Slay or Fall
The player takes on the burden of a dark dungeon lord. However, a squad of heroes has come to his lands and intend to defeat the player. The task of the dark lord: to kill, expel, break the heroes before they…
Slay or Fall is an indie developed by Ostsergey, released 28 August 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Slay or Fall is
Slay or Fall is an indie game developed by Ostsergey and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Godot Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player takes on the burden of a dark dungeon lord. However, a squad of heroes has come to his lands and intend to defeat the player. The task of the dark lord: to kill, expel, break the heroes before they reach him. Throughout the game, the lord is in his throne room and influences events indirectly. However, it is through such undermining decisions that the heroes must be overcome. In addition, the political situation in the dungeon lands is extremely unstable. Of the 4 nations, only one favors the player, the rest have to be taken into account and solve pressing political problems.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Slay or Fall launched on 28 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us.
Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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