{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1221207378ecb7ef502a99f4","clusterId":"c_b7c465176b51bf5fc46aa626","slug":"stupid-never-dies-opens-at-mostly-positive-on-steam-metascore-66","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Stupid Never Dies Opens at Mostly Positive on Steam, Metascore 66","summary":"GPTRACK50's action RPG Stupid Never Dies launched on October 22 for PC and PS5. Steam reviews sit at 78 percent positive from 60 reviews, a Mostly Positive rating, while Metacritic shows 66 for both PS5 and PC. Players praise the colorful visuals, the cast including protagonist Davey, the humor, and the Style Eat and Body Hack combat; complaints focus on the missing lock-on and repetitive material gathering.","whyItMatters":"The debut from a studio built by Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma staff lands in mixed territory: Steam users like the look and the transformation combat, but a 66 metascore and complaints about lock-on and grinding show the reception split.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSome players describe the game as evoking a 2000s atmosphere, and that nostalgia runs through the positive reviews alongside praise for the romantic comedy premise. Davey, the weakest zombie, falls for Julia, who froze to death in a shopping mall freezer, and heads into dungeons to revive her and reach the deepest level to defeat KOM. Combat leans on Style Eat, which steals enemy abilities to take werewolf and harpy forms, and Body Hack, which installs gears into Davey\u0026#39;s body. A demo covering roughly the first two hours is available on both stores, and save data carries into the full version.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Stupid Never Dies sits at 78 percent positive on Steam and 66 on Metacritic, two different audiences scoring two different things. Steam players rate the humor and Style Eat combat; the metascore weighs the whole package.","twitterPost":"Stupid Never Dies splits its scores: 78 percent Steam positive, 66 Metacritic. The gap is players grading the humor and combat, critics grading everything else.","threadsPost":"Stupid Never Dies has a 66 Metascore and 78 percent Steam positive, which are answers to different questions. Steam players are rating Davey, the visuals, and the Style Eat combat. The metascore is rating the whole thing, missing lock-on included.","newsletterBlurb":"GPTRACK50's debut action RPG Stupid Never Dies arrived October 22 on PC and PS5 with a Mostly Positive Steam rating: 78 percent from 60 reviews. Metacritic shows 66 for both versions. Players like the colorful look, the cast, and the Style Eat transformations, while the missing lock-on and repeat material runs draw complaints even from some who recommend it.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/22/173926.html\",\"title\":\"Weakest Zombie's \\\"Explosive Growth\\\" ARPG 'Stupid Never Dies' Starts at Roughly 80% Positive 'Mostly Positive'-Metascore 66, Users Praise Distinctive Visuals and Characters\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4718,"outputTokens":645,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792655536,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T07:49:31.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T07:51:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T07:51:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b7c465176b51bf5fc46aa626","canonicalTitle":"最弱ゾンビが“爆速成長”するARPG『ステューピッド・ネバー・ダイズ』約8割いいね“やや好評”スタート―メタスコア66点も、ユーザーから個性的なビジュやキャラなど好意的な声","representativeArticleId":"a_795c1245915d63287f7b0262","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Stupid Never Dies\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T06:30:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T06:30:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T07:51:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/22/173926.html","title":"最弱ゾンビが“爆速成長”するARPG『ステューピッド・ネバー・ダイズ』約8割いいね“やや好評”スタート―メタスコア66点も、ユーザーから個性的なビジュやキャラなど好意的な声"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Stupid Never Dies"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}