Death Kid
Crooked Games · 2025 · Action Roguelike, Roguelite, Arcade, Pixel Graphics, Fast-Paced
PC
9 user reviews100% · 9
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About Death Kid
Death Kid is an arcade-inspired arena brawler with meta progression where skill and strategy are crucial. Break through eight seals to reach the bottom of a treacherous well with the help of three souls trapped between life and death. Protect them at all costs, take out hordes of relentless enemies and fight your way to put the wheel of life and death back in motion.Step into the role of the cryptic Death Kid – a protagonist cursed with immortality. Engage in close-quarters combat, master a variety of powerful abilities and grow stronger with each run. Stay agile, think fast and devise the right strategy to annihilate your enemies. Let the rage fill you up and unleash the fury upon otherworldly creatures that want to see you fail.Try again and again to reach the bottom of the well with some help from a mysterious stranger. Gain experience and unlock new abilities hidden in The Book of Death to go further and further with each attempt.Clear eight floors – each swarming with a different set of relentless monsters. Try to keep the enemies at bay as they draw closer and closer to the center, hungry to drain the life that still lingers inside the souls. Be careful – they will stop at nothing to break you. But there might be a way to use them to your advantage…Skill-based combat, responsive controls, challenging enemies – everything you need to get the adrenaline going. What more could you ask for?
- Descent through 8 levels – each swarming with a set of unique enemies and unveil the mystery of life and death
- Protect 3 fragile souls giving them enough time to open up a passage leading further down the well
- Give yourself a boost by flawless gameplay to progress faster and triple your experience gain
- Fill your rage to transform into an even deadlier form
- Increase your strength with 15 levels of passive skills
- Discover 6 upgradable abilities with new effects
- Interact with a mysterious stranger acting as your guide and mentor
- Use special abilities of your enemies to your advantage
- Enjoy engaging and entertaining side events between the runs
- Difficulty settings - Easy and Normal
- Endgame challenge mode
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Got the game a gift from a friend of the dev, not the dev himself. It truly is a polished experience. Looks and plays really good. Played on easy and had a blast for an hour and a half. If it seems like something up your alley you shouldn't hesitate just because there aren't many reviews.4 found this helpful
[h1]SCORE: 7/10 (GREAT)[/h1] [b]Click here for a full in-depth review:[/b] [url=https://indiecritical.com/death-kid-review/]Written Review[/url] https://youtu.be/rz2-7zYblPA?si=w4plMVIR3MRRLlei [h2]Verdict[/h2] Death Kid may be short and stressful… but it’s a whole lot of fun! There’s no padding or fluff. When you lose, it’s on you. When you win, you know you earned it. There’s no pause. No breaks. Just you, your instincts, and three souls to protect! If that challenge speaks to you, I would highly recommend you to play the demo, and see for yourself. What the game sets out to do, it does perfectly! It’s still only a solo-developer effort (apart from music and sound effects), but with more work and budget, Death Kid definitely has the potential to be a big success! [hr][/hr] [h2]Positives[/h2] ✅ A fast, reactive roguelike where scond-to-second decisions matter. ✅ Core gameplay loop is brutally effective and endlessly replayable. ✅ Knockback system adds constant tactical control. ✅ Rage, stun, and energy mechanics bring great risk-reward tension. ✅ Smart albeit limited meta-progression that never overcomplicates the main game loop. ✅ Highly polished: responsive, slick animation,…3 found this helpful
One of the most enjoyable arcade indie games of recent years. A solid and satisfying combat system with tons of combos and techniques. Quite difficult at first, but gets easier later in the game. You feel like you're getting stronger with each upgrade. Top pixel art and music. Cute main adversary and micro story. Good job Poland! : - ) One con - too easy in the late game, getting top 3% achievments felt like cheating after some of the upgrades. Much easier than mid game when you try to beat the game for the first time.2 found this helpful
an absolute blast — fast-paced, intense, and insanely satisfying to play. The pixel art style is gorgeous, and every hit feels powerful thanks to the crisp combat mechanics. Unlocking new abilities through the Book of Death makes each run feel fresh and rewarding.2 found this helpful
This is great pixel art Roguelike that is easy to pick up and play. Fun combat and solid meta progression. A for sure buy! https://youtu.be/_tQ66M-Uwlo?si=t8kE2X7LDyuRhxfr
I was gifted this game by the creator (one single guy made the game!) and had a good conversation with him via email. Very cool guy and very talented. I NEVER play games in this genre (I'm a RPG guy) so I wasn't sure what to expect but MAN, this game was FUN! I streamed it live on my YT channel and anticipated the stream would go a little short when I was 'done' trying it but I couldn't stop playing! HIGHLY recommend this game!!! For one, to support a solo break-out indie dev but two...it's legitimately awesome! BTW, the MUSIC is insanely good. Some of it sounds straight outta Doom 2016. Can't wait to show my son who will also have a ball with it, I'm sure. $9.99 is totally worth the price, especially if this kinda game is up your alley.
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