Death by Scrolling
Terrible Toybox NZ · 2025 · Action, Pixel Graphics, Cute, Dark Comedy, 2D
PC
Mostly Positive77% · 175
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About Death by Scrolling
Welcome to Death By Scrolling, an action game set in the chaotic depths of Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Choose your character—each with unique perks and abilities, and race upward through endless levels. Battle bizarre monsters, dodge death itself, and collect gems to pay the Ferryman’s exorbitant fee! With each screen inching upward, time is never on your side. Outsmart the Reaper, grab power-ups, complete quirky side quests, and shop from vendors mid-run. Stay alive, pay your dues, and maybe, just maybe, you'll cross that river.
🔥 Key Features
- Varied Cast of Characters: Select from multiple playable characters, each offering distinct abilities and perks to suit your playstyle.
- Vertically Scrolling Mayhem: Constant upward movement means no time to rest—let the fiery bottom of the screen catch you, and it’s game over.
- Relentless Pursuit: The Reaper is always close by—stun, dodge, and outmaneuver, but never kill him!
- Loot & Progression: Collect gold and precious gems to unlock upgrades, power-ups, and abilities from quirky vendors.
- Bonus Runs & Side Quests: Discover extra challenges and side quests at the top of each level for extra rewards.
- Monster Mash: Battle quirky underworld creatures, from hellish pests to demonic bosses, all in a wild vertical sprint.
- Quirky Lore & Humor: A tongue-in-cheek take on afterlife bureaucracy, with cheeky dialogues and playful narration.
- Leaderboards: See how your purgatorial performance stacks up against other trapped souls.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This is one of the games I don't understand. The gameplay is simple and self-explained by watching the trailer: run north, fight enemies and stay alive. Collect two currencies: gold and emeralds. You'll need gold to progress in the game. And you need the emeralds to buy permanent upgrades for your character. During a run, you'll find weapons and power-ups of four different types, part offensive, part defensive. So far so good ... Now to the "But ...": [list] [*]This is an autobattler, so no fighting tactics. [*]The weapons and power-ups you'll find during a level have charges and are therefore consumables. So most of the time during a level you'll check on your equipment and try to find the (fairly distributed) items. [*]The rest of the time, you hunt for gold and emeralds, constantly fighting enemies, avoiding the fire or Death itself – and unfortunately, this feels unrewarding. Mostly there are 1-4 enemies to fight and depending on the difficulty level, they are not a big deal. Unfortunately, some of your weapons have cooldown and this is not helpful. Death himself kills you instantly and meeting him at a bottleneck during a level means a new try. That can be annoyi…9 found this helpful
plenty to enjoy here1 found this helpful
Death By Scrolling is a great and charming game, I definitely recommend it! Ron Gilbert's humor is as awesome as always on this one.
When I find the water walking power-up, I can hold my breath for ten minutes! Thanks Ron. Having a lot of fun with your new game!
Its a pretty great little scroller!
A simple idea for a game, well-executed with a lot of character squeezed into small moments. This game is in my hotlist of games where I just want to shut off the outside world for a little while but only have the brainspace for pure reflexive decisions.
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