---
title: "DEAD OF THE BRAIN ~Shiryou no Sakebi~"
description: "First part of the Nightmare Collection with Marine Philt and Dead of the Brain 2.  A survival horror adventure game. You take the role of a young man named Kohl"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/91/102891.jpg"
---

# DEAD OF THE BRAIN ~Shiryou no Sakebi~

![DEAD OF THE BRAIN ~Shiryou no Sakebi~](https://t.vndb.org/cv/91/102891.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** DEAD OF THE BRAIN ～死霊の叫び～

**Aliases:** デッド・オブ・ザ・ブレイン, デッドオブザブレイン

**Developer:** Fairytale

**Release date:** May 20, 1992

**Platform:** FMT, MSX, P98, PCE, X68

**Language:** English, French, Japanese, Spanish

**Rating:** 6.3/10 (92 votes)

## Description
First part of the Nightmare Collection with [Marine Philt](https://vndb.org/v8961) and [Dead of the Brain 2](https://vndb.org/v6037).

A survival horror adventure game. You take the role of a young man named Kohl who must survive a nightmarish zombie infestation thanks in no small part to his old friend Doctor Cooger. When facing the zombie enemies a timer will come up and you will have a limited amount of time to figure out how to get rid of them before they get you.

[From [Gamespot](http://www.gamespot.com/users/Panzer_Zwei/blog?page=2)]

## Characters
### Cole (コール)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Birthday:** 3 May
- **Hair:** Blond, Short, Slicked Back
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult, Muscular
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Clothes:** Jacket, T-shirt
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Personality:** Ore
- **Role:** Boyfriend, Friend, Popular
- **Engages in:** Justifiable Homicide, Investigation, Infidelity, Mercy Killing
- **Subject of:** Injury, Survival, Attempted Homicide

### Cooger Hamilton (クーガー・ハミルトン)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Birthday:** 25 February
- **Hair:** White, Shoulder-length, Balding
- **Body:** Pale, Old
- **Clothes:** Glasses, Necktie, Shirt, Lab Coat
- **Items:** Katana, Handgun
- **Role:** Friend, Scientist
- **Subject of:** Homicide
- **Engages in:** Genetic Research, Not Sexually Involved

### Kiel (キール)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, No Bangs, Slicked Back
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Necktie, Shirt, T-shirt, Formal Shirt, Holster
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Personality:** Pretending
- **Role:** Police, Coworker
- **Engages in:** Murder, Not Sexually Involved, Betrayal, Theft, Drugging
- **Subject of:** Homicide, Coercion, Completely Unavoidable Death
- **Eyes:** Hosome, Sanpaku Eyes

### Richard Grease (リチャード・グリス)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Aliases:** Ghoul, グール
- **Hair:** Blond, Short, No Bangs, Slicked Back
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Personality:** Pretending, Misanthrope
- **Role:** Scientist, Police, Cyborg
- **Engages in:** Murder, Genetic Research, Not Sexually Involved, Betrayal, Attempted Murder
- **Subject of:** Homicide
- **Clothes:** Police Officer Uniform

### Sheila (シーラ)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Birthday:** 4 December
- **Hair:** Blond, Long, Straight, Spiky Bangs, Sidehair
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult, Makeup
- **Eyes:** Amber, Tareme
- **Role:** Girlfriend, Friend, Zombie
- **Clothes:** Blouse, Ribbon Tie
- **Subject of:** Survival, Being Drugged, Attempted Homicide

### Cathy (キャッシー)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blond, Spiky Bangs, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Amber, Tareme
- **Clothes:** Jacket, Blouse
- **Engages in:** Self-sacrifice
- **Role:** Not a Virgin

### Kane (ケイン)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Straight
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Jacket, Shirt
- **Items:** Submachine Gun
- **Subject of:** Homicide, Human Subject Research
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Nose (ノーズ)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Bald
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult, Muscular
- **Clothes:** T-shirt, Vest, Dog Tags
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Personality:** Ore
- **Engages in:** Self-sacrifice, Not Sexually Involved
- **Subject of:** Homicide

### Ray (レイ)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Wavy, Short
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** T-shirt
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Personality:** Ore, Rude
- **Subject of:** Homicide
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved
- **Role:** Ex-boyfriend

### Sally (サリー)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Long, Wavy, Curtained, Parted in Middle
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult, Makeup
- **Clothes:** Glasses, Blouse
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Subject of:** Homicide
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Jack Keithman (ジャック・キースマン)
A police officer from the 16th precinct that happens to be responding to a noise complaint coming from Cooger's house.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Wavy, Short, Moustache
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Role:** Police, Zombie
- **Subject of:** Death, Resurrection
- **Engages in:** Investigation, Not Sexually Involved
- **Clothes:** Police Officer Uniform
- **Personality:** Watashi

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://twitter.com/erogearealive/status/2073685692924792852)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **1992-05-20**: DEAD OF THE BRAIN ~Shiryou no Sakebi~ 3.5-inch Edition - [Official website](http://fandc.co.jp/catalog/pc/207), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=4619)
- **1992-05-20**: DEAD OF THE BRAIN ~Shiryou no Sakebi~ 5-inch Edition
- **1992-07-17**: Dead of the Brain ~Shiryou no Sakebi~ - [Official website](http://fandc.co.jp/catalog/pc/207), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=4619)
- **1992-07**: Dead of the Brain ~Shiryou no Sakebi~ - [Official website](http://fandc.co.jp/catalog/pc/207)
- **1993-02-26**: Dead of the Brain ~Shiryou no Sakebi~ - [Official website](https://fandc.co.jp/catalog/pc/207)
- **1999-06-03**: Dead of the Brain 1 & 2 - [Official website](http://fandc.co.jp/catalog/consumer/336), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=35449)
- **TBA**: DEAD OF THE BRAIN ~Shiryou no Sakebi~ - [Official website](https://twitter.com/erogearealive/status/2073685692924792852)

### English
- **2019-05-18**: Dead of the Brain ~Day of the Living Dead~ - [Patreon post](https://www.patreon.com/posts/26959241)
- **2020-06-30**: Dead of the Brain ~Day of the Living Dead~ - [Official website](https://www.msx.org/downloads/dead-of-the-brain-english-patch)
- **2023-10-31**: Dead of the Brain ~Cry of the Dead~ - [Official website](https://gbatemp.net/download/dead-of-the-brain-cry-of-the-dead-pc-98-english-patch.38296/)
- **2023-10-31**: Dead of the Brain - [Official website](https://github.com/dshadoff/PCE_xlate_DeadoftheBrain)
- **TBA**: Dead of the Brain ~Cry of the Dead~
- **TBA**: Dead of the Brain ~Cry of the Dead~
- **TBA**: DEAD OF THE BRAIN ~Shiryou no Sakebi~ - [Official website](https://twitter.com/erogearealive/status/2073685692924792852)

### Spanish
- **2020-07-02**: Dead of the Brain ~Day of the Living Dead~ - [Official website](https://www.msx.org/downloads/dead-of-the-brain-spanish-patch)

### French
- **2023-10-31**: Dead of the Brain - [Official website](https://github.com/dshadoff/PCE_xlate_DeadoftheBrain)

## Tags
Horror, Sexual Content, ADV, Gore, Interactive Adventure Game, Modern Day United States of America, Zombie, Survival Focus, Framed GUI, Softcore, Single Ending, Short Sexual Scenes, Protagonist with a Face, Adult Protagonist, Pixel Art, Low Sexual Content, Zombie Apocalypse, Thriller, Lip Sync, Bloody Scenes, Shooter Game, Point-and-Click Adventure Game, Fast Mini-games, Body Horror, Timed Choices, Game Over, Infidelity, Hotel, Genetic Research, Laboratory, Jump Scares, Male Protagonist, Slasher, Science Fiction, Cyborg Hero

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