Death End re;Quest Announced for PC; Coming in Spring 2019

Today Idea Factory International announced the PC version of the JRPG by Compile Heart Death End re;Quest.

The game, which was formerly a PS4 exclusive, will be released on Steam this spring. At the moment a specific release date has not been announced. On the other hand, the dedicated store page has already been opened.

Most DLC excluding the Bonus Weapon one (which was a pre-order exclusive for PS4) will be available at launch. The Summer Swimsuit Bundle DLC will launch on June 4. Yes. We don’t have a precise release date for the game, but we know exactly when the bikinis will be released.

If you’re unfamiliar with the game, you can read an official description below.

Story
Arata Mizunashi, a video game programmer, receives a notification from an email sent to him by Shina Ninomiya, a colleague of his who went missing nearly one year ago. Together, they worked to create World’s Odyssey (W.O.D.), an immersive virtual landscape powered by breathtaking, state-of-the-art technology. That is, until Shina’s sudden disappearance put a swift halt to production. Arata discovers the startling revelation that Shina Ninomiya was stuck inside of “W.O.D.” the whole time. When Arata delves hurriedly back into the lines of code haunting his forsaken project, he realizes that his game is now ravaged by an infestation of bugs, and that Shina is its only active player.

Arata soon learns that a nefarious force prevents him from extracting Shina out of the game. Her only way out? She must complete the game to unlock the perfect ending—an outcome with a success rate of 1%. On their journey, they encounter a slew of NPC characters that blur perceptions of humanity and A.I.-technology, setting into a motion a thrilling narrative that calls into question the differences between the virtual world and ours.

Little do they know what horrors await them on both sides of the screen…

Key Features 
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? – Jump between reality and in-game modes, as players will need to investigate in the real world view to solve the mysterious inner-workings of the World Odyssey, and switch to an in-game view mode to battle against glitched-out monsters. Successfully achieving the true ending will require players to tread carefully, as every turn can ultimately lead to disaster.

Turn-Based RPGs Flipped Upside Down – In this turn-based command battle system, players can roam freely and duke it out with glitched-out bugs. Smack devious bugs into your party members and walls for devasting combos and even change the game’s genre from fighting, shooting, slot, puzzle, and billiards! Assist your party members by utilizing powerful party buffs and flagging enemies with debuffs.

You’re Buggin’ Out – While exploring, players will need to activate character-specific dungeon skills to access hard-to-reach areas and hidden treasures!

Follow the White Rabbit and Discover a Bug Infested World – In this hyper-realistic game world, players must help Shina escape a game universe filled with infected bosses and mesmerizing environments!

Hardware requirements are as follows:

MINIMUM:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS: Windows 7, 32bit, 64bit (DirectX 12 equivalent)
• Processor: Intel i5 2.3GHz or AMD A9 2.9GHz equivalent
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: VRAM 1 GB or better graphics card that can support DirectX 12.0 or more
• Sound Card: DirectSound (DirectX) compatible sound card

RECOMMENDED:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS: Windows 10 64bit (DirectX 12 equivalent)
• Processor: Intel i5 3.3GHz or AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz equivalent
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960、ATI Mobility Radeon R9 290 or better
• Sound Card: DirectSound (DirectX) compatible sound card

You can also watch a series of screenshots in the gallery. If you’d like to see more, you can also enjoy the opening cutscene and the latest trailer released for the PS4 version.