Blades, Blood and Bite — Hack'n'Slash 2D ARPG Dragon is Dead™ Launches June 6, 2025
The action roguelite rises from Early Access with new hero, final chapter and mythic‑grade loot
Las Vegas, NV — May 12, 2025 — PM Studios™ and its subsidiary development studio TeamSuneat today announced their hack‑and‑slash action-roguelite Dragon is Dead™ ascends to full release June 6, 2025, on PC via Steam. The 1.0 launch crowns a year of community‑driven development that has shaped the game into its most ambitious form yet, ready to welcome the most audacious adventurers!
Dragon is Dead has evolved hand-in-hand with its community, with player feedback directly shaping everything from balance tweaks and combat feel to major content additions. Throughout its Early Access phase, the game earned strong praise from both players and press for its depth, responsiveness, and addictive, just-one-more-run momentum.
The official release marks the culmination of that journey, introducing a climactic final region and boss, the feral new heroine "Hunter of the Beast," fully customizable difficulty options, and an overhauled Tempering system that enables high-risk, high-reward builds. Every system, story thread, and feature has been sharpened by the community's insights into a final form worthy of the Dragon Slayer's legend.
"Dragon is Dead represents a meaningful return to development for us through our internal subsidiary, TeamSuneat," said Michael Yum, CEO of PM Studios. "This is a raw, unfiltered & gritty project built with heart by a small but fiercely talented team. What they've achieved — from the precision of the combat to the scale of the systems — is a testament to their vision, resilience, and creative fire. It captures the kind of bold creativity we're excited to explore more of. And, we're incredibly proud to share it with players as a new chapter in our in-house development journey."
Version 1.0: What's New?
The full release of Dragon is Dead is packed with exciting new content and features, including:
- Final Region & Boss Battle: In the climactic final chapter, the remaining members of the Guernian clan become entangled with the schemes of the Circle of the Dawn, forcing players to confront the ultimate truth behind the dragon's demise.
- New Enemies: Beware the Circle of the Black Dawn, fanatical human worshippers who seized Guernian's heart after his death. Led by the ambitious Ashat, they seek to expand their power and dominate the world.
- Legendary and Mythic Gear: Discover a wealth of new Legendary gear and a brand new and more powerful Mythic tier of equipment, boasting unprecedented effects to enhance your builds.
- Item Quenching: Introducing the ability to quench your equipment! This new system allows players to add new options to their gear and further upgrade the performance of existing ones, adding a new layer of customization.
- New Hero "Hunter of the Beast": A feral -new playable character, the Hunter, joins the fray, bringing unique skills and combat style to the battlefield.
- Nightmare More x16: For seasoned adventurers seeking the ultimate test, 16 levels of challenging Nightmare difficulty will unlock after completing the base game. These endgame challenges feature entirely new enemy patterns and systems, not just increased enemy numbers.
About Dragon is Dead
Dragon is Dead is a fast-paced, 2D hack-and-slash roguelite that blends pixel‑precise action with deep RPG customization. Players battle through ever-shifting dungeons, master sprawling skill trees, collect hundreds of powerful Legendary and newly minted Mythic items, and spark wild Artifact synergies — all while confronting Guernian, the last Dark Dragon spreading corruption across the realm. With each death comes new opportunity, as Dragon is Dead encourages build experimentation, fierce persistence and an intense cadence of trial and triumph.
Slice, die, and rise again: in Dragon is Dead, every defeat is a rehearsal for your most brutal encore.
Prepare to embark on the final chapter of this epic adventure when Dragon is Dead version 1.0 launches on Steam on June 6, 2025! Wishlist the game on Steam now: Click here
