Martha Is Dead
Skip · Narrative · 2022
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 35, under the fair line, at $29.99.
- Length
- 6.2h
- Value
- $4.84/hr
- Reviews
- 79% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, Nvidia GTX 670 or AMD R9 270X, 30 GB of storage. Windows only.
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
The lowest price on record is $7.49, set in April 2026. It has been discounted 28 times in the 5 years tracked here, typically at 55 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 46 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 98 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 66 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Town of Light ($18.99, scores 40) beats it on value, while it beats The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me ($39.99, scores 3).
2 of the 300 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written September 2025 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 54 percent of the 269 reviews written there were positive, against 79 percent overall, and those are 10 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
84% start to 4% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
9 players online when we last checked, on Sep 29, 20:48 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
A slow paced horror/drama. Pros: Visually looks good. Good voice acting. Cool photography mechanic. Cons: Frame drops and constant stuttering/hiccups ruin the immersion. If you love cryptic, ambiguous psychological horror and don't mind a story that forces you to piece together reality vs. psychosis and if you can tolerate bad optimization give it a try. 6/10
Martha is not dead! She will live in our hearts forever. Dear LKA, if you're reading this, just know that I absolutely adore you guys. Thank you for making such deep awesome games!!! Story. Just like the first game, we follow a young girl's tragic and deeply moving journey. It all starts when we find Martha's body, and from there, the plot keeps throwing crazy twists at you all the way to the credits. Gameplay. Now...
(Played half of it offline, actual play time is 5.1 hours when reaching the end) Hmmmm... Ultimately, I found this to be a muddled experience overall that tipped the scale into the negative because it has issues I think could have been easily avoided. I typically prefer to just NOT review a game, rather than negatively review it, but some games, that frustrate me through it's design, compels me to. On paper, it...
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Cite this score
Martha Is Dead scores 35/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/515960/martha-is-deadReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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