Crit

Martha Is Dead

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

LKA · Psychological Horror · Feb 24, 2022

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
22
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio4 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy Martha Is Dead?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 219 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 93 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k 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
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
219 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you get involved in the game and the emotional, sometimes confusing and bizarre story, it can be quite captivating and exciting.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is running on UE4 and despite of being made on an Indie budget, the visuals are stunning - partly photorealistic.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But what ties everything together and makes it complete is the soundtrack.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I played in the Italian voice as reccomended, and the voice acting was very strong from the main character, but the parents voice actors didn't live up to the same quality.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story219 reviews
Graphics74 reviews
Audio45 reviews
Characters15 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
68% still recommend
Controls
90% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
75% still recommend
Performance
59% still recommend
Optimization
59% still recommend
Crashes
38% still recommend
Bugs
66% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

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

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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