Martha is Dead

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  • Summary: Martha Is Dead is a dark first-person psychological thriller, set in 1944 Italy, that blurs the lines between reality, superstition and the tragedy of war.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. COGconnected
    Feb 25, 2022
    82
    Martha Is Dead offers a narrative that’s provocative, intense, dark, and emotional. And yes, it’s not for the faint of heart. It’s plenty gory. Given that it takes place during WWII the story doesn’t seem out of place either. It pulls you in right away, keeps its intensity and pace, and holds your attention until the very end. The sound and graphical design really fit with the overall vibe and atmosphere of the game. Sure, it’s not perfect, but most of the issues aren’t game breaking. Martha Is Dead is riveting and if you’re a fan of psychological thrillers you won’t want to miss it.
  2. App Trigger
    Mar 9, 2022
    80
    Even though the game itself looks stunning and sounds beautiful, the movement mechanics are eye-twitchingly slow and there is a game crashing checkpoint bug. While not as disturbing as people claim, the story of Martha is Dead is a punch in the gut for sure.
  3. PLAY
    Apr 1, 2022
    80
    Its bleak nature means it’s not for everyone. Those who do play, however, will find a unique depiction of subject matters not often explored in games. [Issue#13, p.87]
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  4. Games.cz
    Feb 28, 2022
    70
    Martha Is Dead tells a wicked, confusing and thrilling story of death and plot twists. It’s a short psychological experience, visually stunning but maybe closer to an interactive movie than a true videogame.
  5. PSX Brasil
    May 7, 2022
    70
    Martha is Dead is a horror game that had everything to hold the player's attention. Although the story is really strong, there is a very slow pace, which ends up causing exhaustion before even halfway through the game.
  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    60
    A lack of trust in the narrator leads to a slightly unsatisfying finale. But the journey, which is exceptionally graphically hilarious, is the destination in this case. Apart from the interactive passages, I felt more like I was in a slow-building film. Furthermore, built on "go and fetch" types of tasks. Apart from playing with the camera and certain passages, the player is mostly a passive observer of the story. [Issue#318]
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  7. Gaming Nexus
    Mar 1, 2022
    55
    Martha is Dead had all the right ideas, touching upon themes of loss, war, and personal identity in a meaningful way in a horror game. It unfortunately failed to deliver on an experience that cohesively weaved together those great ideas, along with a slew of technical and performance issues.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 5 out of 15
  1. Harley329
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Very cool style of horror game. Love the atmosphere and the story. Kept me wanting to play more
  2. Dake_wo_miteru
    Jun 6, 2022
    10
    I would call it a very weird and even a bad game. It left me disappointed and frustrated. But aftera month or so I can call it a brilliantI would call it a very weird and even a bad game. It left me disappointed and frustrated. But aftera month or so I can call it a brilliant piece of art about mental illness, just like Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice. It looks very good, it has interesting characters and story. Half of the time I really enjoyed it. But... There were weird and illogical plot twists. There were plot lines that meant nothing for it's story. Game had some disgusting violent scenes, but when some real violence happened and I would except you see it, it was off screen... There was a mini-game that was absolutely boring, meaningless and long. It was the worst part for me. And the ending... Khm... It was visually absolutely stunning, but it left me fully frustrated. As I said, it was sometimes a good experience, but as a whole - disappointing. But I keep thinking about it. And as my disappointment is loosing it's sharpness, I begin to understand all those "bad" decisions. They make total sense and are done to illustrate mental illness. Next part of my review will be full of spoilers as I want to explain some elements of the game and why they aren't bad as I thought at first. SPOILERS

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    First of all, violence. There are disgusting scenes, but most of them are happening in protagonist's mind only. And real violence that I would except to see is hidden. That's how our brain works, it tries to hide really painful and traumatic experience from us. Especially when person is I'll, he (she) can fully wipe it. Then, dollhouse mini-game. It was just awful. Boring, very long, without any sense. But. I realize now it was the only way for protagonist to "understand" what happened, to put it in order. She doesn't know what really happened, just like us. She is in the same position as we as players. Dollhouse, magical plot lines are made to show how her brain works, how hard is to put on order pretty simple things she saw by herself. How it's hard to catch up with reality. And the ending that gives literally zero answers and makes us to decide what happened is brilliant. It left me frustrated. Just like heroine was. She doesn't know what happened and she has to choose any option and to believe on it just to make her world more safe, structured. Once again, it's a weird and a bad game. But it gave me the feelings that protagonist was feeling, and it deserves some respect. I really want to thank devteam for that.    … Expand
  4. misslety
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    An excellent game. I've been missing a REAL horror game. The amount of detail is out of this world. Congrats to the developers, better thanAn excellent game. I've been missing a REAL horror game. The amount of detail is out of this world. Congrats to the developers, better than the most big developers we see. We should give an aplause for them!… Expand
  5. Badgerryan27
    Oct 16, 2022
    7
    Good game. I really did love the setting of this game along with it being set in a open area where you can freely roam the house, farm andGood game. I really did love the setting of this game along with it being set in a open area where you can freely roam the house, farm and woods. The story was very fascinating especially when it got towards the end. I did have some bug problems though.… Expand
  6. GretchenGrinch4
    Aug 14, 2022
    5
    seems as though they've fixed the launch issue bugs. nothing too special, some trippy scenes here and there, a few bloody scenes more forseems as though they've fixed the launch issue bugs. nothing too special, some trippy scenes here and there, a few bloody scenes more for shock value than content. the stories pretty meh. it's the avg psych horror walking sim.… Expand
  7. heringer
    Mar 2, 2022
    5
    We have a great game and problem here, the game are a excellente history, are envolvent, intrigant and creep. Each little time that we spendWe have a great game and problem here, the game are a excellente history, are envolvent, intrigant and creep. Each little time that we spend on the game more we want to know what happend with Martha.
    The tension stay high some times, even in the morning so prepare for some scares.
    But... on ps5 the game just dosen't work, all the time screen freeze, if you are running and change the scenario freeze, if interact with something very quickly, freeze too, all the time somehing wrong happens.
    The game are great I really wanted give something like 7 but on ps5 is impossible, if you'll play in another console, justo go and enjoy.    … Expand
  8. Inquisidor44
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Version con censurita
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    Sus usuarios son
    Unos bebes que solo juegan fortnite
    Este estudio ligado a microsoft
    Demuestra que la ps5
    Tiene impotencia Jaja     … Expand

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