Don't Die, Minerva! (2019)

- Developer
- Xaviant
- Publisher
- Xaviant Games
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access
- Rating
- 4.0 of 5, 69 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.6 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You play as a young girl exploring a haunted mansion with a flashlight and magical stuffed animals, facing relentless bullet-hell combat and permadeath.
cutedarkdifficulttwin-stick shooterrogue-litefast-pacedatmosphericsingleplayer
What players say
Players praise the charming art style and solid gameplay foundation, but nearly all warn that development stalled in 2020, leaving game-breaking bugs and an unfinished story. Reviews split on whether the fun outweighs the abandoned state.
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