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Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? Preface

Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? Preface

This is a small free prequel to the Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?. An old cabin deep in the dense forest, a strange computer, and a game that's trying to kill you!

Released May 16, 2024 Developer Stately Snail Platforms Windows Escape RoomHorrorAction-AdventureExplorationAtmospheric
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-18.

98.2%positive217 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I can't remember if I beat this one or the demo for the first game (haven't played since the Oct 2024 Next Fest), but I got stuck in one of them and stopped playing and the other I actually thought was neat. Stream when I played it (Live thoughts): (I plan to upload it in the…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

7achievements
78.2%median completion
55.1%rarest: Bombs
91.3% of players 86.2% of players 82.1% of players 78.2% of players 78.2% of players 74.7% of players 55.1% of players 91.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.3%First Step — Go deeper into the dungeon.
86.2%Spikes — Die from spikes.
82.1%Fourth Wall — Break the fourth wall.
Rarest badges of honor
55.1%Bombs — Die from a bomb explosion.
74.7%THE END — Complete the game.
78.2%Mushroomer — Grow mushrooms.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsEscape Room · Horror · Action-Adventure · Exploration · Atmospheric · Dark · Mystery · Puzzle · Investigation · Pixel Graphics · First-Person · Dark Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
ControllerFull support
Achievements7
Official sitehttps://statelysnail.com/itgttkm
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 3.0 GHz Graphics: Video card with 2GB of VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space