Better Than Dead
Steam News 12 May 20269d ago

Better Than Dead is out now

The Idea I made this game alone around one idea: an FPS that feels different from the usual formula. I wanted to take the speed, violence and close-range fighting of 80s and 90s Hong Kong heroic bloodshed cinema and put…

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changedThe IdeaI made this game alone around one idea: an FPS that feels different from the usual formula.

The Idea

I made this game alone around one idea: an FPS that feels different from the usual formula.

I wanted to take the speed, violence and close-range fighting of 80s and 90s Hong Kong heroic bloodshed cinema and put it inside something rawer, more physical and more direct.

Not a clean military shooter.

Not a safe tactical fantasy.

Just the camera, the gun, the slide into bullet time, and the need to keep moving.

Better Than Dead is pure action seen through a bodycam: closer, dirtier and more unstable.

The main mode is playable from beginning to end. Early Access is where I will keep making the game sharper with players.

Thank you!

To everyone who followed the project, wishlisted it, shared it, gave feedback, joined the Discord, or bought it at launch: thank you.

Day one players are the first real wave of Better Than Dead.

See you in the discussions and on Discord.

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Steam News / 12 May 2026

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