Get Ready to ROCK as Dead Pets: a Punk Rock Slice of Life Releases on PC [Press Release]

This is a Press Release from last Friday that I’m only just posting NOW. Still, I love the vibes here of a punk rock band trying to make it, and I think this is definitely a game worth checking out. — Janette/PossumCoffee

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 6, 2026​ - Start the mic check, plug in your guitar, and ready your drumsticks as Akupara Games officially launches Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim today on PC! 

With unhinged mini games, a killer soundtrack, and an artstyle that absolutely fucks, Dead Pets aims to slap everyone in the face with edgy indie abundance. Navigate Gordy’s life as a 30-something year old fuck-up as her band is on the verge of a break up, and it’s up to Gordy to hold the pieces together. With rock-n-roll glory being the one thing keeping Gordy sane, she’s got to give it her all and slowly uncrease the folds of her messy, misbegotten life. 

Balance shitty jobs, performative friendships, and unfortunate lovers as you try your damnedest to make it to band practice each and every week. You’ve got to be improving, right? You’re sure to make it big someday…right? Well anyways, it’s up to you to decide Gordy’s fate so dive in, clean your dildos, your dishes, and your disastrous mess of a life for one last chance at doing what you’ve always been meant to do: ROCK!

Blending narrative insanity, management-lite systems, rhythm gameplay, and unpredictable mini-games, Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim delivers a brutally honest feminist take on adulthood. Lean into its messiness, volatility, and ludicrous humor where success is never guaranteed, stability is fleeting, and survival of the fittest? Entirely in your hands.

Gordy and her punk band, Dead Pets, haven't hit it big but they will any day now! Go to band practice, crush a diner shift, chat with friends and manage Gordy’s mess of a life. Unleash your inner demon in a feminist, slice-of-life, management-lite, minigame-heavy narrative rhythm game! 

Features:

• Killer Soundtrack: Dead Pets features an original punk rock EP performed during the game.

• Play As the Band: Embrace scorching riffs as you shred your way through rhythm-game heaven featuring crossover tracks from other Akupara favorites like Cryptmaster, Airframe Ultra, Cabernet, and many more in Jukebox Mode!

• Manage Your Choices: Every choice affects Gordy's wellbeing, the band's power, her social points, or costs her money.

• A Demon City Filled With Life: New Void City is filled with NPCs to befriend, with their own storylines.

• Minigames for Days: Including working a shift at a diner (diner dash), watering your plant Satan, and making hot dogs.

• Success is in Your Hands: It's up to you to hold the band together or let it crumble, one member at a time.

• Cartoonish Inspirations: For fans of Bojack Horseman and Tuca and Bertie. We were inspired by their colorful, surreal worlds, long-term and complicated adult friends, and zany, offbeat humor.

About Akupara Games |

Akupara Games is an indie game publisher based in Los Angeles, California. Using extensive knowledge and experience in development, they support their developers through an involved and personalized pipeline to bring games to communities of players who are looking for their next enveloping experience. Their vision is to help bring stories to life and usher in the next line of gaming classics. For more information, visit: AkuparaGames.com

About Triple Topping
Triple Topping was an indie studio based in Denmark, which focused on making games with unique stories and fun art styles. Founded in 2017 by Astrid Refstrup and Simon Stålhandske, Triple Topping released Spitkiss (2018), Ynglet (2020), and Welcome to Elk (2020). With a love of minigames, strong narratives, and feminist storytelling, Triple Topping stood for diversity, inclusion, and work-life balance.
For more information, visit: Triple Topping