Death of a Wish News

Death of a Wish is 25% off for the Steam Halloween Sale! Celebrate the nightmares with a significant discount!



[h2]HAVE YOU EVER SEEN AN ANGEL DIE?[/h2]
We're thrilled to also share that we've sponsored Codex Entry's newest video essay, "HAVE YOU EVER SEEN AN ANGEL DIE?". This three-hour deep dive into the Paradiso series is a thoughtful analysis of both Lucah: Born of a Dream and Death of a Wish, and we're very excited to support work towards this type of thought.
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[h2]Localization Survey[/h2]
We are also very grateful to everyone who responded to the localization survey for Death of a Wish! We have received your feedback and responses, and are actively working on incorporating your suggestions. It's not too late to respond though, and if you have not already, you can fill it out here.

The Martyr Update for Death of a Wish is here! This colossal new update adds a massive new challenge mode that adds even greater replayability and challenge to this subversive action-RPG!



To celebrate, we are discounting the game to its lowest-ever price as the Steam Daily Deal for September 19th! Save 25% on all editions of Death of a Wish!

There's a lot to cover in this update, so let's dive right in.

[h2]ABOUT MARTYR MODE [/h2]
Martyr Mode is our version of an ultra-challenging, endgame mode with randomization, customization, and scoreboards. In it, players build a deck of Challenge Cards in order to apply challenging new rules to their Death of a Wish run in exchange for score multipliers.



In Martyr Mode, the cumulative score of each mandatory encounter is recorded and factored into your final score at the end of each run. Bonus points are rewarded for completing optional objectives and taking on Challenge Cards.

The start of each track will present players with three Challenge Cards to pick from. Challenge Cards introduce new rule modifiers that mix up combat and increase difficulty. These include rules such as:

• Comeback - Upon recovering from a status effect, enemy attacks are 100% more powerful for 10 seconds.
  
• Break Invuln (ii) - Enemy invulnerable after recovering from Break for 4 seconds
  
• Lost Grace (ii) - Reduces non-S Rank Corruption reduction by 75%.
  

Each Challenge Card will introduce more challenging rules, but grant greater score bonuses during a run. Challenge Cards will stack cumulatively over the course of a player’s entire run, so it is critical to make deliberate decisions about which cards to add to your deck and when. Escalating the risk can provide great rewards, but only if you can survive to complete them.



There are 40 challenge cards in all, and an infinite range of ways to mix and match them creatively to tune a run for a high score. How will you rise to the challenge?

[h3]BALANCES & FIXES[/h3]
This update brings with it some balances and changes to further aid the Death of a Wish combat experience, including:

• Reduced health of late-game bosses.
  
• Slightly easier BREAKs on tankier bosses.
  
• Reduced the penalty to health essence recovery on higher Punishment difficulties.
  
• Increased the wind-up time on most enemy gunfire attacks.
  
• Decreased the hitbox size of all enemy gunfire projectiles.
  
• [Randomizer] Decreased the prevalence of miniboss and story boss summons in True Randomizer mode.
  

[h2]NEW LANGUAGES ARE COMING[/h2]
We are actively interested in localizing Death of a Wish to other languages like Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and French.

If you’re interested in playing Death of a Wish in your language, please fill out the Localization Survey! We want to know what languages you would like to play in!

[h3]LOCALIZATION SURVEY[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2302080/Death_of_a_Wish/

Death of a Wish’s largest-ever update is coming this Fall!

Martyr Mode is an ultra-challenging new way to play that challenges players to plunge into the depths of Death of a Wish’s combat to achieve new heights of mastery.

[h2]MARTYR MODE [/h2]
Martyr Mode transforms Death of a Wish’s main story into an ultra-challenging, scored challenge filled with free-form combat and thoughtful challenge.



In Martyr Mode, the cumulative score of each mandatory encounter is recorded and factored into your final score. Bonus points are rewarded for completing optional objectives and taking on Challenge Cards.

The start of each track will present players with three Challenge Cards to pick from. Challenge Cards introduce new rule modifiers that mix up combat and increase difficulty. These include rules such as:

• Comeback - Upon recovering from a status effect, enemy attacks are 100% more powerful for 10 seconds.
  
• Break Invuln (ii) - Enemy invulnerable after recovering from Break for 4 seconds
  
• Lost Grace (ii) - Reduces non-S Rank Corruption reduction by 75%.
  

Each Challenge Card will introduce more challenging rules, but grant greater score bonuses during a run. Challenge Cards will stack cumulatively over the course of a player’s entire run, so it is critical to make deliberate decisions about which cards to take on and when. Escalating the risk can provide great rewards, but only if you can survive to complete them.



There are 40 challenge cards in all, and an infinite range of ways to mix and match them creatively to tune a run for a high score. How will you rise to the challenge?

[h2]PLAYTEST MARTYR MODE[/h2]
Are you interested in checking out Martyr Mode early? We’re thrilled to announce a Closed Beta Test for Martyr Mode running from September 12th to September 15th. To sign up for the playtest, fill out this form.

We are thrilled to share that Nicolo Telesca's original soundtrack for Death of a Wish is out now on Steam! Relive the horror and grace of Paradiso through 16 tracks of dub atmosphere, breakcore boss rushes, and trip hop beats to dissociate and kill gods to.

The Apocrypha Update is coming to Death of a Wish on 07/22! This major new update adds new features to the Familiar Garden area. Let's break them down!

[h3]Boss Rush Mode[/h3]
Death of a Wish is filled with devious bosses that will pose an exciting challenge to all sorts of players. The Apocrypha Update will add a Boss Rush mode that allows you to challenge all of them in a single battery of fights with limited resources. Every boss is scaled for endgame levels, ensuring that early game bosses still pose an exciting threat. Can you survive until the end?

[h3]Music Room[/h3]
The Apocrypha Update adds a new room where you can browse and play songs from Death of a Wish's dark soundtrack. Take some time to appreciate the bleak instrumentation and drones of Paradiso.

[h3]Training Arena[/h3]

Practice combat against any enemy you have already encountered. Struggling with a specific enemy's moveset and timing? Train against it in the arena to discover its weaknesses and vulnerabilities and achieve better outcomes in combat. Your attempts at challenging late game encounters will never be the same.


Finally, Death of a Wish is now discounted to its lowest-ever price! Pick up this critically acclaimed nightmare at a 20% discount for the first time ever as part of the Time Masters Festival!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2302080/Death_of_a_Wish/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3089970/Death_of_a_Wish_Soundtrack/

We are thrilled to share that Nicolo Telesca's original soundtrack for Death of a Wish will release on Steam on July 22nd! Relive the horror and grace of Paradiso through 16 tracks of dub atmosphere, breakcore boss rushes, and trip hop beats to dissociate and kill gods to.

The Apocrypha Update is coming to Death of a Wish on 07/22! This major new update adds new features to the Familiar Garden area. Let's break them down!

[h3]Boss Rush Mode[/h3]
Death of a Wish is filled with devious bosses that will pose an exciting challenge to all sorts of players. The Apocrypha Update will add a Boss Rush mode that allows you to challenge all of them in a single battery of fights with limited resources. Every boss is scaled for endgame levels, ensuring that early game bosses still pose an exciting threat. Can you survive until the end?

[h3]Music Room[/h3]
The Apocrypha Update adds a new room where you can browse and play songs from Death of a Wish's dark soundtrack. Take some time to appreciate the bleak instrumentation and drones of Paradiso.

[h3]Training Arena[/h3]

Practice combat against any enemy you have already encountered. Struggling with a specific enemy's moveset and timing? Train against it in the arena to discover its weaknesses and vulnerabilities and achieve better outcomes in combat. Your attempts at challenging late game encounters will never be the same.