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Breath of Death VII
Resurrect the classic era of RPGs with the retro parody RPG, Breath of Death VII: The Beginning. Join Dem the Skeleton Knight, Sara the ghost historian, Lita the vampire techie, and Erik the zombie prince as they explore an undead world in search of the secrets of the past. Laugh! Cry! Laugh some mo
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“Breath of Death VII, along with Cthulu Saves the World, is a nice throwback for JRPG fans and has some nice comedic dialogue and characters that'll entertain you. It's about 6 hours for both games, for a measly 3 dollars. So you should get it, you cutie, you.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“This is a must buy for fans of early JRPGs. Lots of jokes about other JRPGs, mainly from the NES and SNES eras. The battle system is fast paced and everytime you level up, you have a decision on what type of upgrade you want for each character. The storyline is about 5 hours…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played““The chest screams ‘Bazooka of Ultimate Destruction’ to me!” Breath of Death VII: The Beginning (BoDVII) is a classic 2-D turn-based role-playing game (RPG). It has been developed and published by the company Zeboyd Games. Pros & cons: + The 16-bit-style and general layout of…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | JRPG · RPG · Funny · Indie · Retro · Comedy · Pixel Graphics · Singleplayer · Turn-Based · Parody · Short · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | http://zeboyd.com/2010/02/01/breath-of-death-vii-the-beginning/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: 1.6Ghz or higher Memory: 1GB Hard Disk Space: 200 MB Video Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible DirectX®: 9.0c compatible Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible Additional: Current version of Windows Media Player