Death Must Die

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Death Must Die

Short description

Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.

Developer
Realm Archive
Publisher
Realm Archive
Release
Tue, Nov 14, 2023
Price
$6.99
Reviews
20,983
Positive
90%
Followers
56,305
Owners (estimated)
500K – 1M
Concurrent players
499
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie, RPG, Early Access
Features
Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support
Tags
Action Roguelike Bullet Hell Rogue-lite Pixel Graphics RPG Hack and Slash Action 2D Rogue-like Action RPG Dark Fantasy Isometric Loot Controller Procedural Generation Singleplayer Fantasy Inventory Management Magic Early Access
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$6.6msomewhere between $3.5m and $7m · roughly 500K–1M copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by the $6.99 launch price — there is not enough price history for this game to weight the copies by what they actually sold for. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

83 data points since Jul 30, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$6.6m → ~$6.6m
Reviews 20,840 → 20,983
Followers 56,150 → 56,305
Concurrent players 499 → 499
Price $6.99 → $6.99
Positive reviews 90.1% → 90.0%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 61 further data points reach back to Nov 1, 2023 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $5.59 on Jun 20, 2024.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Death Must Die is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Action Roguelike + Bullet Hell + Rogue-lite

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Vampire Survivors Vampire Survivors poncle 3 titles 4 − RPG − Hack and Slash + Vampire + 2D $4.99
$3.74
25%
252,346 98% Thu, Oct 20, 2022 $49.9m
$25.2m – $49.9m
Hades II Hades II Supergiant Games 5 titles 4 − Bullet Hell − Pixel Graphics + Action + Rogue-like $29.99 115,151 96% Thu, Sep 25, 2025 $150m
$69.1m – $150m

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