StrategyFit check
Is How We Die worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Roguelike players who want deck-building tied to dice manipulation
- TRPG fans who prefer a story about a game affecting reality
- Strategy players who enjoy conditional tool combinations and probability management
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking direct-action combat rather than planning around tools, cards, and dice
- Players who prefer fixed dice values instead of modifying dice faces during progression
- Players looking for a conventional fantasy adventure rather than an alien-invasion story with tabletop-game framing
Our take on How We Die
Rather than treating uncertainty as a permanent constraint, the game makes probability a resource to reshape. Its deck-building structure is paired with dice-face modification and beliefs that alter mechanics, while the story turns a tabletop scenario into events in reality.
What is How We Die?
How We Die is a deck-building roguelike with a board-game and TRPG feel.
Hic and Illec complete a scenario that summons aliens, then discover that an invasion is happening in reality. Their game master, Is, disappears after leaving a message directing them to his home. To progress, players defeat enemies, collect tools, and use them to reach the next map and destination. Tools can be used repeatedly when their conditions are met, allowing combinations. Dice act as resources and action points; their face values can be strengthened or modified to change probabilities and create combinations. Character beliefs can also be added, with effects such as increasing the draw count.
How How We Die plays
- 01Tool-Based Progression
- Defeated enemies provide equipment used to advance toward the next map and destination.
- 02Conditional Tool Chains
- Items can be used repeatedly when their requirements are satisfied, allowing sequences built around combinations.
- 03Modifiable Dice
- Dice faces can be strengthened or changed while dice serve as both resources and action points.
- 04Character Beliefs
- Adding beliefs can affect mechanics such as the number of cards drawn.
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How We Die: platforms & release
Is How We Die worth it?
It is worth it if: roguelike players who want deck-building tied to dice manipulation. Skip it if: players seeking direct-action combat rather than planning around tools, cards, and dice.
Where can I download How We Die?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens How We Die's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is How We Die on?
Windows only.
