Death of a Wish

Very happy to announce Death of a Wish is available as part of Humble's We Will Always Be Here Bundle!

For $12 or more you can get a bunch of great games and help support the Trevor Project!!

The bundle runs for the next few weeks, so get it here:

Death of a Wish and Born of a Dream are both on sale for the Steam Winter Sale!

Death of a Wish is also super close to 100 reviews - this is the perfect time to pick it up!

We're also working on some localization updates for both games - be sure to follow on Steam for more information early next year!

Born of a Dream and Death of a Wish are on sale for the Steam Autumn Sale, now through December 4!

The Martyr Update for Death of a Wish is here! This colossal new update adds a massive new challenge mode that adds even greater replayability and challenge to this subversive action-RPG!

To celebrate, we are discounting the game to its lowest-ever price as the Steam Daily Deal for September 19th! Save 25% on all editions of Death of a Wish!

There's a lot to cover in this update, so let's dive right in.

ABOUT MARTYR MODE

Martyr Mode is our version of an ultra-challenging, endgame mode with randomization, customization, and scoreboards. In it, players build a deck of Challenge Cards in order to apply challenging new rules to their Death of a Wish run in exchange for score multipliers.

In Martyr Mode, the cumulative score of each mandatory encounter is recorded and factored into your final score at the end of each run. Bonus points are rewarded for completing optional objectives and taking on Challenge Cards.

The start of each track will present players with three Challenge Cards to pick from. Challenge Cards introduce new rule modifiers that mix up combat and increase difficulty. These include rules such as:

Comeback - Upon recovering from a status effect, enemy attacks are 100% more powerful for 10 seconds.

Break Invuln (ii) - Enemy invulnerable after recovering from Break for 4 seconds

Lost Grace (ii) - Reduces non-S Rank Corruption reduction by 75%.

Each Challenge Card will introduce more challenging rules, but grant greater score bonuses during a run. Challenge Cards will stack cumulatively over the course of a player’s entire run, so it is critical to make deliberate decisions about which cards to add to your deck and when. Escalating the risk can provide great rewards, but only if you can survive to complete them.

There are 40 challenge cards in all, and an infinite range of ways to mix and match them creatively to tune a run for a high score. How will you rise to the challenge?

BALANCES & FIXES

This update brings with it some balances and changes to further aid the Death of a Wish combat experience, including:

Reduced health of late-game bosses.

Slightly easier BREAKs on tankier bosses.

Reduced the penalty to health essence recovery on higher Punishment difficulties.

Increased the wind-up time on most enemy gunfire attacks.

Decreased the hitbox size of all enemy gunfire projectiles.

[Randomizer] Decreased the prevalence of miniboss and story boss summons in True Randomizer mode.

NEW LANGUAGES ARE COMING

We are actively interested in localizing Death of a Wish to other languages like Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and French.

If you’re interested in playing Death of a Wish in your language, please fill out the Localization Survey! We want to know what languages you would like to play in!

Death of a Wish is discounted 15% off its standard price!

Bundle up with Lucah: Born of a Dream for an additional 10% off!

Here's some of what critics have been saying about Death of a Wish!

“Death of a Wish is quite possibly one of the best action games ever made.” - Entertainium

"a tormented action fantasy that has heart, imagination and style in spades." - Rock Paper Shotgun

“One of the coolest indie action RPGs we've played this year.” - Noisy Pixel

Today is the first day of LudoNarraCon, and we are thrilled to release the first major update for Death of a Wish: The Randomizer Update!

The Randomizer Update adds a new mode that allows players to experience the Nightmare like never before! This mode allows players to replay the entire game with randomized enemy and item placements, including randomized starting equipment.

Take on the game in brand new ways by mastering different combat styles and managing unpredictable encounters. No two playthroughs will be the same, so it's almost like trying the game from scratch!

For those who want to crank the difficulty up even more, this update also includes a "True Randomizer" mode that makes it possible for players to encounter mini-bosses and regular bosses as regular enemies in the world. These options provide Death of a Wish with new depth and replayability!

The Randomizer Mode unlocks as a reward for completing the main game, but you can also unlock it and other completion rewards from a new "Unlock Completion Rewards" setting under - Options - in the main menu!

macOS and Linux Support

Alongside the Randomizer Update, we're also launching Mac and Linux versions of Death of a Wish today! As of today, the game is now available on PC, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. If you have been holding out for the game to come to your platform of choice, now's a fantastic time to get it because the game is being discounted for LudoNarraCon!

LudoNarraCon

We're so excited to let you all know that Death of a Wish is an official selection for this year's edition of LudoNarraCon! This digital festival hosted by indie publisher Fellow Traveler runs from May 9 - 13, kicking off at 10 AM Pacific Time on the 9th.

During this event Colin will be showing off the Randomizer Update in action via a livestream on May 9 at 11 AM Pacific Time.

Colin and Kevin are also hosting a panel on Meaningful Combat Design in Narrative Games during the event alongside Marina Kittaka, Sherveen Uduwana, and Lily Valeen as part of LudoNarraCon! These are the brilliant minds behind Angeline Era, Midautumn, and BOSSGAME respectively! You can watch the panel live at 1 PM Pacific Time.

Finally, we are very happy to discount the game again for the festival so more people can play it! Purchase during the festival and save up to 20%!

Hello all! 

Death of a Wish has been out for over a month now, so we want to bring you some updates about what the future holds for this project. We have some really exciting news to share, so without further ado, let's get into it.

Randomizer Update

On Thursday, May 9, we're launching the Randomizer Update for Death of a Wish, which, as the name implies, will add a new randomized game mode option that allows players to experience the game like never before.

Did you beat Death of a Wish and find yourself still hungry for more? The Randomizer Update is for you! This mode allows players looking for an extra challenge, or those who just want another taste of Death of a Wish, to replay the entire game with randomized enemy and item placements, including randomized starting equipment.

Take on the game in brand new ways by mastering different combat styles and managing unpredictable encounters thanks to new item and weapon placements. Nothing will be the same as your first time through, so it's almost like trying the game from scratch!

For those who want to crank the difficulty up even more, this update also includes a "True Randomizer" mode that makes it possible for players to encounter mini-bosses and regular bosses as regular enemies in the world.

LudoNarraCon

We're so excited to let you all know that Death of a Wish is an official selection for this year's Ludonarracon event on Steam! The digital festival runs from May 9 - 13, kicking off at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on the 9th.

During this event Colin will be showing off the Randomizer Update in action via a livestream on May 9 at 11 AM PST.

Colin and Kevin are also hosting a panel on Meaningful Combat Design in Narrative Games during the event, though the date and time for that are still TBD. We will let you all know those details as soon as we have them.

Mac & Linux Port

Alongside the Randomizer Update, we're also launching Mac and Linux versions of Death of a Wish on May 9. As of that date, the game will officially be available on PC, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch.

As always, if you haven't yet please leave a review for Death of a Wish! Thank you all for your time and support!

We're happy to announce that Death of a Wish is an Official Selection at this year's LudoNarraCon! This narrative-focused games festival runs May 9-13 on Steam.

You can view the full list of game selections at https://ludonarracon.com.

Additionally, Death of a Wish developers Kev and Colin will be part of a panel called MEANINGFUL COMBAT DESIGN IN ACTION GAMES alongside the developers of Angeline Era, Midautumn, and BOSSGAME: The Final Boss Is My Heart. You won't want to miss it!

Death of a Wish is only a few reviews away from 70 Steam reviews! If you bought the game on Steam, please help us out with a quick recommendation!

We’ve got some cool replay-focused updates coming to the game soon so it’s a great time to jump in!