Wanted: Dead

Players control Hannah Stone, a cyborg who has a life sentence commuted when she agrees to join an elite team that performs high-risk missions for the police. It combines hack and slash gameplay with that of third-person shooters. Players have access to a variety of weapons, including guns, swords, and grenade launchers. Players can do combos that involve both a sword and pistol.

There are also cutscenes, some of which are done in anime style, and minigames, such as quick time events and elements of rhythm games. When players die, they restart the level via a checkpoint system. While progressing through the story, players can customize Stone via a skill tree.

Developer Soleil is based in Japan. The Valhalla Game Studios team was merged with Soleil during the game's development. Valhalla was known for developing Devil's Third, published by Nintendo for WiiU. 110 Industries published Wanted: Dead for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on February 14, 2023. Publisher 110 Industries is headquartered in Switzerland.

Wanted: Dead received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.

GamesRadar said it has "trashy charm" and attempts to "subvert genre norms", but they felt it to be "bogged down by low production values, imbalance, and repetition". PC Gamer called it an "intentionally messy throwback" to the PlayStation 3 era. Though they felt it is "too janky" for mainstream gamers, they said a niche audience may enjoy it. Rock Paper Shotgun called it "a frustrating mess in almost every regard" and said it "doesn't know what it wants to be".