Near Death

Buy91%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Orthogonal Games · First-Person · Aug 2, 2016

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$7.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
18
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles0 of 7

Should I buy Near Death?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 128 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
128 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game gives you specific objectives to do this which I enjoy over a more sandbox approach.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I feel that a great part of the reason was the intense ending that only feels stronger at higher difficulties.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game took me 3 hours to finish on normal difficulty and felt good for the length.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Also, I would say that the sound design is excellent in the howling wind, knowing when a building is unsecure, the rare bits of music, and especially the main character talking to herself.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics ran mostly fine, with some significant lag spikes in areas, with my radeon mesa drivers.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Linux version is native and runs pretty well on a 1050 Ti and Arch.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay128 reviews
Story91 reviews
Difficulty80 reviews
Audio34 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Linux compatibility7 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
100% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
94% still recommend
Bugs
83% still recommend
Crashes
88% still recommend
Controls
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$7.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $7.99