Death end re;Quest: Code Z coming to the West in 2025

July 6, 2024

Idea Factory International will publish roguelike RPG Death End re;Quest: Code Z for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Switch in the West in 2025, the publisher announced. It will be available both physically and digitally.

Death End re;Quest: Code Z is scheduled to be released in Japan on September 1st.

Here is an overview of the game from Idea Factory International:

What is the Death End re;Quest Series?

A thrilling RPG in which a group of young people traverse a bug-infested world, facing death at every turn as they confront secrets and dangers. Packed with desperate death endings, it’s written by Makoto Kedouin, the acclaimed author of Corpse Party.

The first installment of the Death End re;Quest Series released on PlayStation 4 in 2018 (Japan) and 2019 (North America and Europe), and its sequel, Death End re;Quest 2was released in 2020 on PlayStation 4 (Japan, North America, and Europe).

With character designer Kei Nanameda and screenwriter Makoto Kedouin – Corpse party—back for the third part of the Death End re;Quest Series in which a new protagonist, Sayaka Hiwatari, enters a story of parallel universes in which she cannot recognize who is friend or foe.

Story

Immerse yourself in a story of parallel universes…

Iris was born in the world DE-1, a world that mirrors Earth in the 2000s. Her birth set in motion a series of tragic loops that were gradually unraveled through the efforts of Arata Mizunashi and his team.

After her goodwill was restored, Iris created a copy of World DE-1 called World DE-1.5. Here, feuds gave way to friendship, and everyone was a perfect cog in a perfect world. But a new crisis threatens peace…

A mysterious man has entered the fray, leading a group of people who look just like the world’s previous heroes. Our new hero, Sayaka Hiwatari, faces the growing chaos in which friend and foe can no longer be distinguished.

And so the battle with another world enters a new phase…

Check out a new trailer below. Check out a range of artwork and box shots in the gallery. Visit the official website here.