[1] However, it is a lot different from usual, as lower-ranked idols are also included and no script was given; thus, the selection standards and how the winner is chosen remains unknown.

During exploration, players search for items throughout each stage and share information with other idols, raising their own spirits while lowering those of their opponents.

[3] Plays can also steal "Dream Coins" from their competitors by participating in "Baku Royale"s, a one-on-one battle with another idol where the player aims to combine "Bakuro Words" (Exposure Words) and hit their opponent with a scandal which may put an end to their opponent's idol career.

[1] A countdown teaser website and Twitter account by D3 Publisher for a "new idol project" was launched in late June to promote the game, which itself was officially announced on July 3.

[7] The game features character design by Metawo Ueda, scripting and supervision by Shoujiro Endo,[7] and is produced by Yujiro Usuda.

[2] A special version of the game titled the Idol Death Game TV Special Pack also includes a music CD containing each idol's character song, a tapestry, a custom PlayStation Vita theme plus a download code for in-game character voices.

It also placed sixth for all new games debuting that week, behind Battlefield 1, Mario Party: Star Rush, Macross Delta Scramble, Reco Love: Blue Ocean and Gold Beach and NBA 2K17.