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Berserk or Die cover art

Berserk or Die

Nao Games · poncle presents · 2025-06-08

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 08, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This is an action game in which players attempt to survive by defeating a number of enemies which appear from the left and right sides of the screen. Use a unique keyboard-banging control scheme for maximum dopamine! Go Berserk, or Die!

75%
positive of 367 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (260 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 28,807 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.3k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 367 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.19-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.19 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 10 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19819820252026Week of 2025-06-08: 198 positiveWeek of 2025-06-08: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-06-15: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-15: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-22: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-30: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$3.99$3.192025-06-082026-10-112025-06-08 — best price $3.592025-06-15 — best price $3.992025-09-01 — best price $3.592025-09-08 — best price $3.992025-09-29 — best price $3.392025-10-06 — best price $3.992025-10-21 — best price $3.592025-11-04 — best price $3.992025-12-04 — best price $3.392025-12-11 — best price $3.992025-12-18 — best price $3.392026-01-05 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $3.392026-03-26 — best price $3.992026-04-13 — best price $3.392026-04-20 — best price $3.992026-05-25 — best price $3.392026-06-01 — best price $3.992026-06-25 — best price $3.192026-07-09 — best price $3.992026-07-13 — best price $3.192026-07-20 — best price $3.992026-08-24 — best price $3.392026-08-31 — best price $3.992026-10-01 — best price $3.192026-10-08 — best price $3.992026-10-11 — best price $3.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
97.2%
earned "Battlefield: Plains"
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-06-10 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6120%103

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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