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Hardcore and Death

Run through huge multi-level locations, avoiding spikes, falling platforms, and flying blades, use double jumps, and choose your route to reach the Heart before the lights go out.

5 December 2025

Hardcore and Death is an adventure developed by ZERO5GAMES, released 5 December 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Hardcore and Death is

Hardcore and Death is an adventure game developed by ZERO5GAMES and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Run through huge multi-level locations, avoiding spikes, falling platforms, and flying blades, use double jumps, and choose your route to reach the Heart before the lights go out.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Hardcore and Death launched on 5 December 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders and Marvel Cosmic Invasion.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders, Marvel Cosmic Invasion.

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When did Hardcore and Death come out?
Hardcore and Death was released on 5 December 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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