Press release:
The Frisco-based (Texas, the US) indie games publisher Gearbox Publishing and Montpellier-based (France) indie games developer Magic Design Studios, are today very happy and excited to announce that their darkly charming roguelike “Have a Nice Death”, is now available on Xbox Game Pass.
Millions of mortals from around the world who are subscribed to Xbox Game Pass can don their cloaks and grab their scythes as they take on the role of Death Incorporated’s CEO, Death, and experience this hack’n’scythe adventure today.
Check out the Xbox Wire Game Pass blog post here: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/04/16/xbox-game-pass-april-2024-wave-2/
From publisher Arc Games and developer Magic Design Studios, Have a Nice Death is a delightfully dark action roguelike adventure, which has players assume the role of Death, leader of the underworld corporation responsible for processing souls in the afterlife.
As the company’s supreme leader, players will explore the darkly charming, procedurally generated departments of the corporation’s headquarters to round up and rehabilitate rogue associates who have been ignoring company protocol and snatching up far too many souls on Earth.
Getting the department bosses—also known as Sorrows—and their minions under control, however, is a difficult task and will require multiple runs to complete. Players can utilize over 70 weapons and spells, along with an array of powerful upgrades, to get the job done and show everyone who’s boss!
Have a Nice Death is also available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.
ABOUT GEARBOX PUBLISHING
Founded in 2016, Gearbox Publishing was established with the goal of helping developers around the world bring their products to market while retaining their unique creative visions.
The mission began with the critically-acclaimed Homeworld Remastered Collection for PC, and has since been followed by many partnerships that include Hello Neighbor, Astroneer, We Happy Few, Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Remnant: From the Ashes, the Torchlight series, Have a Nice Death, Risk of Rain 2, Tribes of Midgard, and PlayStation® 5 launch title, Godfall. Gearbox Publishing remains committed to its mission to entertain the world and become the most developer-friendly publisher in the industry.
The Gearbox Entertainment Company is a proud member of the Embracer Group AB family of companies, which is publicly traded at Nasdaq First North (EMBRAC B). For more information, visit www.gearboxpublishing.com.
ABOUT MAGIC DESIGN STUDIOS
Magic Design Studios is an indie game studio located in Montpellier, France — a mecca for video game developers in France. Originally established in 2015, the studio’s mission is to build exciting worlds and offer unforgettable experiences for players.
The core development team has decades of experience in the video game industry, after working on titles like Assassin’s Creed, Ghost Recon, Raving Rabbids, Rayman, and Splinter Cell with Ubisoft. Magic Design Studios launched its flagship game, Unruly Heroes, in 2019. This award-winning platformer was inspired by the Chinese novel, Journey to the West.
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
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