[3] Both characters had previously worked together as video game programmers a year prior for a virtual reality MMORPG called "World's Odyssey", until development was halted due to an unexplained disappearance of Shina.

The player is forced to continually switch between the two, with the visual novel segments often used to unlock clues or remove barriers that are holding up progress in the RPG portion, and vice versa.

[6] In June 2018, at the yearly Anime Expo, Idea Factory announced an English localization with a 2019 scheduled release date.

The spinoff title, named Death end re;Quest Code:Z is going to release on September 19, 2024 in Japan, And 2025 in the west on PS4, PS5 The game received mixed reviews from critics.

[4] Conversely, Digitally Downloaded strongly praised the game's structure, feeling that the two segments worked well together in keeping the player engaged in the overall story.