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Death end re;Quest

Idea Factory · Idea Factory International · 2019-05-16

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Apr 27, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), May 16, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 19, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

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 an Action, Adventure, RPG game released in 2019, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 1418 reviews).

3
playing now
76%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
4.41★
PlayStation Store rating (2,234 ratings)
46h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Death End Request is a role-playing video game developed by Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in April 2018 and worldwide in February 2019, for Windows in May 2019, and for Nintendo Switch in April 2021. A sequel, Death End Request 2, was released in the same regions and platforms across 2021 and 2022.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 38 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (180 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 35k–85k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,418 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.31 at GamesPlanet DE (2022-11-28) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 108 of 166 observed days · $4.18 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14614620192026Week of 2019-05-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2023May 2019Aug 2026May 2019 — avg 202 · peak 516Aug 2019 — avg 19 · peak 45Nov 2019 — avg 19 · peak 56Feb 2020 — avg 19 · peak 56May 2020 — avg 26 · peak 77Aug 2020 — avg 34 · peak 104Nov 2020 — avg 11 · peak 30Feb 2021 — avg 13 · peak 34May 2021 — avg 16 · peak 41Aug 2021 — avg 11 · peak 24Nov 2021 — avg 10 · peak 37Feb 2022 — avg 8 · peak 19May 2022 — avg 10 · peak 30Aug 2022 — avg 8 · peak 18Nov 2022 — avg 8 · peak 29Feb 2023 — avg 8 · peak 24May 2023 — avg 16 · peak 59Aug 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Nov 2023 — avg 7 · peak 19Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 13May 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 16Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 9May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$3.372019-05-102026-10-142019-05-10 — best price $42.492019-08-11 — best price $25.882019-11-25 — best price $33.722020-01-23 — best price $15.992020-04-10 — best price $14.882020-06-27 — best price $49.992020-10-09 — best price $12.002021-02-05 — best price $17.992021-06-18 — best price $6.752021-08-25 — best price $29.992021-11-19 — best price $29.992022-01-20 — best price $8.992022-03-23 — best price $29.992022-05-29 — best price $29.992022-07-30 — best price $29.992022-09-30 — best price $6.002022-12-19 — best price $14.702023-02-27 — best price $29.992023-05-03 — best price $4.492023-07-18 — best price $29.992023-10-09 — best price $3.962023-12-14 — best price $8.992024-02-18 — best price $29.992024-05-28 — best price $21.412024-08-12 — best price $21.412024-11-11 — best price $5.212025-02-03 — best price $5.102025-05-15 — best price $11.992025-08-01 — best price $29.992025-10-13 — best price $6.182025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-02-28 — best price $29.992026-05-02 — best price $29.992026-07-15 — best price $29.992026-09-03 — best price $7.492026-09-28 — best price $7.492026-10-14 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3882026-06-04 — 13 pageviews2026-06-08 — 29 pageviews2026-06-12 — 22 pageviews2026-06-16 — 14 pageviews2026-06-20 — 25 pageviews2026-06-24 — 13 pageviews2026-06-28 — 35 pageviews2026-07-02 — 10 pageviews2026-07-06 — 20 pageviews2026-07-10 — 17 pageviews2026-07-14 — 21 pageviews2026-07-18 — 25 pageviews2026-07-22 — 22 pageviews2026-07-26 — 38 pageviews2026-07-30 — 15 pageviews2026-08-03 — 28 pageviews2026-08-07 — 20 pageviews2026-08-11 — 18 pageviews2026-08-15 — 18 pageviews2026-08-19 — 18 pageviews2026-08-23 — 26 pageviews2026-08-27 — 27 pageviews2026-08-31 — 19 pageviews2026-09-04 — 12 pageviews2026-09-08 — 25 pageviews2026-09-12 — 19 pageviews2026-09-16 — 24 pageviews2026-09-20 — 23 pageviews2026-09-24 — 22 pageviews2026-09-28 — 19 pageviews2026-10-02 — 25 pageviews2026-10-06 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
69.9%
earned "We Have Lift-Off!"
15.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing10 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 10 DLC released, first 2019-05-16, latest 2019-06-04 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)2,73520%39
Steam (Steam)2,11410%39
PS4 (PlayStation)1,91124%39
PS4 (PlayStation)1,00548%39
PS4 (PlayStation)76651%39
PS4 (PlayStation)26738%39
Switch (Nintendo)270%0
Switch (Nintendo)50%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

RPGGoreJRPGAnimeActionHorrorViolentAdventureTurn-BasedSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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