in underground shelters, people lived quietly.
Hisako, a girl who grew up underground, heard the word “school” from her grandmother.
School is where children play and learn. It is a paradise for young people. The best place to spend their youth.
Hisako dreamed of this “school”, and one day, she was on an underground train heading above ground. What awaits her? Despair...
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a01mini.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s01.gif
Defeat enemies, grow your own character.
Collect items, create your own most powerful weapons!
Hack and Slash X Girl's action
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a02.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s02.gif
Gear obtain with money or gears, disassemble weapons, collect parts, customize your own weapons, and enhance your abilities.
Mix and match the parts.
Unlimited possibilities to customize your equipment; Attack, Weight, Rare effects...
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a03.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s03.gif
Gain many skills by advancing the player's level.
Dynamic actions become possible, when various weapon skills are combined.
Make your own unique character!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a04.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s04.gif
Notice the changes in the player, when a certain level of damage is received.
Pay attention to your status, caused by damaged clothes.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a05.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s05.gif
Increasing your collection raises your parameters.
Various souvenirs scattered around, people in need of assistance...
Try to collect a variety of items within the game!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a06.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s06.gif
Shinjuku, Asakusa, Akihabara and Roppongi...
Save Tokyo's towns that are filled with Zombies. “Here I come! On an underground train!”
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a07.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s07.gif
Now gigantic monsters rule the ground above.
A monster with a body of steel, Asakusa's Sensoji temple is occupied by thunder gods...
Don't let tough enemies attack you and get in your way!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a08.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s08.gif
Various action moves:
Grab onto steel frames, get in and out of your enemies range, clear difficult stages, move on to the next level.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/a09.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/789760/extras/s11.png
Main character: Hisako
Grew underground, in despair, while the surface world was controlled by zombies.
Gifted with superior athletic abilities and a strong determination, her mind is unaffected. She faces the reality of the ground above.
Her dreams are: Make many friends, and play in school!
Though, she does not like studying...
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
don't buy this game unless they come out with a 18+ patch the tags lie and its misleading4 found this helpful
A well polished platformer game that lets you use a combination of melee weapons, guns, and rocket launchers, with a huge arsenal of weapons for your liking. Although I'm mainly a melee guy, I do find that all weapon types have their usefulness. The main story line is quite captivating and with interesting twists. At first glance the story is about a quite simple theme (fight your way through hoards of zombies so you can reach the school) but at the same time thought provoking. The only complaint is that there is no post-game content. Also the main heroine is such dork. Only moderate amount of fan service that doesn't distract you from the key gameplay.2 found this helpful
Within the first twenty minutes of playing Dead or School, I found myself pissed off at the amount of cutscenes and tutorials I had to sit through before I actually got to play, and being my ADHD self, I uninstalled and shelved the game back in 2023. That was a stupid decision, and one that I regret. But that was me a whole three and a half years ago. Fast forward, it's now 2026, and I am a new and totally different person; one who has an abundance of patience, maturity and understanding. And so, last night around 2am I reinstalled the game again -out of boredom- and I am happy to report that I accidentally played it until 7am. But i was off the next day, so its k. Anyway, Dead or School is stellar in the weirdest way. It is so uniquely Japanese and clearly developed by a tiny team, but it's so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good. It's a genius mix of Metroidvania, JRPG, and action adventure where you recruit a team and try to fight your way to the surface of Tokyo. Along the way you loot tons of weapons, upgrades, and modifications from enemies you defeat, and then progressively upgrade your gear and character as time goes on. Although it can sometimes feel janky and unpolished, it almost contributes t…1 found this helpful
I want to be fair. The developer had good ideas. That's my review. Highly not recommended. But also want to be sincere: Unity slop; asset flip galore; feature creep extravaganza! After this it suffers from all the classics, horny bait without commitment (there is no nudity or mechanics attached to the clothes, you are either on critical state with teared clothes or you are an anime schoolgirl, which for me makes no difference but it may be what you are looking for in this side scroller game), disorganized and poorly delivered story, ZOMBIES, DO YOU LIKE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSES, KIDS? WELL YOU BETTER OR ELSE... Unhinged balance when it comes to weapons, enemy health pools and SPEED, this bosses are always in a hurry doing PK speedruns, you either killed them in one hit or you wait for the loading screen (wait for it... no, not yet... wait some more). The grinding gets insane after mid game point and there is no school only pain.1 found this helpful
Finally after all these years I beat the game. Solid Metroidvania. 7/10
I really liked the variety of puzzles, levels, characters, and weapons. the combat got a little repetitive tho
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