Don’t Die, Collect Loot Enters Early Access September 19 on Steam

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Don’t Die, Collect Loot Enters Early Access September 19 on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052 ... lect_Loot/

Loot-crazed chaos meets scrolling bullet-hell action in a fantasy ARPG built for mayhem.

[United States] – August 29, 2025 – Dan Makes Video Games, in partnership with indie.io, would like to share his latest creation with the players at large when Don’t Die, Collect Loot enters Early Access on Steam September 19th. A retro-styled roguelite RPG crossbred with bullet hells and a splash of arcade games, Don’t Die, Collect Loot is a chaotic adventure where becoming absurdly overpowered and collecting wild, randomly generated loot are not bugs, but features.



Players fill in the shoes of the soon-to-be armored nameless hero trapped in a world frozen in time. Through the Nexus, they voyage forth to explore endless procedurally generated fantasy worlds, potentially piecing together the mystery of how the world became the way it is - and definitely destroying hordes of evil monsters and powerful bosses that stand between them and precious loot.

Don't Die, Collect Loot distills the action RPG formula: Play as one of three heroes, the melee-centric Adventurer, spell-focused Arcanist, or minion-summoning Beastmaster, and drop into procedurally generated game worlds. Hack-and-slash your way through waves of monsters on a constantly scrolling battle screen reminiscent of bullet hells, collect powerful loot to equip your intrepid hero, then fight on, collecting skills, upgrades, and ever more powerful loot until they inevitably fall in battle - then return to the fray after a quick trip to the Nexus to upgrade and otherwise buff up, pushing your hero's power to new heights. The Early Access launch includes three playable heroes, with two more planned to join the roster during the Early Access period.

There is no hard limit on the heroes' power, save for the player's imagination. The robust random loot generator produces a constant stream of high-powered items that only grow stronger as the player advances in the game and unlocks new skills and abilities for their chosen class. What would be considered endgame equipment in run-of-the-mill action RPGs is just starter gear - and it only gets crazier from that point.


From generous tutorials and clearly understandable mechanics for each of the classes to number-crunching and fine-tuning the most powerful builds to walk the frozen world thus far, the complex systems driving the game are designed to be transparent without being overwhelming. In the words of Dan, as he was making the game: "Don't worry about the cruft, get right to the meat of what makes an ARPG fun!”

Fun is an absolute priority, and Early Access will ensure every system works together as it should. After all, there are hundreds of skill tree nodes, item properties, and crafting system options that routinely produce items with a dozen modifiers - all created and maintained by a single developer, Dan (who makes games). Involving the community and its feedback in the final stretch of the development process ensures that mayhem is pleasant and only happens when the players want it to.

Eager to push the boundaries of power, not die, and collect absolutely unhinged amounts of loot? Don’t Die, Collect Loot launches into Early Access on Steam September 19, 2025. The demo is available to play right now on Steam — wishlist the game today and follow Dan Makes Video Games on X/Twitter for updates, including the Early Access roadmap and upcoming content reveals.

ABOUT DAN MAKES GAMES

Dan Marchand is an industry veteran who started making games at 11 years old, when curiosity about the inner workings of the NES led him down the dark paths of computer science and software engineering. Don't Die, Get Loot is the result of a lifelong dream and an ambitious step in making it come true.

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