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Death end re;Quest 2

ActionAdventureRPG

Developer Idea Factory, Compile Heart

Death End Request 2 (stylized as Death end re;Quest 2) is an hybrid Japanese role-playing and visual novel video game developed by Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory. The game released worldwide for Windows and PlayStation 4 in August 2020, and was ported to the Nintendo Switch in 2021. The game is largely a stand-alone story from its predecessor, Death End Request. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

199 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 3, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

65
Fresh

120 positive · 66 negative
95% range 57–71%

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Steam reviews120660
Bluesky *1110
Lemmy *001

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Mixed
151 of 225 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

65% recommend · 123 yes, 67 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 190 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (355 of 512 positive).

Some reviewers feel the sequel is a step down from the first game in story and mechanics. [1][2][3][4] Technical issues like softlocks and poor mouse and keyboard controls are frequently mentioned. [5][6][1][7]

Liked
  • Engaging story with horror and visual novel elements. [8][9][10]
  • Fun combat with strategic knockbacks and combos. [11][12]
  • Great soundtrack and dark atmosphere. [11][13]
  • Improved gameplay and options like saving during dialogues. [6][14]
Disliked
  • Frequent softlocks and bugs requiring constant saving. [6][1][7]
  • Poor mouse and keyboard controls with visible cursor. [5][7]
  • Weaker story and pacing compared to the first game. [1][2][15]
Representative posts
  • [1]Steam user Steam user …0807Steam review · Aug 23, 2020 · Not recommended

    Well, this game is okay. It doesn't shatter any new ground over the first and I think it suffers because of that, because it does everything worse than the first. The port is very bad, having to stop and start every 30-60mins because of a soft lock bug that I got. It also suffers with graphical issues. The story feels weaker than the first and kind of drags on by the half way mark. It didn't quite capture the …

  • [3]Steam user Steam user …2259Steam review · Mar 20, 2022 · Not recommended

    TL;DR - This game is Censored, Rating 4/10, Death End; Request(1) has a better story, tied itself up nicely & didn't need a sequel, but with the sequel we got almost none of the OG cast appear or interact with each other. The story dosen't have a equivalent sense of mystery like the first game, combat is tweaked yet inferior to the first game mechanics even going as far as to remove features, retcons, etc. (Expect …

  • [8]Steam user Steam user …1086Steam review · Aug 23, 2020 · Recommended

    The only bugs I encountered in this game are the ones meant to be there! While the game is broken into chapters, it isn’t entirely clearly cut when a chapter change is going to occur. The story flows seamlessly between the chapters and is broken into two types of delivery. Visual Novel style with a mixture of spoken and text on screen and through little pop up messages while in the field. I can tell you that the …

  • [10]Steam user Steam user …9685Steam review · Oct 26, 2020 · Recommended

    Did you enjoy the pain and suffering of Death end re;Quest 1 and want your PTSD to continue? Well Death end re;Quest 2 has your back! The plot of the game is quite simple. Nah I am just kidding, the beginning smacked depression right in my face. The further I got in the story, the more I wanted to play. It contains a lot more JRPG elements than the 1st game as the choices you make, lead to different scenes in which …

  • [5]Steam user Steam user …1386Steam review · Jan 4, 2025 · Recommended

    Story was nice. Characters were nice. Combat was nice. Playing with mouse + keyboard was time consuming and felt bad - poor port with controls not really made for M+K. Playing with xbox controller was smooth, but during every cut scene cursor was visible in the middle of the screen and that was annoying xD Recommend only if you will play with controller.

Summarised from 34 of the 204 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

Players who liked Death end re;Quest 2 talk about engaging story with horror and visual novel elements; those who didn't talk about frequent softlocks and bugs requiring constant saving. Which matters more to you?

Critics, per Wikipedia

Reviewers generally shared more positive sentiments towards the game's narrative and characters, and less positive commentary on its graphics and gameplay. Reviewers were more divided on whether or not it was a better game than its predecessor. Digitally Downloaded felt the game lacked the impact the first game had due to its similarities in concept, but offered more praise than most others for the depth and nuance of its story. Hardcore Gamer felt it was the more enjoyable title of the two, citing its story, and improved battle system. RPGFan agreed with the improvements and streamlining of the battle system, and also felt it improved upon its predecessor's "confusing map design." RPGamer…

From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.

Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …0807Steam reviews · Aug 23, 2020 · 32 h played

    Well, this game is okay. It doesn't shatter any new ground over the first and I think it suffers because of that, because it does everything worse than the first. The port is very bad, having to stop and start every 30-60mins because of a soft lock bug that I got. It also suffers with graphical issues. The story feels weaker than the first and kind of drags on by the half way mark. It didn't quite capture the mysteriousness that it's forebear did, it felt kinda dull. It didn't help that the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3906Steam reviews · Sep 2, 2020 · 42 h played

    If you're like me, you've played a lot of Compile Heart RPGs, and you've enjoyed most of them. However, nothing prepared me for the original Death end re;Quest. It had good strategic combat without being too complex. The story was engaging with lots of twists and turns to keep me invested in the mystery. Even the flavor of the signature transformation sequences added something new and different. I honestly didn't know Compile Heart had it in them to make such a good game. And oh, that ending!…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2259Steam reviews · Mar 20, 2022 · 28 h played

    TL;DR - This game is Censored, Rating 4/10, Death End; Request(1) has a better story, tied itself up nicely & didn't need a sequel, but with the sequel we got almost none of the OG cast appear or interact with each other. The story dosen't have a equivalent sense of mystery like the first game, combat is tweaked yet inferior to the first game mechanics even going as far as to remove features, retcons, etc. (Expect Spoilers) Loss of Identity + Censorship For one i'm going to focus on the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7496Steam reviews · Oct 17, 2020 · 17 h played

    I was looking forward to this game so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ much. I kept looking for new updates each week for several months until finally it came out. And what a surprise this is. I regret buying this more than any other games and wish I could have been refunded before it's too late. I will list a few things that made me feel this way. Keep in mind that I haven't finished the story yet and to be honest I'm not sure I want to. - After many months upon release they still didn't fixed the most annoying bug…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7400Steam reviews · Aug 25, 2020 · 26 h played

    Idea Factory LIED and the game is STILL censored. All they did was replace the colored cloth with skin textures, but they still glow on those spots where the cloth used to be, and the rest of the outfit (the black parts) seem to be the same as the censored ones. They said they would be the original outfits, and they lied. Do not buy if you don't want to support censorship. The censorship isn't even the only problem with the game though. The post-processing makes everything blurry, and they put…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5579Steam reviews · Dec 22, 2020 · 25 h played

    First of all, Death end re;Quest 1 is one of my favorites games. I bought the 2nd without hesitating. The story begins very well and is very engaging. We learn about Mai Toyama who was the hacker of Enigma server in the first game. But at 1/3 of the game, it feels like there are missing pieces in the story to connect the events. For example, key elements like the introduction of "Bugu" are very anecdotal, so much so that the game doesn't refer to it anymore afterwards. Glitch mode is not even…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1470Steam reviews · Dec 14, 2021 · 10 h played

    **PLEASE READ** Listen, as a HUGE fan of the first game (100% completion, and literally one of my favorites, if not my favorite game) the only thing I can say about this... Its kinda like when Disney releases a good movie, but then attempts to milk the series and completely ♥♥♥♥♥ it up by trying to create a television series out of it. Like, I'm so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sad about this. It's completely void of anything I felt from the first game. I felt no connection to the characters, I found myself not…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3007Steam reviews · Sep 29, 2022 · 4 h played

    This sequel is just unbelievably bad. I don't know if they fired the entire writing team between games, but the story of this game is so awful, I couldn't even finish it. From the plot to the characters, I feel like I'm playing through a fanfiction written by someone who played the first game. First off, the overall story is just badly written and horribly paced. 4 hours in and I still don't have any clue as to where the game is going, and frankly, I'm so bored I don't care. The setting makes…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8754Steam reviews · Oct 31, 2021 · 49 h played

    Well…. this is kind of a letdown to be honest. The game is a shadow of its former self Death End Re;Quest 2…..I was really amped when I heard that the Death End’s going to have sequel instead what I got was closer to an intermission rather an actual sequel, and not the good kind at that. The only good news is that this part is a set up for the next arc. So, we know there’s going to be a sequel unless the series got cancelled. The Pros Exceptional CG Great soundtrack Dark…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2338Steam reviews · Jul 25, 2021 · 26 h played

    Worse than the first game in almost every way, largely carried by [url=https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1705158132244354541/7B4A6F75D6A3C459E714B2B6DF68258654DD3C06/]Kei Nanameda's artwork and some [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R5M0-nJENU]really good tunes. I'm not even sure why this is a Death end re;Quest game, as the connections to the first game are minimal and many mechanics no longer make sense as we're not inside a virtual world anymore. The narrative is still written…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1086Steam reviews · Aug 23, 2020 · 16 h played

    The only bugs I encountered in this game are the ones meant to be there! While the game is broken into chapters, it isn’t entirely clearly cut when a chapter change is going to occur. The story flows seamlessly between the chapters and is broken into two types of delivery. Visual Novel style with a mixture of spoken and text on screen and through little pop up messages while in the field. I can tell you that the hybrid of spoken and text is a little strange at first but it actually works…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8384Steam reviews · Dec 15, 2024 · 22 h played

    + Graphics look fine for a mid-budget title. + English voice acting is phenomenal. + The story can be interesting at times, especially early on and in the last two chapters. - Every single character is a complete moron. They're some of the dumbest fictional characters ever written. Not a single one of them acts sensibly, not a single one has any kind of situational awareness. They're completely oblivious to obvious danger, entirely trusting of confirmed murderers, and overall just dumb, dumb,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3821Steam reviews · Dec 17, 2020 · 66 h played

    What a mess! And I mean everything. As you can see my time spent on this game if I continue to play more than 30 minutes I might actually summon a real devil,,, This review may contain spoilers. - Story: If you're never play the previous game then don't bother with this since the story require knowledge from previous game to understand some of it. I mean some of it because nothing else make sense. Who the hell wrote this mess of a story? It's seem like the director told writers to hold their…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5605Steam reviews · Apr 24, 2024 · 1 h played

    Barely runs on steam deck. How did it get verified?

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  • Steam user Steam user …0439Steam reviews · Aug 23, 2020 · 18 h played

    The first game isn't that special but it at least had an interesting story. The second game is a huge letdown since all the mediocre is still there and worse the story isn't even good this time. The gameplay is still boring and extremely unbalanced. The characters are all annoying (Rottie especially). The graphics still look like a PS3 game. The quality of the port is horrible (get ready to alt+f4 many times). Wait for this to be $10. The game does have some QOL fixes for combat but it's still…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1852Steam reviews · Apr 6, 2023 · 42 h played

    A downgraded and boring sequel to a great game that didn't need one. Battle mechanics that made the first game fun and unique were either overly simplified or outright removed. The story and events are filled with "okay at best" main characters and a load of forgettable and useless side characters which makes the VN based portions of the game seem dull and pointless. You're better off playing DeRQ1 and/or pretending this one doesn't exist.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5444Steam reviews · Aug 9, 2021 · 10 h played

    Ok, I'm officially halfway through Death End Re;Quest 2 oh god, they've massacred the franchise. The got rid of all the fun parts of the battle system; Battle jacking, supports etc. and replaced it with ♥♥♥♥ like super knockbacks. There's almost 0 dungeon crawling now, what is there is plagued by hacking pc puzzles (Which you don't even need to do) and Shadow Matter (Which are set to spawn in certain areas each time the area is reloaded, they block your path and follow you for a certain amount…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2989Steam reviews · May 29, 2021 · 16 h played

    DE;RQ 1 took me 38 hours to complete, and another further 12 hours to 100% and it felt like it was over too short. DE;RQ 2 took me 16 hours to finish and it felt like 50.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9326Steam reviews · Sep 26, 2021 · 15 h played

    if you have ever play death end request 1 , and u very love it so u gonna try this I RECOMMEND DONT , this will make you disappoint , trust me if this was on high discount , u can try but dont buy it without discount , IT'S TOTALLY NOT WORTH IT

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  • Steam user Steam user …3678Steam reviews · Jul 7, 2024 · 11 h played

    The game has not received a patch it was meant to receive, and has been pretty much abandoned. Any issues in the game will never be fixed. Using a controller causes the mouse cursor to remain on screen for whatever reason, when the first game didn't have this issue. And the game looks worse than the first game somehow. It's playable, but it's annoying at the same time.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6033Steam reviews · Mar 24, 2021 · 30 h played

    I really want to love this game because I really enjoyed the first Death end re;Quest, but I just can't recommend this to anyone. The story doesn't really link back to the original Death end re;Quest apart from characters (of which you can choose only one) and the glitch mode stuff. (which btw is censored for the new characters) I felt lost playing it because I was waiting for some huge tie in to the original Death end re;Quest world that never came. I never even bothered to finish all the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4910Steam reviews · Aug 30, 2020 · 10 h played

    Follow our curator for similar games https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35180752-3-point-play/ JRPG VN + battle system + cool music and story = Lively interactions between characters with an interesting story. The combos and knockbacks addition to the battle system are fun along with usual.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9234Steam reviews · Nov 14, 2025 · 15 h played

    A Colossal Disappointment I went into DERQ 2 (Death end re;Quest) expecting answers from DERQ 1, perhaps some gameplay improvements and another compelling story to boot. DERQ 2 has none of that. It is written nothing like DERQ 1 and gameplay suffers from most of the same issues as DERQ 1. Which is to say, this game is tortuous to play. Monotonous gameplay, nothing burger story + characters + everything. The game does add some plot points for DERQ 1, but it’s literally less than an hour of…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0674Steam reviews · Sep 3, 2020 · 171 h played

    Received this game in a giveaway, so if you're skeptical, take my opinion with a grain of salt. Pros: - A pretty decent story - BONKBONKBONKBONKBONK - Did I mention bonks? - The gameplay allows for a lot of strategy. And bonks. Cons: - Everything begins to one-shot on Hard Mode, and some enemies get 3+ actions (which are often one-shot moves). - The scaling algorithm used for difficulty is absolutely bonkers. - The story starts to reach a bit at times. - Some game mechanics are inconsistent,…

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  • Cuspy!!! @pcuspy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 19, 2026

    Happy Juneteenth!! Ooooooooooh you should totally support a black youtuber and watch their awesome and cool video essay about Death End Re;Quest 2 and breaking past the roles forced on you!!!! OOoooooooh www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2CZ...

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  • Steam user Steam user …4716Steam reviews · Dec 23, 2023 · 5 h played

    A mix of horror, visual novel and JRPG. Go to a mysterious town reminiscent of Silent Hill and help Mai find her missing sister. Gameplay: https://youtu.be/qxMwMsjT8dE Mai had a difficult childhood. She grew up without a mother, and her father was despot and alcoholic. One day Mai kills her father in self-defense. The orphaned girl goes to the orphanage where her sister was previously raised. Her sister recently disappeared, and Mai wants to find her. In the role of Mai, you will have to…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1386Steam reviews · Jan 4, 2025 · 54 h played

    Story was nice. Characters were nice. Combat was nice. Playing with mouse + keyboard was time consuming and felt bad - poor port with controls not really made for M+K. Playing with xbox controller was smooth, but during every cut scene cursor was visible in the middle of the screen and that was annoying xD Recommend only if you will play with controller.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9734Steam reviews · Nov 23, 2023 · 2 h played

    Hello, In this review i will try to explain my theory about the game story, and my speculation regarding the general reason as to why this game is not well received by the player base (Overall review is "Mixed" as of the time im writing this review with some of the reasons being confusing story, general lack of engaging plotline, bad optimization, and the seemingly lack of connection to the first game) This will be a pretty long essay so, i hope you're okay with reading long blocks of text.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1385Steam reviews · Dec 30, 2021 · 13 h played

    The review of the user "iriyap" (Top review, currently on top of the list, can't miss it I guess) pretty much sums it up. While the game isn't bad, it just isn't better than the first game and it doesn't really expand on it either, even though you need to play the first game until you get the true ending, which requires 2 playthroughs (Normal & NG+), to really understand where the narrative is coming from. There's not much that's being explained, not much makes sense until maybe late game…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5538Steam reviews · Jun 17, 2021 · 40 h played

    It's just a downgrade from the first in everyway. Boggles my mind how proffesional critics gave DeRQ 2 a higher score than 1. The story is very dull, with terrible pacing. It literally only picks up during the last two chapters. The trio are decent, especially Mai and Lilliana, but Rottie is annoying as f***. She never seems to get any character development and grow out of her rapey trope. The combat in some ways is better than the first, the bounce mechanics has been enhanced and now…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9685Steam reviews · Oct 26, 2020 · 52 h played

    Did you enjoy the pain and suffering of Death end re;Quest 1 and want your PTSD to continue? Well Death end re;Quest 2 has your back! The plot of the game is quite simple. Nah I am just kidding, the beginning smacked depression right in my face. The further I got in the story, the more I wanted to play. It contains a lot more JRPG elements than the 1st game as the choices you make, lead to different scenes in which certain characters are either missing or present. It also contains the bad…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9625Steam reviews · Oct 20, 2020 · 16 h played

    let's keep it short: boring side characters with useless events, the bad endings aren't as exciting as those in the first one and some dialogues are just bad. The first game is superior in every aspect, don't expect too much. (at least the main characters are cute)

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  • Steam user Steam user …9677Steam reviews · Oct 6, 2020 · 17 h played

    Deaths end re;Quest was a slightly boring open-ish world rpg that was saved by it's characters and a mysterious plot, until the very end you are confused as to whats going on. Deaths end re;Quest 2 tried to double down on the characters being the focus by making the time in-between dungeon crawling into VN time with the side characters, but none of it was interesting and felt like a waste of time. To top it off the mystery in the first game is gone, because you as the player can guess what's…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1236Steam reviews · Mar 8, 2025 · 6 h played

    -They abandoned this without fixing the mouse cursor bug when using controller -The new main character 3d model feels downgraded from the first game err, the yuri content is too much for me...even though i only played up to chapter 3

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  • broken_chatbot @[email protected]Lemmy · Jun 30, 2023

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  • Steam user Steam user …8289Steam reviews · Nov 4, 2021 · 18 h played

    First of all, I've played and loved the first one as well. If you haven't played it, go and do that now. This sequel is kinda different from the first game. It has more of a horror game setting. Some features were edited or removed. Still, it has an amazing storyline that continues after the first game, even if it doesn't look like it. I wouldn't completely say it's easier, although it mostly seems that way. Even if there's many more characters, making you actually follow only 3 party members…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0929Steam reviews · Sep 25, 2020 · 28 h played

    As someone who was a massive fan of the first game, this was a mega disappointment. The story has almost nothing to do with the first game and the returning characters are basically just nostalgia bait. Had they chosen a different game title this could have been an easy like 6 or 7 out of 10. But instead it's a sequel that fails to live up to anything close to the original. I kind of regret buying it on day 1 now, but what's done is done. Wait for a sale and go in with low expectations. And…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4957Steam reviews · Sep 16, 2020 · 33 h played

    A disclaimer before I start: I didn't finish the game, so there is that. I got the game for free because I got accepted to the closed beta program for this game. Why didn't I finish this game while I buy and finish most of Compile Heart's work? Because I didn't like the original game either and this game is unfortunately even worse. The horrible map design, the combat style, the under-deliver of the original game's promise which was the ability to fight with multiple game genres and the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1655Steam reviews · Aug 26, 2020 · 10 h played

    This game is for people that want to experience a Neptunia game play experience with a story about an orphanage full of anime tropes, yuri, and the violent deaths of anime girls aged 6-18.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5632Steam reviews · Mar 11, 2026 · 44 h played

    After playing **Death end re;Quest 2**, I came away with mixed feelings. While it is still a good game overall, it feels more like a spin-off than a true continuation of the previous title. One of the biggest positives is the gameplay. Combat mechanics feel more refined compared to the first game, with improvements that make battles smoother and more engaging. From a gameplay standpoint, it definitely shows progress and polish. The story is still interesting and maintains the dark tone…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2117Steam reviews · Feb 18, 2026 · 19 h played

    Save yourself the trouble and play it on easy mode, it's not worth it. From chapter 5 onwards bosses and even normal enemies have way too much health, making the game difficult in a non-entertaining way. At least in DERQ1 you could form certain strategies around the genre change and the summons, but DERQ2 has none of that. Just try to make use of field bugs and defeat your enemies before they run out, otherwise you will not win. I'm still not sure why the previous game's cast randomly decided…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4340Steam reviews · Oct 12, 2022 · 1 h played

    Gonna be honest, I tried to like this but it's a disappointment. Soulless game with sleep-inducing story, uninspired characters and tons of coypasted assets. It's much shorter than the first entry, character designs took a nosedive. You aren't buying DERQ2, you're buying DERQ1 additional maps for the price of a full game. Even if you liked the first one, as I did, reconsider buying this one because it's extremely toned down on all fronts, littered with blatant censorship to keep Sony happy.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9745Steam reviews · Jan 18, 2021 · 4 h played

    Get ready for the most reading of your life, even for an Idea Factory game. If you've played DE 1 then the game style is the same but there is just so much unnecessary text dialogue to trudge through. Also if your playing the game using the controller make sure you don't push the mouse cursor, that for some reason is always present, to the edge of the screen. Otherwise the screen will start constantly spinning the camera.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2981Steam reviews · Sep 18, 2020 · 67 h played

    if you like cute JRPG with dark story. this game is where your money go.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0412Steam reviews · Aug 31, 2020 · 42 h played

    The game has its pros and cons. I really liked the gameplay improvements from the 1st game, the horror/gore elements of the game were well done, and the option to go back to last choice and saving during short dialogue sections when there is no save point nearby is great. However, the game is pretty buggy and softlocks often (surprisingly it never crashed), the plot never really accounted for the combat mechanics (such as their magic abilities and glitch modes) into the plot, and if you're…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2322Steam reviews · Aug 29, 2020 · 45 h played

    For this review I will not be speaking about the UI issues (Soft locks) since they should be fixed here soon. Nor will I compare it to Death End re;Quest. I only say this because the game was produce in collaboration with Corpse Party's Scenario Writer Makoto Kedouin. I feel this has produced a creative difference in what the story was planned to be. With that I feel like I won't compare them, even though this is considered a continuation. Total I'll give the game an 8/10. The reasoning will…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6477Steam reviews · Aug 24, 2020 · 20 h played

    Lot of negative reactions that have nothing to do with the game itself, sad to see that makes it into a "mixed" review when this game is a step up in every way from the original game. If you enjoy IF games, you enjoy this game, if you don't, you won't. It's pretty simple. Rottie is slightly annoying though. I admit. Other than that, the game's good. It's a step up from DER1 although there clearly are some minor optimization issues that are still floating around. People calling this game a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1793Steam reviews · Aug 23, 2020 · 25 h played

    Gameplay: It is......really bad to be honest. I hate to type this but strategy isn't really a thing until the very final chapter. I played on Hard Difficulity for chapter 1-10 and Normal on the final boss. Most battle requires the biggest damage that can hit every enemy to get rid of them asap so they don't just dogpile on you. It seems that the battle are designed with the player going first in mind which means that whenever there is a boss battle there is a chance the boss decide to just hit…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9070Steam reviews · Aug 23, 2020 · 13 h played

    So far the game has been fun but a little more annoying than the first with having to keep up with the shadow matters at all times while exploring. There are a few bugs here and there but so far nothing too major that you can't work around as long as you save often. The difficulty scale I don't think some like since the game is designed to be much harder than the last but you can work though leveling pretty fast compared to some games.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0433Steam reviews · Aug 23, 2020 · 1 h played

    I really liked the first game, and despite the mediocre port I pushed through and enjoyed it Sadly with the second game I couldn't push myself to actually play it, somehow they managed to make the port even worse with some major graphical issues on top of the issues the first game's port already had in regards of the resolution options. I simply cannot recommend a game if it requires messing around with resolutions and the use of third party programs like reshade to fix the issues the port…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3346Steam reviews · Nov 2, 2025 · 16 h played

    they took out all the sauce that made the first game good Mai's cool at least

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  • Scan @scanchannel.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    Death End Re;Quest 2 out of context: (Not gonna do everything in the game btw)

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  • Steam user Steam user …1565Steam reviews · Jul 10, 2023 · 22 h played

    Seeing so many bad reviews I had to post a positive one to try and balance the scales a bit, because I genuinely enjoyed my time with this game. Also, first time writing a review of any kind, so please bear with me. On a technical level, the game is a slight improvement to the first one. The game ran smoothly in general unlike the first, which constantly stuttered during exploration and had weird laggy pauses in between the visual novel bits. They tried to rectify my biggest issue with the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2246Steam reviews · Jun 29, 2023 · 82 h played

    Mai's journey is similar to my own

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  • Steam user Steam user …9012Steam reviews · Nov 20, 2022 · 15 h played

    Compared to the original Death end Re;quest this is awful. They changed and removed so many of the unique parts of combat (Code, genre change, summons and the glitch spots only give buffs, 100% corruption does nothing as well) the death ends are less interesting, there's far less unique artworks, animated sections, characters and aside from The BAD END the rest of the story is pretty boring aside from a few scenes. When I played this on PS4 two years ago at release I didn't bother finishing…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2361Steam reviews · Oct 28, 2022

    The game doesn't even load for me. Just says Not Responding. WTF. I just want to play one of my fav gorey anime games but I guess I can't even do that with this bs of a port. DO BETTER COMPILE HEART! Neptunia Virtual Stars was slightly better than this and it barely worked.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7242Steam reviews · Nov 9, 2021 · 181 h played

    I liked the game by the end when the plot starts to click (similar to how the first game went). That said, compared to the first game, the self-contained plot of this game is kind of lacking in comparison. There's a handful of quality of life changes made to the game systems that you'll either appreciate or hate. This game leans less on the technology aspect and more onto the occult, and while it is an interesting change, this seems to clash with the battle system and Glitch Mode established…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2107Steam reviews · Sep 25, 2021 · 20 h played

    I am baffled there are people who say this is a great sequel, or that it improves in every way on the first game. I don't even know what to say positive about this. I guess it's good if you didn't play the first one and have no idea what the story has been about. The "connections" only start appearing in new game plus as some extra scenes, trying really hard to make this a sequel. The combat was made easier, only one type of field bugs can hurt your characters now. Abilities now cost…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5882Steam reviews · Sep 6, 2020 · 27 h played

    Is it a good game? I would say so. Is it a good Death end game? Ehhhhhhh. The combat is essentially the same but made just a tad more pinball like than the previous but i think it felt better. Mai is a really fun character to play and to watch grow, the other 2 however i feel are kinda hit or miss depending on the scenario. The story however is what is holding the experience back. Dont get me wrong i enjoyed the story quite a bit and unraveling the mystery was entertaining. The main problem is…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7134Steam reviews · Sep 4, 2020 · 44 h played

    After 100%'ing the game I feel that this was quite a fun experience, the MC has some good character development from the start of the game through the end. The combat feels quite improved over the first game, I just wish the same could be said about the story. The story just feels lacking and incomplete without much in any way tying it to what its supposed to be a sequel of. You get very few bits and pieces of connections during your first playthrough, and subsequent playthroughs don't really…

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