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Have a Nice Death

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 • 2023

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Quick resume

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.

Global score

86/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Arcade, Platform

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    Pros

    • Smooth and fluid combat
    • Unique and charming art style
    • Engaging and humorous narrative
    • Variety of weapons and builds
    • Good replayability and challenge

    Cons

    • Scarce healing and punishing difficulty
    • Some repetitiveness in level design
    • Lack of permanent stat progression
    • Early access bugs and glitches
    • Limited social or cooperative features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      4

      "Players have freedom to choose classes, weapons, skill trees, and upgrade paths, allowing for diverse playstyles and strategic decisions."

      Capsule for Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite

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    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      4

      "The game is challenging with skill-based combat, requiring learning enemy patterns and precise dodging, providing feedback and opportunities for skill improvement."

      Capsule for Abandoned Archive Abandoned Archive

      "Game is challenging with skill-based combat and boss fights requiring learning patterns and precise dodging; players improve over time."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -3

      "Focus is on individual runs and personal progression rather than direct competition or leaderboards."

      Capsule for Magicraft Magicraft

      "Focus is on individual runs and personal progression rather than direct competition or leaderboards."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      3

      "Players report being hooked for hours with repeated runs and experimentation, indicating habitual engagement."

      Capsule for Frostrain Frostrain

      "Players report being hooked with repeated runs, though some mention repetitiveness and desire for more variety to sustain long-term engagement."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      -5

      "Entirely single-player experience with no cooperative or multiplayer elements."

      Capsule for Demon Turf: Queens Edition Demon Turf: Queens Edition

      "Entirely single-player experience with no cooperative or multiplayer elements."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      3

      "Players can customize weapons, abilities, and experiment with different builds, supporting creative gameplay approaches."

      Capsule for Atomic Heart Atomic Heart

      "Players can customize builds with different weapons, spells, and skill trees each run, encouraging creative experimentation."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "No evidence of exerting control over others; gameplay is solo and cooperative social dominance is absent."

      Capsule for SteamWorld Build SteamWorld Build

      "No evidence of exerting control over others; gameplay is solo and cooperative social dominance is absent."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      4

      "Players use the game as a humorous escape from real life, stress relief, and distraction."

      Capsule for Russian Life Simulator Russian Life Simulator

      "Players use the game as a fun, immersive distraction with a humorous take on death and office life, providing stress relief."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

      Capsule for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      4

      "Game encourages trying new builds, adapting to randomized skill trees and loot, and exploring synergies."

      Capsule for Overlooting Overlooting

      "Game encourages trying new builds, weapons, and skill combinations each run, with randomized rewards and changing skill trees."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      1

      "Procedurally generated maps provide some novelty, but exploration is limited to map layouts."

      Capsule for Worms Worms

      "Some procedural generation and different departments, but maps and layouts can feel repetitive; limited exploration variety."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      2

      "Some customization via tool upgrades and player choice in dialogue, though limited avatar personalization."

      Capsule for Lil' Guardsman Lil' Guardsman

      "Players can customize loadouts and unlock weapons/spells; some office customization affects dialogue, but limited avatar personalization."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      4

      "Strong fantasy theme with heroes, magic, and imaginative fiction."

      Capsule for Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD

      "Strong fantasy theme with Death as a character, supernatural setting, and imaginative office world of the afterlife."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -4

      "Minimal social connection; primarily solo play with community interaction outside the game."

      Capsule for Vault of the Void Vault of the Void

      "Minimal social connection; primarily solo play with some community interaction outside the game."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      3

      "Players develop skill in combat and learn enemy patterns; meta progression unlocks new abilities and upgrades."

      Capsule for Mana Spark Mana Spark

      "Players develop skill and knowledge of enemy patterns; meta progression unlocks new weapons and spells, though no permanent stat upgrades."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -5

      "Game is sedentary with no physical activity; some players note frustration with limited healing mechanics."

      Capsule for Astalon: Tears of the Earth Astalon: Tears of the Earth

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; some players note difficulty with healing mechanics and scarce health pickups."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -3

      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement; not designed for background or idle play."

      Capsule for Sonic Adventure DX Sonic Adventure DX

      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement; not designed for background or idle play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -4

      "Limited emotional connection mostly through character dialogue; no deep relationship building."

      Capsule for Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business

      "Limited emotional or close social interactions; character dialogue adds flavor but no deep relationship building."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -5

      "No leadership or group management mechanics; solo player experience."

      Capsule for Days Gone Days Gone

      "No leadership or group management mechanics; solo player experience."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      3

      "Progression mainly cosmetic through unlocking outfits and challenge rewards, no power upgrades."

      Capsule for Brush Burial: Gutter World Brush Burial: Gutter World

      "Progression through unlocking weapons, spells, and some meta upgrades; no permanent health or mana upgrades, progression mostly run-based."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      1

      "Some players find it relaxing and fun, but challenge and difficulty can cause tension and frustration."

      Capsule for iBomber Defense Pacific iBomber Defense Pacific

      "Some players find the game therapeutic and enjoyable, but difficulty and punishing mechanics can cause frustration and tension."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Enjoyable visual style, animations, and soundtrack provide sensory pleasure and emotional engagement."

      Capsule for Storyteller Storyteller

      "Enjoyable visual style, animations, and soundtrack provide sensory pleasure and excitement."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -4

      "No social status or recognition systems within the game; achievements are personal."

      Capsule for Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate

      "No social status or recognition mechanics within the game; achievements exist but are mostly personal."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      3

      "Humorous narrative and character dialogue provide light story immersion."

      Capsule for Space Food Truck Space Food Truck

      "Humorous narrative and character dialogue add depth and immersion; story unfolds through runs and NPC interactions."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      3

      "Players plan builds, routes, and combat tactics, though some randomness influences outcomes."

      Capsule for Absolum Absolum

      "Players plan builds, choose upgrades, and adapt strategies to boss patterns; some randomness limits full control."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      3

      "Challenging combat and boss fights create suspense and excitement."

      Capsule for Skul: The Hero Slayer Skul: The Hero Slayer

      "Challenging combat and boss fights create suspense and excitement; risk of death adds thrill."

    • Value

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      3

      "Players feel the game offers good value for money with many hours of content and replayability, especially on sale."

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      "Players feel the game offers good value for price with many hours of content and replayability."

    • Violence

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      4

      "Combat focused on shooting enemies with guns and abilities; destruction and combat central to gameplay."

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      "Combat focused on defeating enemies and bosses with weapons and spells; destruction and combat central to gameplay."

    • Survival

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      3

      "Players must avoid damage and manage health to survive challenging encounters."

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      "Players must avoid damage and manage scarce healing to survive challenging encounters."

    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Relaxation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026