Death end re;Quest: Code Z

Death end re;Quest: Code Z

Steam Deck Playable

Idea Factory · RPG · Aug 27, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

On sale at $19.99, but it has been as low as $9.99.

79%
Mostly Positive
97 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 97 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 35 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
11% of themes are praise45% are divided44% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Death end re;Quest: Code Z is a striking departure from the original 2 games which were more traditional 3D 3rd Person RPGs with it now taking the gameplay formula from Sei Madou Monogatari, which is a Mystery Dungeon Roguelike game.
27 of 35 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love1 theme
Story and characters27 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay17 reviews
71%
Audio6 reviews
83%
Graphics4 reviews
75%
Interface3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs10 reviews
70%
Difficulty9 reviews
67%
Combat7 reviews
71%
Performance3 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $19.99 (−50%). The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
33
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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