Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is an action game where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.
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Discounts
Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0/day in the week to Aug 25 → 0/day in the week after.
About
Welcome to Death By Scrolling, an action game set in the chaotic depths of Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Choose your character—each with unique perks and abilities, and race upward through endless levels. Battle bizarre monsters, dodge death itself, and collect gems to pay the Ferryman’s exorbitant fee! With each screen inching upward, time is never on your side. Outsmart the Reaper, grab power-ups, complete quirky side quests, and shop from vendors mid-run. Stay alive, pay your dues, and maybe, just maybe, you'll cross that river.
Varied Cast of Characters: Select from multiple playable characters, each offering distinct abilities and perks to suit your playstyle.
Vertically Scrolling Mayhem: Constant upward movement means no time to rest—let the fiery bottom of the screen catch you, and it’s game over.
Relentless Pursuit: The Reaper is always close by—stun, dodge, and outmaneuver, but never kill him!
Loot & Progression: Collect gold and precious gems to unlock upgrades, power-ups, and abilities from quirky vendors.
Bonus Runs & Side Quests: Discover extra challenges and side quests at the top of each level for extra rewards.
Monster Mash: Battle quirky underworld creatures, from hellish pests to demonic bosses, all in a wild vertical sprint.
Quirky Lore & Humor: A tongue-in-cheek take on afterlife bureaucracy, with cheeky dialogues and playful narration.
Leaderboards: See how your purgatorial performance stacks up against other trapped souls.
Choose your hero. Outsmart death. Outrun scrolling. Earn your passage. Are you ready to survive Purgatory, inc.?
Genres
Sums Steam only; PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SteamYou are here | $7.99 | 192reviews | 78% | — | $40.5K |
| $6.39−20% | 18ratings | 77% | — | not modelled | |
Engagement
Reviews
Themes across 43 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
There is fun to be had here, But in my opinion i feel like the core mechanic is so simple and boring since i feel like the items dosent really add anything to my build. and my biggest gripe is that you run out off ammo and drop the weapon and have to pick up a new one every few minutes.
Vielleicht soll dieses Spiel eine Aussage über die Sinnlosigkeit des Scrollens treffen, Tatsache ist jedenfalls, man hat nach 5 Minuten alles gesehen und man bezahlt 7€ für ultra repetetiven RPG Maker Crap. Hatte das Spiel gekauft weil es angeblich lustig ist, es enthält aber nur gefühlte 50 Sätze Text..
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.25/day in the week to Jul 19 → 0/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese
| $7.99 |
| 12ratings |
| 84% |
| — |
| not modelled |
| $7.99 | — | — | — | not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 43 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
A simple idea for a game, well-executed with a lot of character squeezed into small moments. This game is in my hotlist of games where I just want to shut off the outside world for a little while but only have the brainspace for pure reflexive decisions.
plenty to enjoy here
自動縦スクロール型のアクション ゲームの流れ ・下から炎が迫ってきてるので上に上に進んでいく ・敵を対処しながら、お金とジェムを集める ・一定距離上に行くと休憩地点 ランダムでパワーアップアイテムを貰える またジェムで永続強化も可能 ・お金を一定まで集めたらクリア お金が集まってなかったら、ステージ選択して…の繰り返し ゲームの根幹自体はすごい楽しい ただゲームのランダム要素が少なくやや飽きやすい もう少しアイテム・キャラのバリエーション、イベントの多彩さがあればよかったのになあと思う 値段をみてもちょっと内容は薄めな印象 攻撃は自動攻撃。マップ内に回数制限付きの武器が落ちている 難易度は3段階から選べる 自分は全5キャラをノーマルで5時間ほどでクリア
Death By Scrolling is a great and charming game, I definitely recommend it! Ron Gilbert's humor is as awesome as always on this one.
Nope
Fun game to play with Ron Gilbert's humorous touch! The objective is straightforward and challenging but repetitive. It's great to see the developer trying something different as he mainly creates point-and-click adventure games. Looking forward to seeing his future projects and hoping for a fantasy - adventure game with a full story as I was expecting this one to be.
재미가 없는건 아니다만 너무 깊이가 얕디얕다... 4시간도 안했는데 벌써 질림
Brakuje "tego czegoś", co jest innych rogueliteach, sensownego poczucia postępu, celu, płynności.
Selling now
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Players by region
Where this game's players are, estimated from review languages.
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