Archive EntryPreservation Record

Death end re;Quest

Shelf markLIB-0199

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2021Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: デスエンドリクエスト
Release: 2018 (PlayStation 4, Japan) · 2021 (Nintendo Switch, April 27)
Developer: Compile Heart
Publisher: Idea Factory · Limited Run Games
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · HAC-P-AZY2C
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · Limited Run Games edition
Subjects: JRPG · Horror · Visual Novel · Death end re;Quest · Lineage · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case · Limited Run Games distribution edition
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

Death end re;Quest splits between two worlds: programmer Arata Mizunashi in reality and his colleague Shina Ninomiya, trapped inside their unfinished VRMMO, World’s Odyssey. Battles can shift between game genres, and many paths end in gruesome bad endings. Makoto Kedōin, writer of Corpse Party, wrote the scenario. It released on PlayStation 4 in Japan in April 2018. Idea Factory International brought it to Nintendo Switch in the West on April 27, 2021, with all 36 earlier add-on items included; the physical edition was distributed through Limited Run Games, outside its numbered series. This filing opens the Death end re;Quest lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Idea Factory International’s physical edition of Death end re;Quest for Nintendo Switch, distributed by Limited Run Games, with a reversible cover. Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Nintendo Switch; compatible Nintendo Switch family hardware
Original Hardware: Nintendo Switch
Playback Compatibility: Nintendo Switch software is region-free. The retained game card is the primary access copy and runs on any Nintendo Switch console.
Preservation Concerns: Game cards are flash media; long-term charge retention, contact wear, and loss of the small card from its case are the principal risks. Any content delivered as an eShop download or update depends on Nintendo’s servers and is not preserved by the card alone.
Edition History: PlayStation 4 release in Japan on April 12, 2018; English release February 19, 2019. The Western Nintendo Switch release (HAC-P-AZY2C) followed on April 27, 2021, with all prior add-on content built in; the Japanese Switch version was download-only.
Access Status: Limited Run Games’s physical edition was a limited production and now circulates through the secondary market. The digital Switch edition was issued separately on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0199Death end re;Quest (2021)this filing
LIB-0200Death end re;Quest 2 (2022)
LIB-0201Death end re;Quest: Code Z (2026)
Series: Death end re;Quest
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
Death end re;Quest recorded.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0199.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf