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Martyr Mode is our version of an ultra-challenging, endgame mode. In it, players build a deck of Challenge Cards in order to apply challenging new rules to their Death of a Wish run in exchange for great score bonuses.



In Martyr Mode, the cumulative score of each mandatory encounter is recorded and factored into your final score at the end of each run. Bonus points are rewarded for completing optional objectives and taking on Challenge Cards.

The start of each track will present players with three Challenge Cards to pick from. Challenge Cards introduce new rule modifiers that mix up combat and increase difficulty. These include rules such as:

• Comeback - Upon recovering from a status effect, enemy attacks are 100% more powerful for 10 seconds.
  
• Break Invuln (ii) - Enemy invulnerable after recovering from Break for 4 seconds
  
• Lost Grace (ii) - Reduces non-S Rank Corruption reduction by 75%.

About This Game

Death of a Wish is a vicious action-RPG where style is salvation.

Play as Christian as he unites with new comrades to challenge the order that raised him. By taking down the four Sanctum Faiths: Father, Sister, Cardinal, and Priest, they will upend the order of the world.

Fight your way through a nightmare filled with horrifying monsters and terrifying people. Master brutal attacks and flashy combos as you struggle against the Corruption consuming you with style and grace. Shine your light in this surreal sea of darkness.

ENGAGE IN VICIOUSLY GRACEFUL COMBAT

Unleash Christian’s cursed powers in a demanding and rewarding combat system. Be careful not to succumb to the ever-encroaching Corruption; achieve high ranks in combat and perform graceful combos to hold the Corruption at bay.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR MARKED POWERS

Rend your foes asunder with magical combos called Arias. Enhance your abilities with powerful Virtues that alter your approach to battle and the rhythm of combat. With a limitless array of ways to fight stylishly, build your character with passion to destroy your foes.

DESCEND INTO THE NIGHTMARE

In the dreamworld of Paradiso, repressed memories and unspeakable feelings come to life as the nightmarish city of Neo-Sanctum. Delve into the secret underworld of the esoteric and abandoned to meet new comrades who will aid you on your journey.

SURREAL AND SPECTACULAR

Christian’s world is rendered with a surreal aesthetic like no other. Harsh, pulsating scratches upon a sea of darkness render a thick atmosphere brooding with emotion. Battles come to life in an animated spectacle of light and motion that remains easy to parse in play.

For audio, Nicolo Telesca’s chilling score mixes electronic sounds with live instrumentation and complements the visuals by eliciting feelings of tense anxiety and electrifying catharsis.



Game contains imagery that may be harmful to players with photosensitive epilepsy or similar conditions. See content warnings below.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Intense stylized blood and gore
Strong Language
Intense depictions of spiritual abuse and religious trauma
On-screen character death
Brief moments of intense violence against humans
Violence towards children
Gun violence
References to police brutality
Religious (Christian) imagery
Abuse of a minor by an authority figure
Abuse of a minor by a parental figure
Flashing lights
Time limits
Dark, enclosed spaces
Apocalyptic imagery
Gender dysphoria
Body dysmorphia
References to fantasy drug use
A brief mention of tobacco