Better Than Dead is set to launch in Early Access on PC via Steam on May 12. The date was announced by publisher MicroProse and developer Monte Gallo, giving the game a clear release window after its initial reveal phase.
It is a bodycam-style first-person shooter built around a woman with a pistol and a revenge-driven premise. The official description focuses less on broad systems and more on how the game plays: fast reactions, lethal shots, and tight linear levels with no filler between encounters.
The setting is a photorealistic version of Hong Kong, with locations drawn from action-movie imagery such as neon-lit restaurants, seedy nightclubs, back alleys, and rooftop dens. That matters because the environment is tied directly to the structure of the game, which is described as a sequence of raids rather than an open-ended shooter.
Monte Gallo appears to be aiming for a stripped-down, high-pressure format where each encounter is designed to be immediate and unforgiving. The emphasis on bodycam presentation also suggests a strong visual identity, even if the current announcement does not go into technical details or explain how the Early Access build will evolve over time.
No other platforms have been confirmed beyond PC through Steam, and the sources do not specify how long the Early Access period will last or what content will be available on day one. For now, the announcement mainly locks in the date and the platform, while the broader roadmap remains unstated.
