- Death's Door Turn 5 today! - 20 July 2026
5 whole years have already passed by since the launch of Death’s Door, oh how time flies… Unlike reapers.We’d like to take this opportunity on the game’s 5th birthday to thank all of you for playing our game, for reaping the souls of the dead, for hunting high and low trying to find that last dang seed… and being our motivation to make games.If you haven't yet you can grab the game for 80% off now!Thank you for being there with us for so long, we couldn't have made this game without all the support from you! - Acid Nerve
- Netflix is getting one of the best roguelites around and more next year - 12 November 2023
Hades , one of the best games from 2020, will be joining Netflix's lineup of mobile games next year, alongside a number of other titles. It's currently Netflix Geeked Week, meaning the streaming giant has been announcing all sorts of new shows - including a Witcher anime that's bringing back Doug Cockle as Geralt . But, Netflix had more than just shows up its proverbial sleeve this week, as it also announced a slate of games that would be joining its gaming side of the service across 2024. The biggest and most exciting announcement is easily Supergiant's incredible roguelite Hades, which honestly feels like one of the most fitting titles to come to Netflix so far. It's got action, romance, comedy, all the right components for a Netflix hit, so maybe this will be the one that convinces users its games are worth playing (especially considering less than 1% of subscribers actually play its…
- August PS Plus offers incredible PlayStation exclusive for all members - 26 July 2023
PlayStation Plus has a killer line-up of free games this August, available for free across all tiers of subscribers. PGA Tour 2K23, wonderful PlayStation exclusive Dreams and the excellent Death's Door will all be downloadable starting August 1. This offer stands for PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and PS Plus Premium subscribers. Once you download them, they'll remain in your library forever. However, once August is over they'll no longer be downloadable, so you'll need to redeem them quickly before they must be bought again. First up, PGA 2023 is the latest entry in a franchise of golfing games that remains popular even after all these years. It's king of its own circle, so if you've got any interest in golf whatsoever, it's well worth a download. We've not reviewed one of these in a while, but it's gone down fairly well with reviewers so it's at least worth a try. Read more
- Game Pass gets 25 million subscribers and one of the best indie games of 2021 - 18 January 2022
While we contemplate the possibilities of Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Crash Bandicoot on Game Pass, Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard isn't slowing down the subscription service. A pile of new games have just been announced for Game Pass in January, including one of the best indie games of last year. Oh, and Microsoft has just confirmed that Game Pass has reached 25 million subscribers. The indie game that I'm excited about is Death's Door , a fantastic action game from the developers of Titan Souls, which blends some Souls-influenced design tropes with a gorgeous aesthetic and Zelda-style adventuring. That'll be coming to the service this Thursday, January 20. Other surprises in today's announcement include Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. This first entry in the anime-style murder game visual novel is available on the service today. Also out today is (the previously-ann…
- Nominate Death's Door in the 2021 Steam Awards! - 24 November 2021
We at Acid Nerve and Devolver Digital humbly request your nomination in the prestigious (pronounced the snooty way) category of "Outstanding Visual Style" for the Steam Awards 2021. We thank you for your consideration.
- DEATH'S DOOR goes Physical for Switch and PS5! - 23 November 2021
Special Reserve Games has teamed up with Devolver Digital and Acid Nerve to create outstanding physical collector's editions of DEATH'S DOOR... plus a premium hardcover art book! PS5 and Switch "Singles" — physical editions of the game for consoles — are available alongside special collector's editions featuring a high-quality, limited-edition Special Reserve Games box. These "Reserve Editions" include: SEQUENTIALLY NUMBERED GAME PACKAGING REVERSIBLE JACKET ARTWORK SHIPS IN A SPECIAL RESERVE BOX INSTRUCTION BOOKLET REDEEM CODE FOR TITAN SOULS (PC GAME VIA STEAM CODE) Additionally, Special Reserve Games has created 3 high-quality art prints (one crafted from dual-layer acrylic, the other two crafted from high-quality metal composite) that celebrate the art of the game, including the iconic "Reaper Office." Each art print is numbered, from a limited edition of 250. The outstanding art of…
- Death's Door | Out Now on PS5, PS4 and Nintendo Switch! - 23 November 2021
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry. Visit playdeathsdoor.com for more details.
- Death's Door is coming to PS4, PS5, and Switch next month - 27 October 2021
Death’s Door , the fantasy action-adventure about a crow that collects souls, is coming to PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch on November 23. PlayStation owners can pre-order now. Death’s Door features a quirky and curious world where crows are in charge of collecting the souls of the dead. For one, the job gets a bit out of the ordinary when its assigned soul is stolen. In order to get it back, you will need to track down a thief to a realm untouched by death. Here, creatures grow past their expiration date and "overflow with greed and power." Read more
- Minor Fixes - Oct 5th - 5 October 2021
Fixed Guardian of the Door material cracks not showing as it took damage Removed some unused files Fixed some minor collision issues in some levels Fixed potential to soft-lock the game in some specific cases
- Rumble, options changes, and general fixes - 15 September - 15 September 2021
Upgraded Controller plugin to fix issue with Dualsense controllers and bluetooth. Added rumble to supported XInput controllers. Added option to menu to disable Native Input for controllers which have issues, some PS Controller drivers work better with this option off. Split options menu into sub menus Added chromatic aberration toggle to graphics options. Added blood toggle in accessibility options. Added enemy flashing toggle in accessibility options. Added fullscreen flash effects toggle in accessibility options. Minor optimisations throughout the game. Changed player interpolation methods to give a smoother movement to the crow character. Changed interpolations on some other NPCs to give smoother movement. Added backup deathplanes to some scenes where in rare instances players could glitch through walls and get out of bounds softlocking the game. Added further backup respawns to fix…
- Hotfix - August 6 - 6 August 2021
Fixed an issue where the game sees multiple controllers but didn't handle them correctly.
- Optimisations and minor bug fixes - 6 August - 6 August 2021
Tweaked controller configuration in game to allow DS4Windows to work correctly with Playstation controllers. Added "uinput" flag to config file, may allow some users to have native controller support over Bluetooth when using Dualsense controllers. Some general code optimisation for UI. Fixed some lag spikes in some AI pathfinding. Optimised some ray cast checks for moving platforms. Changed some characters' animated interpolation to be smoother at higher framerates. Enabled Graphics Jobs in Unity, should allow more code to run spread over separate CPU cores while preparing for rendering. Changed order of saving on scene loads to prevent a potential rare crash. Playstation Controllers Bluetooth support: We tweaked controller configuration which should now allow Dualshock 4 controllers to be used with Bluetooth for players using DS4Windows drivers. Added a workaround for players using Du…
- Hotfix - 2 August - 2 August 2021
Removed left over debug script.
- Controller update and bug fixes - 2 August - 2 August 2021
Controller input switched to native input, changes from the controller beta moved to main branch - this should fix most issues with controller compatibility including allowing players to use Steam Input. Removed screenshake and wait frames from fire DoT ticks. Fixed minor collision softlock in mansion. Fixed bat AI that would cause issues in rare circumstances in the Avarice fight meaning it would never complete the battle. Fixed potential similar AI issue on spear enemies that may cause them to just run off or stand still. Fix for people affected by a previous ghost save issue. Fixed softlock returning to a night shrine with jefferson for a second time. Fixed friction bug on pot mimics. Added silent servant completion to end game door glow checks. Fixed rare bug where end game boss door would not spawn after a premature game exit. Fixed issue where travelling with the gondola in certai…
- Death's Door review - wonderfully honed Zelda-like with a soulful edge - 30 July 2021
I keep coming back to rhythm with games like this. Rhythm's always had a part to play in action games, where good combat is a dance, and bad a little out-of-step. It's all in the one, two, dodge, the little passive mental counter ticking over from that boss' second smash to the third, the half a beat between the third and the jump. So it is with Death's Door, a sumptuously beautiful Zelda-like about the immutable beat of time, the rhythm of life and death. Except there's something else, hard to place, that seems to give it something extra. Death's Door has something, like a flavour that maybe isn't actually a flavour, more of a sensation. Umami. What's the umami of dance? Acid Nerve's last game was Titan Souls, which came out way back in 2015. Titan Souls is one of those games that's all about simplicity - you get one arrow, you die in one hit, you have a world to explore and quite a fe…
- Bug Fixes - July 28 - 28 July 2021
Fixed bug where you could move through some Avarice doors without unlocking them. Fixed bug where leaving a ladder could give you infinite mass and also break interactions with ram platforms in grandma's basement level. Fixed bug where you would no longer gain any souls until reloading the game. Fixed exploit in final boss room. Fixed bug with ghosts not counting to an endgame counter. Added backup code for people affected by a previous bug, if you are stuck on 99.5% completion interact with the Shrine in the Camp of the Free Crows and this will be corrected. Added more checks to saving to prevent a rare save file corruption, also added crash logging here to help me find any causes if it happens to anyone. Reminder backup saves were added in the last patch in case anyone does have that issue! Game Save files can be found here: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Acid Nerve\DeathsDoor\SAVEDAT…
- Zelda-like Death's Door attracts 100,000 players in one week - 27 July 2021
Indie game Death's Door is enjoying a fine start to life. Developer Acid Nerve has revealed on Twitter that more than 100,000 players have played the eldritch Zelda-like in its first week. We got a good look at the popular indie game during E3 earlier this year, with a release date reveal during Devolver's panel and a more in-depth look during a Day of the Devs stream. There, producer David Fenn explained that while the narrative makes the game unusual, the structure and scope of the gameplay is more recognisable, matching one of the developer's "oldest inspirations", The Legend of Zelda. "Our background is in tight, 2D pixel-art action, and we've been careful to maintain the responsiveness of this," Fenn says. "The world is fully explorable and is entirely handcrafted. All of the characters and enemies you meet have memorable, twisted designs as well. Death's Door has plenty of high-oc…
- Death's Door reaches over 100,000 players in its first week - 27 July 2021
Zeldalike Death's Door has reached over 100,000 players in its first week, according to developer Acid Nerve. It's an impressive feat for the tiny corvid action-adventure, as most indie games don't attract that sort of playerbase at launch, and a game's first month is usually its best—let alone its first week... Read more.
- Bug fixes - July 26 - 26 July 2021
Save files now save backups each time a successful save occurs. These are in the same folder as other saves. If anyone has issues with corrupted save files they can now use a backup by renaming them. Fixed issue in one log file in Japanese which repeated a line over and over. Final boss fight now forces save spots in the scene to stop the issue that some people had of being re-spawned at an out-of-bounds door. Added more logging around controller information. Fixed some minor spelling errors. Fixed purchasing upgrades not saving under certain conditions. Some world/collision issues fixed. If your controller is not working please get in touch and send your Player.log and Player-prev.log files to use at [email protected], files can be found here: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Acid Nerve\DeathsDoor There is also a beta branch you can try to see if that helps as we continue to test pot…
- Steam Global Top Sellers for the Week ending 25 July 2021 - 25 July 2021
* New World ; * New World ; * RimWorld - Ideology ; * F1® 2021 ; * Valve Index VR Kit ; * Grand Theft Auto V ; * Red Dead Redemption 2 ; * Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin ; * Death's Door ; * Days Gone ; View more information and data on SteamDB
