Berserk or Die

Berserk or Die

Released Jun 2025

This is an action game in which players attempt to survive by defeating a number of enemies which appear from the left and right sides of the screen. Use a unique keyboard-banging control scheme for maximum dopamine! Go Berserk, or Die!

75% positive · 365 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Steam $3.99
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Evaluation

Berserk or Die launched on June 8, 2025. Following launch, the developer (Nao Games, published by poncle) shipped a hotfix (1.0.1) on June 13, 2025 and a feature patch (1.0.2) on July 2, 2025 focused on control scheme improvements. On July 9, 2025, the developer announced attendance at BitSummit 2025 and noted that "more updates" were on the way. That July 9, 2025 post is the last developer communication on record. As of today, September 24, 2026, there have been no developer posts, patches, or announcements since July 9, 2025 — a silence of over 14 months. The post-launch update activity was tightly clustered in the first month after release (June–July 2025), suggesting that initial polish work has concluded. The game has only one DLC (a soundtrack, already released). There are no unreleased DLC listings and no developer statements announcing future content beyond the vague "more updates on the way" from July 2025, which was plausibly fulfilled by the control scheme improvements already shipped. With no evidence of ongoing development and a silence well beyond what the brief early patch cadence would predict, the game appears to have launched as a complete product and received its initial polish updates before settling into a finished state.
Evidence
Berserk or Die launched on Steam as a full 1.0 release.
news post · Jun 8, 2025 source content shipped
high
Developer stated 'we have more updates on the way too, so stay tuned' while announcing BitSummit attendance. This is the last known developer communication.
news post · Jul 9, 2025 source ambiguous
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
poncle presents
Achievements
103
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

You are the last soldier left on the battlefield.

With enemies approaching from both sides, rally the last of your willpower in one final push to victory. Go berserk, or die!

Face danger head-on as your only way to move is attacking to your left or right. Stronger foes await you in the later days of battle, so ensure to spend your gold with the nightly Peddlers to heal, purchase new weapons, obtain new relics, and survive to fight another day.

Unique Combat Controls

The game's most distinctive feature is the keyboard-banging controls, which make the battles all the more thrilling. The more buttons pressed, the wider the attack range. Continue attacking to unleash a powerful attack to eliminate a large number of enemies in one fell swing. Charge your Special bar to show your full might to your foes with an even grander display of power. Game pads are also supported.

Peddler

A lone Peddler will sell you wares at the end of each survived day. Heal your wounds, buy upgrades, and purchase rarities to continue the fight.

Choose your fighter

Survive as characters from through the ages, and equip a wide array of weapon choices from the Armory. Ensure you see another night by using Swords, Katanas, Greataxe's, Staffs and more on your journey to victory.

Starting Tips:

  • Press more keys and hit a wider amount of enemies. Bang the keys!

  • Spend your gold on upgrades, you won't take it with you to the afterlife

  • Remember to spend your experience points to increase your power

  • Open your loot to unlock new and powerful weapons in the Armory

Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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