#Code Z Launches in the West on May 13

Death end re;Quest: Code Z will become available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles in the west on May 13, Idea Factory International has announced.

The May 13 launch covers the physical and digital versions of the JRPG in North America and the digital version in Europe. The physical version will only arrive in Europe on June 27.

Idea Factory International also revealed the US$89.99/£84.99/€89.99 Limited Edition’s contents, which are:

• Official Art Book and Stories (92 Pages)
• Official Soundtrack (32 Tracks)
• Sayaka Mousepad
• Collector’s Box
• Exclusive Trading Card

Pre-orders will begin on the IFI Online Store on April 1.

Death end re;Quest: Code Z is the newest instalment in the Death end re;Quest series, which started in 2018 when the original Death end re;Quest was first launched on PS4 in Japan. Death end re;Quest: Code Z differs from earlier entries by being a roguelike. The narrative premise is described as:

Step into a tale of parallel universes…

Iris was born in World DE-1, a world that mirrors Earth in the 2000s. With her birth, a series of tragic loops was set in motion, which were gradually unraveled by the efforts of Arata Mizunashi and his team.

With her goodwill restored, Iris created a copy of World DE-1 named World DE-1.5. Here, feuds gave way to friendship, each person a perfect cog in a perfect world. But a new crisis threatens the peace…

A mysterious man has entered the fray, and he leads a group of people who look identical to the world’s former heroes. Our new hero, Sayaka Hiwatari, confronts the rising chaos, where friends and foes seem impossible to distinguish.

And so the battle with another world enters a new phase…

Death end re;Quest: Code Z was also supposed to be released on Nintendo Switch in the west. The cancellation of that plan was announced last December, with Idea Factory International saying that Death end re;Quest: Code Z and the similarly affected Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth games did not comply with the Nintendo Guidelines.

The Compile Heart-developed title had its Japanese launch in September 2024. Character designer Kei Nanameda and scenario supervisor Makoto Kedouin reprised their roles.

Source: Press release