Romeo is a Dead Man
Romeo is a Dead Man (ロミオ・イズ・ア・デッドマン) is a 2026 action-adventure game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture. It will be released for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows. It is directed by Ren Yamazaki, and written by Yamazaki and Goichi Suda. The game follows Romeo Stargazer, a man saved from death by a time paradox, which breaks the fabric of space-time. Romeo then becomes the FBI Space-Time special agent "Dead Man".
Gameplay
Romeo is a Dead Man is a hack and slash and third-person shooter game. The player controls Romeo, who swaps between various guns and swords to fight hordes of enemies, taking place across the real world and subspace. By fighting Romeo accumulates blood from his enemies, which can then be unleashed with Bloody Summer, an instant-kill special attack. The game also features side activities and retro-style minigames.
Story
Romeo Stargazer is fatally wounded by a monster, and is saved from death by the Dead Gear Life Support System, a device created by his scientist grandfather Benjamin Stargazer. The device keeps Romeo on the edge of life and death by causing a time paradox, which shatters the space-time continuum. Romeo becomes the FBI Space-Time special agent Dead Man, and hunts space-time's most wanted fugitives to repair the damage. Romeo's quest intertwines with the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend Juliet Dendrobium.
Cast
- Romeo Stargazer – Antony Del Rio
- Benjamin Stargazer – Larry Cedar
- Juliet Dendrobium – Brittany Cox
- Luna Stargazer – Dayci Brookshire
