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People are discussing that Dead as Disco has launched in early access, positioning it as a music/DJ-themed experience meant to satisfy players after gaps left by games like Hi-Fi Rush and Batman: Arkham. The focus is on whether it can fill the “shaped hole” fans feel from those series.

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Key Takeaway Dead as Disco is available in early access, and coverage frames it as a potential replacement for the recent momentum of Hi-Fi Rush and Batman: Arkham.
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Dead as Disco is available in early access, and coverage frames it as a potential replacement for the recent momentum of Hi-Fi Rush and Batman: Arkham.

People are discussing that Dead as Disco has launched in early access, positioning it as a music/DJ-themed experience meant to satisfy players after gaps left by games like Hi-Fi Rush and Batman: Arkham. The focus is on whether it can fill the “shaped hole” fans feel from those series.

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Top 1 signals · Dead as Disco is available in early access, and coverage

Briefing Findings · Dead as Disco is available in early access, and coverage

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status out in early access
framing comparison aims to fill the “shaped hole” left by Hi-Fi Rush
additional comparison also compared to Batman: Arkham series

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  • Check for early access updates and patch notes after launch to see how the game evolves.

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  • Dead as Disco is out in early access to fill the Hi-Fi Rush and, weirdly, Batman: Arkham series shaped hole in your heart Rock Paper Shotgun
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How Long Does The Story Mode Take To Beat In Early Access?

The main thing that's been added to Dead as Disco in its early access period is the first chunk of its campaign, which sees Charlie Disco going up against his former bandmates, known as Idols, to try and reunite them and find out how he died. There are currently four Idols in Dead as Disco's early access release, with each having its own dedicated stage and boss battle. These boss battles are epic affairs, but they're not too long on their own, with each taking around 20 minutes or so to beat. If you just want to play through these boss battles, you'll get around two hours out of Dead as Disco

Dead As Disco: How Long Does It Take To Beat?
How Long Does It Take To Fully Complete In Early Access?

Once you've defeated an Idol in Dead as Disco, you'll find them back at the game's hub world, the Encore Bar, and can find out more about them by chatting with them. This is where the campaign opens up its replayability, as each Idol will require specific items found by replaying levels or completing challenges. This incentivises you to replay the story missions to pick up collectibles and advance the story with the Idols. The Encore Bar itself can also be upgraded and brought back to life with trinkets and repairs, which you'll need to purchase using Fans earned by completing levels. Fans are

Dead As Disco: How Long Does It Take To Beat?
What Other Features Are Coming In Early Access?

The official Steam page for Dead as Disco has shared a roadmap and all the current plans for the game as it aims for a 1.0 launch at some point next year. Those planned features include more Idols, a proper endgame, Hard mode, co-op, more music, more skills, BPM detection for uploaded songs, and much more. Suffice to say that Dead as Disco is only going to get bigger in the next year or so, as the developers clearly have a lot planned for the game. We'll keep updating this guide as more and more content is added to the game, but there's still plenty to do in this first go of its early access.

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