Stupid Never Dies Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-10-21
- Unique and stylish art direction
- Overall fun and enjoyable
- Excellent music and soundtrack
- Missing lock-on system
- Clunky and stiff combat
- Repetitive gameplay loop
Emotions
Archetypes
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 81%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 19%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 71%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 29%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 97
- Negative points
- 60
- Gameplay points
- 70
- Perf. points
- 8
- Rec. points
- 29
- Misc points
- 37
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Unique and stylish art direction
| The art style is frequently praised as unique, gorgeous, and full of personality, with a punk aesthetic reminiscent of Suda51 and PS2-era vibes. | 90% |
Overall fun and enjoyable
| Many players find the game very fun and enjoyable overall, often describing it as a great and tightly knitted experience. | 58% |
Excellent music and soundtrack
| The music is amazing and considered among favorites, mixing 90s punk rock with No More Heroes style, and includes great BGM and theme songs. | 56% |
Fun and smooth combat
| Combat is frequently called fun, great, buttery smooth, and flexible, with satisfying parries and physics-based mechanics. | 50% |
Absurd and campy story
| The story is described as cute, silly, and fun, reminiscent of 2000s romcoms with campiness turned up to 10, and presented in a unique and cheeky way. | 49% |
Engaging progression and builds
| Progression is steady, with multiple builds through implant systems, transformations with skill variants, and a super cool power collection. | 47% |
Good performance on Steam Deck
| The game runs flawlessly on Steam Deck OLED and performs smoothly on PC with no major issues, often at high frame rates. | 40% |
Funny and absurd humor
| The writing is lovable and genuinely funny, with well-crafted jokes such as making gelato from a boss's innards and clever uses for toilets and robot vacuum cleaners. | 40% |
Addictive gameplay loop
| The gameplay loop is enjoyable and fun, with a base gameplay that is perfectly fine and fun on its own, and systems that gradually become richer. | 39% |
Charming characters and world
| Players love the charming and adorable characters, and the world feels like a breath of fresh air thanks to the cast and voice acting. | 33% |
Roguelike structure with varied runs
| Each run is short and quick, never overstaying its welcome, and different styles and story bits between dives help break up monotony. | 33% |
Touching story about Davy and Julia
| The story is surprising and touching, focusing on Davy's quest to save frozen Julia, and is intriguing enough to keep players wanting more. | 32% |
Great animations and visuals
| Animations, especially for cutscenes, are great, and the graphics look crisp with a visual style that is absurd in the best way. | 31% |
Challenging combat ramps up
| The game is kind of challenging, and combat starts slow then ramps up and gets intense, picking up quick. | 30% |
Great voice acting
| Voice acting is consistently praised as really good and genuinely great, adding to the overall charm. | 24% |
Unique Style Eat mechanic
| The Style Eat mechanic of biting enemies to steal their powers is a neat gimmick and adds uniqueness to the gameplay. | 23% |
Accessibility and convenience features
| An ultra easy mode for players who do not want a challenge and demo save progress transfer to the full game are appreciated. | 23% |
Varied enemies and combat depth
| Combat is simple but incorporates many skills from styles and OT parts, with varied enemies that keep encounters interesting. | 23% |
New areas and styles unlock
| New areas unlock and get a little bigger as you progress, and the new styles are interesting to discover. | 22% |
Rewarding failed runs
| The game rewards your failed runs, making progression feel meaningful even when you don't succeed. | 13% |