{"data":{"slug":"death-squared","name":"Death Squared","aliases":[],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/death-squared","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/death-squared","facts":{"online_coop":false,"max_players_online":null,"min_players_online":null,"local_coop":true,"max_players_local":4,"local_screen":"shared_screen","separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":null,"crossplay_platforms":null,"drop_in_drop_out":null,"host_only_ownership":null,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":["windows","macos","playstation_4","playstation_5","xbox_one","xbox_series","nintendo_switch","nintendo_switch_2"],"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"verified","release_status":"released","release_date":"2017-03-14","genres":["puzzle"],"steam_app_id":471810,"wikidata_qid":"Q47728470"},"sources":[{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=471810&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_app_id","online_coop","local_coop","max_players_local","local_screen","release_status","release_date","platforms","free_to_play"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Categories list Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Remote Play Together but not Online Co-op. The maker's text offers Remote Play Together for playing online, which streams one player's game and is not a native session.","local_coop":"Categories include Co-op and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. The maker's Steam text says it is a cooperative puzzle game for 1, 2 or 4 players. Steam also lists Shared/Split Screen PvP, but no source describes a versus mode.","max_players_local":"The maker's Steam text gives 1, 2 or 4 players. It names no group of three.","local_screen":"Categories say Shared/Split Screen without naming which. Gaming Trend describes each puzzle as one screen, so it is a shared screen.","release_status":"Steam lists the game as available to play.","release_date":"Steam shows Mar 13, 2017, one day earlier than the maker's announcement and the console stores. The maker's date wins.","platforms":"Steam lists Windows and macOS. It shows no Linux build.","free_to_play":"Steam sells the game at $14.99 and the Xbox, PlayStation and Switch stores also ask for payment. Every checked edition requires purchase."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=471810&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://smgstudio.com/press/sheet.php?p=death_squared","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","max_players_local"],"notes":{"local_coop":"The maker's fact sheet describes 1 or 2 player story levels and 2 or 4 player party levels.","max_players_local":"The fact sheet says a cooperative puzzle game for 1, 2 or 4 players."}},{"url":"https://deathsquared.com/","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["genres"],"notes":{"genres":"The maker calls it a puzzle game about cooperation, communication and robot explosions."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/death-squared-switch/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["platforms","max_players_local","free_to_play"],"notes":{"platforms":"The page sells the Switch edition and marks Switch 2 compatibility as Supported, with behavior consistent with Switch. Switch 2 play is backward compatibility, not a separate edition.","max_players_local":"The player count reads Single system (1-4).","free_to_play":"The page sells the game for $14.99."}},{"url":"https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/225086","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["platforms","release_date","local_coop","max_players_local"],"notes":{"platforms":"The page sells the PS4 edition and says the game is playable on PS5, which runs it through backward compatibility. Some PS4 features may be missing.","release_date":"The page gives a release date of 3/14/2017.","local_coop":"Says two players can take on party levels by steering two robots with one controller. The player line shows 1-4 players and no online players line.","max_players_local":"The page lists 1-4 players."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/death-squared/bs32qfxvpwbc","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["platforms","release_date","local_coop","max_players_local","online_coop"],"notes":{"platforms":"Lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.","release_date":"The page gives a release date of 3/14/2017.","local_coop":"Capabilities list Xbox local multiplayer.","max_players_local":"Capabilities read Xbox local multiplayer (2-4).","online_coop":"Capabilities list local multiplayer only and no online multiplayer entry."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47728470","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["wikidata_qid","genres","release_date"],"notes":{"genres":"P136 is puzzle video game.","release_date":"P577 is 2017-03-14."}},{"url":"https://www.familyfriendlygaming.com/News/Updates/2017/Death%20Squared%20Releases%20March%2014th.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Press release from the maker's studio, datelined Sydney, gives March 14, 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Mac."}},{"url":"https://gamingtrend.com/reviews/co-op-story-memento-mori-death-squared-review/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_screen"],"notes":{"local_screen":"Switch review says each puzzle is a single-screen affair with both cubes in view."}},{"url":"https://www.pocketgamer.com/death-squared/review/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Switch review of 2017-07-13 says the game lacks online play."}},{"url":"https://nintendoworldreport.com/review/44982/death-squared-switch-review","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["max_players_local"],"notes":{"max_players_local":"Says party mode works with one, two or four players."}}],"updated":"2026-10-28"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://gamecrave.app/api"}}