Fit check
Is Death Tales worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want a 2D action adventure with equipment and spell collection
- Friends seeking local cooperative play rather than online multiplayer
- Players who enjoy quests, boss fights, and Reaper customization
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking online co-op will hit a wall because the available multiplayer mode is local.
- Players who do not use a controller may hit a wall at the control stage because the game is intended for controller play.
- Players wanting combat without equipment or spell management may find the collection and customization systems distracting.
- Players looking for a purely linear campaign may find the side quests, daily bounties, and changing vendor inventory add extra activities.
Our take on Death Tales
The first bounce point is the control scheme: players without a controller may be unable to play as intended. Friends expecting online co-op reach a second limit, since the available multiplayer mode is local and the announced online mode is not available yet.
What is Death Tales?
Death Tales is a 2D adventure about a rogue Reaper who completes quests, collects souls, and fights hordes of enemies.
Progression includes equipment found in hidden chests or bought with souls from Fiona, whose inventory changes daily. More than 40 equipment pieces can be combined with spells and attacks such as fireballs, freezing, gliding, meteors, and summoned unicorns. The game includes 30 levels, side quests for quirky characters, daily bounties, and boss battles. Play alone or in local co-op, with the second player controlling Spaura, the Reaper’s Soul Bearer. The game is intended for controller play.
How Death Tales plays
- 01Equipment collection
- More than 40 items can be found in hidden chests or bought with collected souls from Fiona.
- 02Spell-based combat
- Available abilities include fireballs, freezing effects, gliding wings, meteor strikes, and summoned unicorns.
- 03Local cooperative play
- A second local player controls Spaura, the Reaper’s Soul Bearer.
- 04Quest-driven adventure
- The game includes 30 levels, side quests, daily bounties, and boss encounters.
Death Tales compared to similar games
Death Tales focuses on 2D combat, spells, equipment collection, quests, bosses, and local co-op. Ghost of a Tale instead emphasizes exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations in a medieval animal world. Vagante shares a dark-fantasy adventure setting but centers on dangerous travel through lands filled with monsters, demons, and crooks.
Death Tales: platforms & release
Is Death Tales worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want a 2D action adventure with equipment and spell collection. Skip it if: players seeking online co-op will hit a wall because the available multiplayer mode is local.
Where can I download Death Tales?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Death Tales's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Death Tales on?
Windows only.
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