History VideoGame / HaveANiceDeath2022

* AllegoricalCharacter: Each Sorrow embodies a particular aspect of their department:
** Gordon Grimes, Sorrow of Industrial Polution, [[BlobMonster a giant mass of tar/oil]] with a sleazy personality.
** Hector Krank, Sorrow of Physical Illness, a [[MadScientist Mad Scientist]] [[GiantEnemyCrab crab]]. An odd choice until you remember what the crab represents in horoscopes...
** Maxxx, Sorrow of Addictions, a crazed, masked humanoid who is powered by his substance abuse.
** Major Warren Pliskhin, Sorrow of Modern Warfare, a [[GeneralRipper crazed army general]] obsessed with weaponry and mass destruction.

* RealityEnsues: In general, when a large corporation with multiple divisions and quotas, there is typically going to be in-house competition and rivalries that will develop and try to go above and beyond the quotas. Thus, when Death divvies up the Sorrows to handle different kinds of ways to die, they start going above the call of duty and start taking way too many souls, which makes other divisions do the same so they don't look bad.

** Brad is especially noticable, as he will always bust out of his dudebro persona when defeated as a [[SheCleansUpNicely professional-looking]] BadassInANiceSuit and fly off. He's the first major boss, and always reverts to his casual wear when you return. Death suspects it's because he'd rather not admit defeat on these repeat visits.

* 20MinutesIntoTheFuture: If the lore entries are to be believed (specifically Harriet's entry), then the game takes place somewhere in the 22nd Century.

* AddictionPowered: MAXXX, the Sorrow in charge of the addition related deaths, fights you and teleports by pumping a syringe that's lodged in his chest

** Candy the Cupcake, a mid-boss in addiction, weaponizes this, darting around on her perpetual sugar high and moving at super speed with a constantly fish-eyed, happy expression on her face.

** The First time Death confronts one of the Sorrows, he makes it a point to tell them that [[EveryoneHasStandards morality quotas have not been met.]] In general he also seems to take issue with how the Sorrows are Mean Bosses, causing more death when they were made only to split his workload.

* TomTheDarkLord: The Sorrows have such intimidating names as Hector, Gordon and Brad.

* AddictionPowered: MAXXX, Sorrow in charge of the addition related Death's fights you and teleports by pumping a syringe that's lodged in in his chest

** The First time Death confronts one of the Sorrows, he makes it a point to tell them that [[EveryoneHasStandards morality quotas have not been met.]] In general he also seems to take issue with how the Sorrows are Mean Bosses, causing more death when they were made only to split his workload.

* HesBack: After reaching his RageBreakingPoint, Death obliterates the paperwork swamping his office with EyeBeams before [[SummonToHand conjuing his iconic scythe]] [[InTheHood and black robe]], covering up the business suit he was previously wearing.

* PumpkinPerson: [[PunnyName Pump Quinn]], as the name indicates, has a pumpkin for a head..

* GenkiGirl: [[PunnyName Pump Quinn]], who is your pumpkin-headed secretary with almost always a smile on her face.

* LazyBum: Brad, to Death's eternal chargrin. He's supposed to control the flow of undead that comes into the Hall of Eternity so that no one is overwhelmed by them, but he's more content with posting selfies and playing paddle ball than actually doing his job.

* RelievingTheReaper: Discussed. The Sorrows are actually very good at their jobs - ''too'' good; they wind up rendering their progenitor obsolete.

His plans for a vacation rapidly disappearing under a tidal wave of postmortem paperwork, Death has no time to keep the Sorrows in check; without any oversight, they rapidly multiply and take over Death, Inc, completely ignoring company protocols in favor of bragging about How many souls they reap. Now, it's up to the Reaper to grab his scythe and take his company back, one swing at a time.

* GenkiGirl: [[PunnyName Pump Quinn]] Who is your pumpkin headed secretary, with almost always a smile on her face.

* RelievingTheReaper: Discussed. The Sorrows are actually very good at their jobs - ''too'' good; they wind up rendering their progenitor obsolete.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Death unleashes the Sorrows because he's tired of reaping every single soul personally. They proceed to do their job so well that they make him almost completely obsolete; the only responsibility Death still has is personally rubber-stamping paperwork.
* TheGrimReaper: Our hero, everyone!

One day,Death has a problem. He's overworked, there are more souls than ever before in need of reaping, and his scythe elbow is getting worse every day. The solution? Unleash the Sorrows, powerful death-spirits who will happily do all of the busywork for the Grim Reaper! Death's plan works like a charm; hundreds of souls are rolling in every hour, and the only thing Death needs to do is stamp the paperwork.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Work your fingers to the bone, and what do you get?"'']]

Death has a problem. He's overworked, there are more souls than ever before in need of reaping, and his scythe elbow is getting worse every day. The solution? Unleash the Sorrows, powerful death-spirits who will happily do all of the busywork for the Grim Reaper! Death's plan works like a charm; hundreds of souls are rolling in every hour, and the only thing Death needs to do is stamp the paperwork.

His plans for a vacation rapidly disappearing under a tidal wave of postmortem paperwork, Death has no time to keep the Sorrows in check; without any oversight, they rapidly multiply and take over Death, Inc. Now, it's up to the Reaper to grab his scythe and take his company back, one swing at a time.

''Have A Nice Death'' is a side-scrolling 2D Main/Roguelite; in the vein of ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'' and ''VideoGame/DeadCells'', Death must hack and slash through a hauntingly whimsical world, using his trusty scythe and an arsenal of dark magic. The game entered Early Access on March 8th, 2022; it can be [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1740720/Have_a_Nice_Death/ found on Steam]].

* RelievingDeath: Discussed. The Sorrows are actually very good at their jobs - ''too'' good; they wind up rendering their progenitor obsolete.

* BadassDecay: At the beginning of the introductory cutscene, Death is the iconic tall, sinister, hooded figure with a massive scythe. After unleashing the Sorrows, the ensuing montage of Death trying to keep up with the paperwork has him steadily shrinking down until he's become a shadow of his former self; humorously, even his scythe gets smaller to match.