Developer GPTRACK50 has announced that their upcoming action RPG Stupid Never Dies will release on October 21, 2026, worldwide. The title is set to release on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, with SEGA co-publishing and distributing the game worldwide. It was also announced that the game supports English voice-overs, with subtitle options in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Polish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, as well as Simplified Chinese.
In a press release from GPTRACK50, President of the company Hitoyuki Kobayashi stated:
We are delighted and deeply grateful to SEGA for their publishing partnership and support as we bring the first of many games from GPTRACK50 to players. Stupid Never Dies is an ambitious action game that introduces a number of original gameplay systems, and working with a publisher as experienced as SEGA has been invaluable. Together, our team remains committed to delivering a game that we believe players around the world will enjoy. We look forward to welcoming everyone into the world of Stupid Never Dies on October 21.
Stupid Never Dies will be available in two versions. The Standard version of the game will release at $49.99, and will include the base game. A deluxe edition, called the Glorious Idiot edition in this case, will release at $59.99, and includes, alongside the base game:
- Downloadable content “TickTock Teddies: Nonsense Overload Pack” – Containing five original TickTock Teddies that add a slew of bonkers visual features and new remixes for the game’s background music to keep your monster-fueled dungeon dives fresh and exciting, the “TickTock Teddies: Nonsense Overload Pack” includes:
- Original TickTock Teddy #1: Big Head – Includes: Big Head Effect + New Combat Music Track Remix. Who said an underdog can’t have an ego? Use this effect to give Davy an oversized bobblehead, while triggering an exclusive composition version of the combat music.
- Original TickTock Teddy #2: Chirp Chirp – Includes Footstep Sound Effect + New Home Music Track Remix. Put an extra spring in Davy’s step with a cheerfully unique footstep sound effect while Davy is in Zombie Style, while listening to a fresh new background track as you prep for battle.
- Original TickTock Teddy #3: Festival – Includes Hit Sound Effect (during Davy Burst) + Davy Burst Background Music Track Remix. Make an impact as Davy decimates monsters on your way to KOM with new hit sound effects and a new remix of the background music during Davy Burst.
- Original TickTock Teddy #4: Romantic – Includes New Effects for Davy Burst + Main Theme Replaces Davy Burst Background Music. Add a little extra style to Davy Burst as the graffiti-style effects are replaced with an exciting new special gimmick, adding the game’s theme song in place of the original Davy Burst background music.
- Original TickTock Teddy #5: Splash – Includes Level-Up Effects + “Hurry Up” Music Track Remix. Davy gains new level-up effects to make sure monsters know that his power has grown, as a new remix of the “Hurry Up” background music plays.
Stupid Never Dies is the debut game of GPTRACK50, a studio founded by Hiroyuki Kobayashi as a subsidiary of Netease. Players might be familiar with Kobayashi’s previous work, having worked at Capcom for over 2 decades, departing from the company back in 2022. At Capcom, he worked as a programmer on the original Resident Evil and a producer on titles like Dragon’s Dogma, Killer7, Resident Evil 4, and Devil May Cry 4.
His first new title since leaving Capcom seems to draw heavily on a lot of his previous work, with players taking the role of Davy, a weak zombie who falls in love with a frozen human named Julia. Players will have to help Davy fight his way through a dungeon full of fast-paced action, challenging enemies, and absurdist humor all in the hopes of reviving her.
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