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Stupid Never Dies, a blazing fast action game from devs behind Devil May Cry and Resident Evil, is funky, spunky and even “slightly spooky”

Stupid Never Dies, a blazing fast action game from devs behind Devil May Cry and Resident Evil, is funky, spunky and even “slightly spooky”

March 13, 2026 1 min read All articles
Our take

Stupid Never Dies arriving from the developers behind Devil Daggers immediately sets expectations appropriately high. Devil Daggers was one of the most brutally pure skill-expression games of its era — a survival shooter that stripped everything down to movement, aim, and escalating dread. If Stupid Never Dies channels even a fraction of that design philosophy into a faster action format, it deserves serious attention. Blazing fast action games live or die by their feel — the millisecond responsiveness of controls, the clarity of visual feedback during chaos, and the reward structure that keeps players coming back after deaths. The pedigree here is real, and the early footage suggests a game that knows exactly what it is trying to achieve. For players who like mechanically demanding games that reward mastery rather than patience, Stupid Never Dies belongs on the radar. The Devolver Digital aesthetic sensibility fits perfectly with this kind of high-intensity, no-filler design approach.

Attribution: Summary and commentary by Ongames247. Original reporting by VG247.
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