Death by Scrolling

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Welcome to Purgatory, now under new management! Death by Scrolling is a rogue-like vertically scrolling RPG where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Grim Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.

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Nintendo SwitchMacPlayStation 5Xbox Series X|SLinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)
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Genres

Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure

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Action

Game modes

Single player

Player perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Keywords

vertical scrollingauto-scrolling levels
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Developer
Terrible Toybox
Publisher
MicroProse
Release · PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Worldwide — Oct 28, 2025

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