The resuscitated publisher Acclaim keeps doubling down on unique indie bets, with the latest one being Die or Die, a roguelike shooter from Spanish indie studio Ao Norte.
Die or Die blends the energy of ’90s cartoons like Aaahh!!! Real Monsters with the frantic top-down carnage of games like Hotline Miami.
The whole mechanic runs on dice rolls. You dodge, run, shoot, and dodge through enemy-packed levels to earn them, and then the game forces a choice: spend your dice on abilities and weapons, or burn them to destroy “bummers”, the chaotic modifiers gunning to take you down: giant enemies, lava floors, meteor showers, etc. The menu of hazards is vast, and every roll is a gamble between powering up and becoming slightly less dead.
Die or Die is scheduled to land on Steam PC and consoles sometime in 2027. If the Roll. Die. Repeat. loop catches your interest, you can check out the trailer below.
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