John Is Dead

                                                                                                                                                                                                

How does one cope... with their own death?

John Is Dead.

He doesn't know how. 

He doesn't know why.

 And he doesn’t know how to deal with it.

**John Is Dead** is a short, surreal RPG with emotion-based combat, build-your-own skills, and absurd office horror.

> 🎮 **Turn-Based Combat**  

> 🧾 **Emotion-Stance System**  

> 🧠 **Unique Build Paths**  

> 💀 **Free to Play (2-4 hour runtime)**  

> 🖥️ **Windows Only – No install needed**

                                                                                                                                                                                                

CHARACTERS:

Name: John

Description: A sarcastic, and pessimistic businessman on a quest to find out how he died. 

Name: Mr. Robert

Description: An optimistic and kind REAPER assigned to help John ascend to the afterlife.

                                                                                                                                                                                             

Warning:

John Is Dead contains themes of death, depression, suicide, emotional trauma, and mental illness.

Player discretion is advised.

If you're struggling, please know you're not alone. Help is available.

                                                                                                                                                                                               

COMBAT:

In Da Void, your emotions are your power.

Magic here is called Resonance—an emotional force that fuels your abilities. Rather than traditional classes, John channels three core emotions into combat stances you can switch between at any time (without using a turn):

• 🔴 ENRAGE (Anger): High damage, low defense. Reckless but powerful.

• 🔵 DEPRESS (Sadness): Defensive and healing. Safe but slow.

• 🟡 PANIC (Fear): Take two actions per turn, but with weakened stats. Fast but fragile.

Each emotion is part of a combat triangle:

• Anger > Fear > Sadness > Anger
  Choose your stance wisely—your survival depends on it.

## 🛠️ Build Your Own Combat Style

Defeating enemies earns you **Souls**, which act as a currency in the **Soul Shop**.

There are no rigid classes—you pick the **skills** you want:

- Equip up to **8 skills at once**

- Create unique combinations like:

  - Anger/Fear mix for hit-and-run crits  

  - Sadness/Fear for long-term survival  

  - Pure Anger for glass-cannon chaos

                                                                                                                                                                                             

FEATURES:

• A surreal story about death, memory, and emotional repression

• A unique emotion-based combat system with tactical stance-switching

• Minimalist horror visuals and black-and-white aesthetics

                                                                                                                                                                                       

Developer’s Note

John Is Dead was made to explore themes of emotional repression, grief, and healing through surreal humor and weird battles. I hope this story resonates with you, 

Thanks for playing.— DeathWaffle 

                                                                                                                                                                                           

Install Instructions

> 1. Download the `.zip` file  

> 2. Extract the folder  

> 3. Run `Game.exe`  

✅ No install required  

🖥️ Tested on Windows 10+

⚠️ This is a **PC download-only** game.  

No browser or mobile version (yet!).

Dropbox Link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ah9gj89ngfjn7vz5nsav7/John-Is-Dead-V2.zip?rlkey=9...

                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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