Nobody Wants to Die is an adventure game in a first-person perspective, in which players interact with other characters and investigate crime scenes to gather evidence.
[2] The game is set in New York City in the year 2239, in a future where technology has developed a method to provide humans with eternal life by storing a person's consciousness in a memory bank and switching them between bodies.
The player assumes the role of James Karra, a detective in the Mortality Department, who is investigating a series of murders perpetrated by a serial killer targeting the elite of the city.
[8] Nobody Wants to Die received a digital release for Windows, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on 17 July 2024.
[19][20] Critics praised the game's narrative and worldbuilding, although critiqued its linearity and the simplicity of its puzzles.