ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN is a third person singleplayer action adventure split into chapters, following Romeo Stargazer through a story that begins with space-time itself being shattered by a certain incident. Romeo, found on the brink of life and death, is revived by a new kind of super technology and recruited as a special agent for the FBI's Space-Time Police. He wanders the cosmos hunting criminals who've exploited the fractured state of reality, all while searching for clues about his missing girlfriend Juliet. The two threads pull closer together as Romeo discovers her disappearance and the destruction of space-time may be more connected than he first thought.
Combat runs on blood. Romeo switches between swords and guns to cut through waves of enemies, and by absorbing their blood he can unleash a special attack called Bloody Summer capable of turning any situation around. His weapons can be strengthened and altered as the story moves forward, scaling alongside increasingly dangerous space-time criminals. Side missions sit between the intense battles, letting players set their own pace through the unpredictable narrative. Romeo dons a mask called Deadgear as he pushes toward the edges of space-time.
This is Grasshopper Manufacture's first brand new title in years, built on decades of the studio's experience. Whatever waits for Romeo at those edges, the path there is soaked in something visceral.