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Perish

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First release
Feb 02, 2023
Developer
ITEM42
Publisher
HandyGames
Genres
Indie, Shooter · Action, Horror
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

Perish is a stylish 1-4 player FPS with a cross to bear. Slay hordes of creatures on the black sands of Purgatory and sell their gold-stained corpses to craven priests. Kill magnificent bosses and use the proceeds to gain entrance to Elysium, a place of cosmic revelations.

Also known as PERISH, EOSBootstrapper.exe

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Storyline
You are amyetri, a soul that failed to perform the Orphic rites and therefore condemned to spend eternity trapped in a corporeal body. The only way you can achieve salvation is to suffer the Twelve Tasks of Purgatory. By undertaking these trials, you will relive the suffering of the Olympian god Dionysus. If you come out the other end unscathed, you will have proven yourself worthy of the company of Orpheus, who will finally permit you to enter Elysium at his everlasting side. If you fail the Twelve Tasks of Purgatory, you will end up back at the Pantheon, forced to undertake the trials from scratch again.Read more

You are amyetri, a soul that failed to perform the Orphic rites and therefore condemned to spend eternity trapped in a corporeal body. The only way you can achieve salvation is to suffer the Twelve Tasks of Purgatory. By undertaking these trials, you will relive the suffering of the Olympian god Dionysus. If you come out the other end unscathed, you will have proven yourself worthy of the company of Orpheus, who will finally permit you to enter Elysium at his everlasting side. If you fail the Twelve Tasks of Purgatory, you will end up back at the Pantheon, forced to undertake the trials from scratch again.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 02, 2023
PlayStation 4
Apr 15, 2024
Xbox One
Apr 15, 2024
All 5 release dates
PlayStation 5
Apr 15, 2024
Xbox Series X|S
Apr 15, 2024
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
retro, melee combat, cosmic horror, co-op campaign, looter
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80
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Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Mixed, 364 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 31 Oct

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