Martha is Dead

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

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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: 12 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 28
  3. Negative: 5 out of 28
  1. MondoXbox
    Feb 24, 2022
    95
    Martha is Dead is unique. A rare pearl in the gaming landscape, dealing with tough issues and immerses us in a raw and real World War II Tuscany, painting a horror story that is truer than ever. It is not for everyone, and if you are overly emotional it is definitely not for you, but if you love authorial and story-driven games, it's absolutely recommended.
  2. IGN Portugal
    Mar 15, 2022
    80
    Martha Is Dead proves that an independent studio has the ability to develop a video game with the same graphics as a AAA with an excellent detail line. This is an intense journey while Giulia navigates through the topic of mental health, putting everything in perspective during an extremely heavy psychological drama. Martha Is Dead is not a game for those looking for a horror experience focused on jump scares, massacres or horror/spiritual activities; nor is it for those who want to see a finite outcome. Martha Is Dead requires an open mind, a strong stomach and a mighty power of reflection.
  3. SomosXbox
    Apr 24, 2022
    75
    Martha is Dead is a walking simulator with touches of psychological horror that manages to turn its most controversial section into an element capable of enhancing what it intends to show, although there are times when it unnecessarily overdoes it. Although it has a somewhat clumsy gameplay and a deficient technical section, the story of Giulia is worth living.
  4. Metro GameCentral
    Mar 4, 2022
    70
    A highly original, dark gothic thriller whose lack of compromises will restrict its audience but are hard not to admire.
  5. BaziCenter
    Mar 3, 2022
    60
    Martha is Dead is far from what I thought It’d be, and even though it begins strong, things start to fall short and end in total disappointment.
  6. Game Informer
    Feb 25, 2022
    60
    LKA made the best recreation of an Italian setting I’ve ever seen in a game and I wanted nothing more than to enjoy it. However, LKA’s love of Italy is the only warmth I felt in Martha is Dead. The rest left me feeling as cold as Giulia’s dead sister.
  7. WellPlayed
    Feb 24, 2022
    30
    Martha Is Dead fails to deliver any meaningful semblance of the story it wants to tell and ends up being nothing more than a colossal and tedious disappointment.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. 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! Congrats!… Expand
  2. tzooo1
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    Great game, with very strong images, it's not for children, but very well designed with a really engaging atmosphere.
  4. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  5. FabricioNery
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    Great game, with very strong images, it's not for children, but very well designed with a really engaging atmosphere.
  6. truenorman
    Mar 24, 2022
    8
    Un juego de terror psicológico con una historia intrigante y escenas bien fuertecitas, aunque en general bastante tranquilo. Buenos gráficos,Un juego de terror psicológico con una historia intrigante y escenas bien fuertecitas, aunque en general bastante tranquilo. Buenos gráficos, genial ambientación de la Italia de los años 1940's, aunque con algunos puzzles algo complicados de más que ralentizan el ritmo de juego.… Expand
  7. Jt0429
    Feb 26, 2022
    6
    Good-
    The narrative's premise and the story it sets up is one of the most inriguing I have played in years. The setting feels really    Good-
    The narrative's premise and the story it sets up is one of the most inriguing I have played in years. The setting feels really authentic and immerses me in it's world. The game looks really really good. One of the best looking indie horror games that I have seen in years.

    Bad-
    The gameplay feels very clunky. There are weird moments in the game and sections that just are not fun or scary and feel pointless. It feels so slow-paced even for an atmospheric horror game. I am waiting for the game to pick up the pace but it never seems too.

    Thoughts-
    Martha Is Dead has a lot going for it, but it often gets in its own way. The narrative premise is unique and makes its distinct elements work together surprisingly well, but it’s pacing might very well turn you away if you don’t have the patience (or inclination) to stick with it. The setting is beautiful and lovingly crafted, but actually playing the game often feels like a chore for one reason or the other. There are some good ideas here that deserved to be in a better game, but as it stands right now, Martha is Dead is a frustrating experience that fails to do justice to those ideas.    … Expand
  8. Rvvage
    Aug 20, 2022
    1
    Je m'attendais a un jeu horreur, au final je me retrouve avec un jeu de marche de simulation avec une enigme au telegraphe totalement absurdeJe m'attendais a un jeu horreur, au final je me retrouve avec un jeu de marche de simulation avec une enigme au telegraphe totalement absurde et inutile.… Expand

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