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Have a Nice Death

Have a Nice Death

Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.

Released Mar 22, 2023 Developer Magic Design Studios Publisher Arc Games Platforms Windows Action RoguelikeHack and SlashSingleplayer2DFunny
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

86.4%positive9,939 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“What an incredible indie game. Have a Nice Death really surprised me, just like when I played Hollow Knight for the first time. I’m not usually a fan of 2D games, nor am I a big indie enthusiast, but Hollow Knight helped me become more open-minded about this type of game—and…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“+ Beautiful animation A pleasant combat system - Nothing new in the genre Weak plot Primitive level design An unpleasant gray filter 8/10 Strong and good Roguelike Unfortunately, the game doesn't bring anything new. And the levels are very primitive and without secrets. Anyway,…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 19 found this helpful

“[h1] ♡ TLDR ♡ [/h1] I'm really on the fence to recommend this or not... Its more complex than a yes or no. Its not a bad game, and while $25 for this 2023 title is not unreasonable... milage on this feels somewhat black and white. You may like it and be perfectly happy, or hate…”

— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

92playing at last check
10424-hour peak
2,481all-time peak
0 500 1k 2023 2024 2025 2026 867 avg · Mar 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

37achievements
15.3%median completion
0.4%rarest: Look at the Chubby Lil Pitbook!
64.9% of players 62.8% of players 57.8% of players 56.4% of players 54.8% of players 54.6% of players 51.5% of players 50.7% of players 26.0% of players 24.2% of players 22.6% of players 22.3% of players 21.9% of players 21.8% of players 21.8% of players 21.7% of players 19.2% of players 19.0% of players 15.3% of players 15.2% of players 14.4% of players 11.2% of players 9.2% of players 8.9% of players 8.6% of players 7.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.3% of players 1.2% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 64.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.9%Simple Formality — Hidden achievement
62.8%Burnout — Hidden achievement
57.8%Cash = Money — Unlock your first item at Joe’s.
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Look at the Chubby Lil Pitbook! — Unlock all the descriptions in the Employee Handbook.
0.4%Oh Shoo, O’Shah — Unlock all the curses in the encyclopedia.
0.6%Deal — Unlock all the items at Joe’s.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU24.99 EUR
UK21.99 GBP
Australia33.00 AUD
Canada29.99 CAD
Japan2,750 JPY
Brazil65.99 BRL
China100.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$13 China Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$29

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2026
Get Have a Nice Death at 65% off now!

The darkly charming roguelike hit of 2023, Have a Nice Death, is on sale now as part of the Steam Summer Sale! Head over to Steam to get the hack’n’scythe adventure at 65% off. Don’t miss your chance

Nov 25, 2025
Have a Nice Death is 60% off now!

The darkly charming roguelike hit of 2023, Have a Nice Death, is on sale now for 60% off! Don’t miss your chance to get this indie gem on sale at a massive discount. https://store.steampowered.com/app

Nov 27, 2024
Have a Nice Death is on Sale Now

The darkly charming roguelike hit of 2023, Have a Nice Death, is on sale now as part of the Steam Autumn Sale! Head over to Steam to get the hack’n’scythe adventure for 50% off. Don’t miss your chance

Apr 08, 2024
We are now Arc Games

We're very excited to announce that we are now Arc Games! We're the same team of passionate gamers that brought you many beloved franchises including the Remnant series, Have a Nice Death, Star Trek O

Mar 20, 2024
Minor Hotfix - March 18, 2024

CHANGES - The condition to unlock the achievement “Oh Shoo, O’Shah” has been modified: instead of getting all the curses AND penalties, you just need to get all the curses. BUG FIXED - We've also fixe

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Hack and Slash · Singleplayer · 2D · Funny · Action · 2D Platformer · Cartoony · Dark Humor · Cartoon · Rogue-like · Gothic (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements37
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.haveanicedeath.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-Bit) Processor: Intel Core i3 6100 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or higher | AMD R7 360 or higher - Some crashes may occur with Integrated graphics (GPU built into the processor) Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Specifications are not final and are subject to change. Intel HD may crash.