Stupid Never Dies was sent my way by the great people over at GPTRACK and I am eternally grateful for this one. Everything I am about to say about this game is one mans opinion. Stupid Never Dies has been met with mixed reviews, some positive, some saying it is just ok. One from Polygon very unjustly calls it “Easily the worst Game of 2026” (Yes I linked them, give them the traffic I don’t mind, then come back and tell me if i am overreacting calling it unjust in a year when Tokyo Scramble came out?)
Now anyway I digress, Stupid Never Dies is the story of Davy, a zombie in a world not unlike ours, except very different. Here monsters live on tv and in games and books. In Davys world they lived more in a parallel layer of Earth near us. One day, someone or something disturbed that and monsters mixed into the human side.
I will skip past a bunch of plot points as to not ruin the story, suffice it to say Davy ended up with some friends in a mall, attempting to over throw the king of the monsters. They all have their own reasons for wanting Davy to use his powers to eat other monsters and use their powers to beat the king, but Davys? Only one thing can make a zombie rise of from the weakest creature on Earth to fight a possible god, and it isn’t brains, it is love. Well one sided love, she is frozen solid in a freezer and has no clue Davy exists.
Ok so have we established the story is basically an 80s B movie in video game form? Awesome lets move on. Graphically the game is impressive considering the company has made exactly this game. The music is equally amazing at really hitting home the pop punk vibe they were going for. Now, if you don’t like these things I can quickly see where the game won’t be for you, but don’t mistake not for you with bad.
The combat however is where the game struggles, and that isn’t up for discussion. How in 2026 do you not have a lock on button in an action game? They thought to add a ring around the player to represent how far certain ranged attacks would land, but not a lock on? This alone made using certain powers damn near pointless to even try to use. I have thousands of kills with certain monsters and maybe 30 with others because there is no pay off to struggling against the controls.
As much as I personally love this game for the story and how much I enjoy the humor, this is 100% one of those games I will caution you before you buy. $50 is a hefty price for a game you may not enjoy. You can expect about 15-20 hours if you play at an average pace, so maybe wait for a sale if you are on the fence. I enjoyed my time with this 7/10 title, and would say it is worth the $50 for me personally, but I will say many would disagree. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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