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Is Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who want combat built around a band and musical attacks
- Players who prefer visible field enemies they can avoid over random encounters
- Players interested in party customization through music-themed classes and battle perks
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short campaign may find the roughly 15–20 hours of game time longer than they want.
- Players looking for a purely turn-based system may not want real-time effects between turns.
- Players seeking a serious tone may not enjoy a story centered on dysfunctional friends and comic details.
Our take on Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands
Combat hinges on what happens between turns: the system blends real-time effects with turn-based actions, making that interval part of each fight.
What is Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands?
Faye, Ian and Briff are three friends who enter a cursed battle of the bands where every contestant attacks with music.
Choose from 9 music-themed classes, each with distinct attacks and perks, and use a combat system that combines turn-based play with real-time effects between turns. Enemies appear on the field rather than through random encounters, and 3 field abilities can be used to avoid them. The band keeps each piece of merch after finding it; using merch consumes STOCK, a shared resource that refills. Patches of band logos on a battle jacket add perks. The game also includes roughly 15–20 hours of play, a late-game dating segment, an original soundtrack, and NPC dialogue that changes as the story progresses.
How Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands plays
- 01Between-turn effects
- Combat combines turn-based actions with effects that play out in real time between turns.
- 02Field-based encounters
- Visible monsters can be avoided using 3 field abilities instead of appearing through random encounters.
- 03Persistent merch
- Collected merch remains available, while its use draws from a shared, refillable STOCK resource.
- 04Band jacket patches
- Sewing band-logo patches onto the jacket grants perks in battle.
- 05Progressing NPC dialogue
- Characters’ conversations change as the game progresses, and each NPC has distinct dialogue.
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Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands: platforms & release
Is Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who want combat built around a band and musical attacks. Skip it if: players seeking a short campaign may find the roughly 15–20 hours of game time longer than they want.
Where can I download Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
