Death or Treat
Released May 2023
The Halloween spirit is missing! Play as Scary and help him save HallowTown. "Death or Treat" is a 2D action-roguelite and hack & slash, with handpainted environments and traditional animation. Explore all the worlds and defeat hordes of enemies using different weapons and skills.
74% positive · 106 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $6.90
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Evaluation
Death or Treat launched on May 11, 2023 as a complete 2D action roguelite. The launch post described the full game — four distinct worlds, a variety of weapons, and a complete narrative arc culminating in a final boss — with no mention of planned post-launch content. The only DLC ever listed is the game's soundtrack, which released two days after launch on May 13, 2023. Since launch, developer communications have consisted entirely of sales/discount announcements and stream promotions, with no patches, feature updates, expansions, or roadmap posts of any kind. There is no evidence of post-launch content development, and the developer has never announced future updates or expansions. The game appears to have shipped as a finished product with no post-launch content cycle.
Evidence
Launch announcement describes the full game — four worlds, weapons variety, and complete story — framed as the finished product. No post-launch content mentioned.
The only DLC is the game soundtrack, released two days after launch. No gameplay DLC or expansions have ever been listed.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Saona Studios
Achievements
22
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Join Scary in the HallowVerse to make things great again!
You will play as Scary, the owner of Ghost Mart, leader in manufacturing candies for Halloween.
Discover a huge world with lots of rooms, explore new maps in every run while you try to survive the hordes of enemies. It’s not an easy task, every world is even more tricky than the other. Starting with Darkchat, the Storyum lab, Riptok, the most used app sede, Deviltube, leaders distributing storyum, and the last but not least FaceBoo!, the ultimate epic frontier.
Will you overcome the callenge and dare to defeat Clark Fackerberg?
Choose your combat style
Combat is one of the fundamental pillars of Death or Treat. Choose your favorite weapon style (fast, heavy or ranged) and face a real horde of enemies in the purest hack'n slash style: fly through the air and attack the crowd with force, move nimbly and look for their weak point.
Collect valuable hidden treasures to unlock new terrifying weapons and spooky skills that will help you in your journey.
Home, sweet home: HallowTown
Meet the spooky but friendly neighbours of HallowTown, they are a coffin of surprises!
Each one of the stores that you will find in HallowTown can provide different profit for your enterprise. You can create new weapons at Frank's Forge, or buy healing potions at DetoxBucks. Our vampire shopkeeper, Joe Bite Them, will help you get new empty slots for your inventory, and the Pumpkin guys will teach you how to craft magic spells. Finally, go to Pumpkin© to trade your ingredients for more candies!
A whole handpainted world to explore
“Death or Treat” is an action hack and slash rogue-lite 2D with traditional animations and handpainted environments.
We work with traditional illustrators and animators, each of them brings their best to create HallowTown in a distinctive style. Each world has its unique look and vibes, so make sure to enjoy every run!
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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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