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Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
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 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
46 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Is This Game Trying to Kill Me? is a really unique puzzle game and honestly feels like a hidden gem. The main mechanic revolves around a game-within-a-game concept where you interact with both the cabin environment and…”
“A well-executed game, a great way to while away a few hours, between puzzles and fear. A couple of times I jumped out of my seat, but most of all I smiled, satisfied at having found that hidden clue, crucial to solving…”
“An extremely enjoyable meta escape room game. Make progress within the game inside the game to increase the options to escape the room you're stuck in. While I think some of the puzzles/riddles could have been more…”
10 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Is This Game Trying to Kill Me? is a really unique puzzle game and honestly feels like a hidden gem. The main mechanic revolves around a game-within-a-game concept where you interact with both the cabin environment and…”
“An extremely enjoyable meta escape room game. Make progress within the game inside the game to increase the options to escape the room you're stuck in. While I think some of the puzzles/riddles could have been more…”
“A short game, but incredible well made. I only used hints for a certain section I was just not interested in doing as it was less of a puzzle and more of a forced timed event I was not in the mood to do or ever signed…”
9 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Right off the bat: Good graphics, good concept, with few eureka moments. Unfortunately, this game doesn't understand that less is more, everything seems cryptic, everything seems important, and thus, nothing is since…”
“Short, but nice and very well-made game. Really liked the art style, the puzzles and overall vibe. The guy who is afraid of spiders is the best!”
“This was a good time! I dug the aesthetic and atmosphere and the puzzles held my interest. The frame story was a nice touch. The hint system treated me pretty well, which is not always the case with these sorts of…”
8 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“A touch cheesy, this escape room game is still a complete delight. Every puzzle feels novel, even when you can see the answer a few feet away. The overlay been your computer and the computer in the game is a wonderful…”
“I liked it a lot. Played it three times. The game is pretty short bu tottaly worth it on sale”
“Completed with a small brain and very little hints in under 4 hours! Incredible quality and detail for a one-shot worth the price. Support games and devs like this!”
4 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“The concept is fun and doesn't overstay it's welcome. Grab on sale, and try to escape!”
“A great game. Not too long. Absolutely worth the price.”
“Short sweet puzzle game. I enjoyed it.”
19 of the 72 reviews raise this · 19 of them still recommend the game.
“A short game, but incredible well made. I only used hints for a certain section I was just not interested in doing as it was less of a puzzle and more of a forced timed event I was not in the mood to do or ever signed…”
“Short, but nice and very well-made game. Really liked the art style, the puzzles and overall vibe. The guy who is afraid of spiders is the best!”
“This game was a fun balance of puzzle and adventure, the final boss fight was one of the coolest ideas i've seen in gaming. It only took me a few hours to play through, puzzles aren't too difficult and there are hints…”
7 of the 72 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Right off the bat: Good graphics, good concept, with few eureka moments. Unfortunately, this game doesn't understand that less is more, everything seems cryptic, everything seems important, and thus, nothing is since…”
“It is a fun little romp through a virtual escape room. Some of the puzzles are a little too obscure for their own good. I referenced online walkthroughs a few times to get 100% completion. I approached this game…”
“Nice puzzle game. Some puzzles are fun, some not so much and some are down right frustrating. All in all I had fun”
7 of the 72 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Right off the bat: Good graphics, good concept, with few eureka moments. Unfortunately, this game doesn't understand that less is more, everything seems cryptic, everything seems important, and thus, nothing is since…”
“It is a fun little romp through a virtual escape room. Some of the puzzles are a little too obscure for their own good. I referenced online walkthroughs a few times to get 100% completion. I approached this game…”
“Really good. Enjoyed it ! Only the Hide and Seek was, for me, a little frustrating cause i failed a lot there. Would love to see more games like this one.”
6 of the 72 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“The concept is fun and doesn't overstay it's welcome. Grab on sale, and try to escape!”
5 of the 72 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“A touch cheesy, this escape room game is still a complete delight. Every puzzle feels novel, even when you can see the answer a few feet away. The overlay been your computer and the computer in the game is a wonderful…”
“yes [spoiler] but the endings are a bit lackluster[/spoiler]”
Counted across 72 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Nothing quite comps to Inscryption, but Is This Game Typing To Kill Me? does scratch a similar itch. Extremely polished with an ageless visual style, this creepy escape room title offers a fun 2D/3D twist on the formula. The endings are a bit clunky, but don't let that stop you…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“A short 3-4 hour (with hints) puzzle game with a WONDERFUL set up on 2d to 3d thinking. If they had made this longer, given it a dlc or even came out with a sequel with the idea of "game puzzles="real" world puzzles", I would have hungerly bought it. My biggest and ONLY gripe is…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Really fun 'spooky meta room escape' game, would be perfect to play on Halloween. Excellent experience on SteamDeck. This is a hybrid of a first-person puzzler and a birds-eye pixelart puzzler (the game within a game). There are lots of clues and little '???' details in the…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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Latest official news
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Steam Trading Cards
We are happy to announce that Steam Trading Cards are now available for our game! In addition, patch 1.0.10 with a small number of bug fixes is also available for download. Happy New Year!
Game Release!
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? is now available! We hope you enjoy it. And thanks to everyone who supported us and left comments for the demo and prequel.
Release date announcement!
We are pleased to announce that we are planning to release Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? on November 13, 2024. You can also check out the new gameplay trailer.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Horror · Escape Room · Puzzle · First-Person · Dark · Mystery · Psychological Horror · Dark Fantasy · Retro · Exploration · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 17 |
| Official site | https://statelysnail.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 3.0 GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Video card with 2GB of VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space