Martha is Dead

 PC
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 67 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 67
  3. Negative: 12 out of 67

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  1. Nightmare_L
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Walk around boring environments, listen to boring exposition about a boring story, do boring Mario Party mini-games involving "shocking" gore, repeat for 6-7 hours until the game ends without actually explaining anything and telling you to make up your own ending before showing you murder yourself in first person. Oh yeah it's also beyond buggy and runs like garbage.

    This game seems to only be made to make money on controversy instead of actually being good. It's not even a horror game, there is no scares or tension or anything.    … Expand
  2. BruisedRomantic
    Mar 2, 2022
    3
    Buggy & boring! not worth the money. Crashed about 10 times, can't skip dialogue which believe me you'll wanna when you've had to restart a section for the millionth time because its broke, not scary just puts in some body horror,even that isn't interesting enough to buy this just watch a playthrough wish i hadn't wasted my money or time on it.
  3. ri825170
    Apr 18, 2022
    0
    I am sorry to say this because the developer is Italian like me and I would have liked to support them, but I can't understand how this game is classified as "masterpiecce" or "Beautiful Gameplay".

    Once, when I was young, I was forced to stare at the drying cement for an afternoon and that experience was way less boring than this game. The only disturbing part of this game is that    I am sorry to say this because the developer is Italian like me and I would have liked to support them, but I can't understand how this game is classified as "masterpiecce" or "Beautiful Gameplay".

    Once, when I was young, I was forced to stare at the drying cement for an afternoon and that experience was way less boring than this game. The only disturbing part of this game is that Microsoft denied my request of refund.

    Is basically nothing. You buy and download 10gb of nothing.

    Remember, that someone can give you this game as gift....and this is the real horror.    … Expand
  4. Steff86
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Same as their last game The Town Of Light this is just awful! This studio has no place in the games industry
  5. downliner
    Mar 24, 2022
    4
    This game is boring as hell and like all visual novels that claim to be games like Everyone's Gone to the Rapture you will be disappointed.

    This game feels more like a tutorial in how to operate a 30's era Camera than an actual horror. Yes they hyped it with the WW2 Germany theme and the "graphic depictions of violence" but it really doesn't carry any water. With products like this    This game is boring as hell and like all visual novels that claim to be games like Everyone's Gone to the Rapture you will be disappointed.

    This game feels more like a tutorial in how to operate a 30's era Camera than an actual horror. Yes they hyped it with the WW2 Germany theme and the "graphic depictions of violence" but it really doesn't carry any water.

    With products like this there really should be another category that defines a Game with a Visual Novel because while it does look also photo realistic the premise is very boring.

    Anyone who ever played Everybody's Gone to the Rapture you'll know what i'm talking about as that too got rave reviews from critics and turned out to be a very slow moving (literally as the walking pace was slowed down to accommodate the graphics) visual novel with very little going on past you walking to places and listening to soundbites of people who used to live there.

    If you are a Camera enthusiast you'll love the game just for that. If you are looking for a psychological horror that has you on the edge of your seat this isn't for you.

    Personally I don't really see how this is a game and more of a movie where you occasionally do stuff just to make it look like you can do something interactive.

    Hollywood would call this art. I would call it an attempt by a Game Developer that would much prefer to be a Movie Director.    … Expand
  6. kaczan3
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    A cringy non-game about how chicks are the biggest victims of war or whatever. They keep talking about how wonderful they are and I couldn't even finish it.
  7. greatdocbrown
    Aug 15, 2022
    1
    One of the most disappointing adventures I've been on in a long time. Incredibly short experience that felt like an entire half was missing. Last section felt like a quick way to end it.
  8. watchm824
    Nov 17, 2022
    4
    Maybe this game has a good storyline and atmosphere. It's hard to draw a conclusion because the game is unplayable. Mediocre graphics. But terrible brakes on a fairly strong computer. I played Cyberpunk comfortably on ultra settings. But this game slowed me down terribly on medium settings.

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 31
  3. Negative: 3 out of 31
  1. Adventure Gamers
    Jul 1, 2022
    30
    Despite a promising hook and a convincing immersion into 1940s Italy, Martha Is Dead caters to a tiny audience willing to put up with disturbing themes, game-crashing bugs, and little sense of adventure.
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  2. Impulsegamer
    Apr 25, 2022
    70
    Martha is Dead, despite struggling to hold my attention at times, is a well crafted game, with incredibly detailed visuals and models, an interesting cast of characters, and an unsettling but highly intriguing story to tell. If you're a fan of psychological thrillers and horrors, then Martha is Dead will undoubtedly be your cup of tea.
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  3. GameSpace
    Apr 13, 2022
    60
    Shocking content aside, Martha is Dead is a traditional walking simulator and it's no stretch to say that the movement is on prepared rails.
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