Breath of Death VII: The Beginning

Breath of Death VII: The Beginning
Cover artwork with the title "Breath of Death VII The Beginning" at the top. Below the title are four characters: a blue-haired woman holding a scepter, a skeleton with blue armor and a sword, a red-haired man with an axe and a green-haired woman holding a gun.
Cover art that depicts the four protagonists: Sara, Dem, Erik, and Lita
Developer(s)Zeboyd Games
Publisher(s)Zeboyd Games
Platform(s)Xbox Live Arcade, Windows
ReleaseApril 22, 2010 (XBLA)
July 13, 2011 (Windows)
Genre(s)Turn-based role-playing game
Mode(s)Singleplayer

Breath of Death VII: The Beginning is an indie turn-based role-playing video game developed and published by Zeboyd Games. It was released on April 22, 2010, for Xbox Live Arcade, and on July 13, 2011, for Windows. It was later bundled with its spiritual successor, Cthulhu Saves the World, as a compilation pack. Despite the title, the game is standalone and unconnected to any other games. A parody of 16-bit Japanese role-playing games, it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which humans have gone extinct. The main character, an undead skeleton knight named Dem, is accompanied by other undead party members in a quest to stop an evil force. Breath of Death was positively received by critics, who commended its gameplay, story and low price, but also called it overly basic and generic.