THE HIERARCHY OF POWER IN ESPORTS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.
DEATH STANDING is now officially an ESPORT.
INTRODUCING: THE GRAND STAND.
Climb the Single-Player ladder in CALMMAXXING mode, finish with a CRADLE RANK within the TOP 3 at the end of the season and get paid a cut of the game's Steam revenue.
THE PRIZEPOOL
🥇 1st place: 5% of Eligible Net Revenue
🥈 2nd place: 3% of Eligible Net Revenue
🥉 3rd place: 2% of Eligible Net Revenue
"Eligible Net Revenue" is what Steam actually pays out for this period, after their cut, refunds, and chargebacks.
If the game earns 1 billion dollars, that means the first place winner gets 50 MILLION DOLLARS. That's potentially the biggest ESPORT prize EVER!
GABEN was overseen TREMBLING on his YACHT.
SEASON ZERO started with the launch of the game on 05.06.2026.
and ends 23:59 UTC on 10.31.2026.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
You need to finish in the top 200 of the CALMMAXXING, Single-Player ladder by the end of the season just to be considered. Top 3 of verified submissions get paid.
Every submitted record needs a continuous, unedited video of the full attempt, showing: your hand on a physical mouse, cursor visible on screen, the whole run start to finish, no touchpad use, etc.
As this is the first season, STANDLESS runs are allowed for now, i.e. you do not need to play while standing irl.
You get 7 days to submit your run once the season ends.
Submission details, including the official submission form and required materials, will be published on the DEATH STANDING website and in-game ahead of each season's end.
FULL RULES
👉 https://deathstanding.pages.dev/#esports