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The End Is Nigh
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
47 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“this game is so peak, i love a lot edmund mcmillen games and this one is one of my favorites, it has a pretty high level of difficulty and a cool art style, as difference from other hard platformers like meat boy you…”
“Very cool game. Had this Profile Picture for the last couple of years and finally decided to play the game I snatched it from. Haven't had this much fun playing ever since I played Super Meat Boy also a few years back.…”
“Edmund McMillen is bad at making video games. Like, he sure makes them, and people enjoy them, but it's always -in spite- of all the things he consistently does wrong, the decisions he makes, his increasingly dated…”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“this game is so peak, i love a lot edmund mcmillen games and this one is one of my favorites, it has a pretty high level of difficulty and a cool art style, as difference from other hard platformers like meat boy you…”
“Very cool game. Had this Profile Picture for the last couple of years and finally decided to play the game I snatched it from. Haven't had this much fun playing ever since I played Super Meat Boy also a few years back.…”
“one of if not THE most intense, anxiety inducing and the most fun i've EVER had with a game in a while. it's so challenging in such a fun-ass way that i just can't help but keep coming back to playing it! and i wouldn't…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Very cool game. Had this Profile Picture for the last couple of years and finally decided to play the game I snatched it from. Haven't had this much fun playing ever since I played Super Meat Boy also a few years back.…”
“After Super Meat Boy, this is a great followup. I think I even like this a little bit more, but it's been so long since I played Super Meat Boy that it's hard to say. Beat the game with some secrets and a cartridge…”
“this game is really hard, but when you finally beat that one level after dying on it a few times, it feel soo good. the controls are so tight so you never feel like the game screwed you over, the environments are all…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“After Super Meat Boy, this is a great followup. I think I even like this a little bit more, but it's been so long since I played Super Meat Boy that it's hard to say. Beat the game with some secrets and a cartridge…”
“this game is really hard, but when you finally beat that one level after dying on it a few times, it feel soo good. the controls are so tight so you never feel like the game screwed you over, the environments are all…”
“The music is stellar, the gameplay fully controlled by you with that tight feeling... it's perfect! It's also really hard which suits to my tastes.”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“this game is really hard, but when you finally beat that one level after dying on it a few times, it feel soo good. the controls are so tight so you never feel like the game screwed you over, the environments are all…”
“This has to be the greatest precision platformer ever and its so underrated, this game is more fun and so much better then celeste. The challenges for getting all the collectables will either be easy or make you want to…”
“this game really hits different if youve been through what its describing with the message of it”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“This is not a bad game. In fact, I had fun for the most part. I just feel the game isn't rewarding. In other games, when you pick up all the collectibles, finish secret/bonus levels or finish the game, you get…”
“Edmund's most underrated title for sure! Ok yeah the gameplay is UNFAIR as ♥♥♥♥ and you ARE expected to die a LOT before being able to pass a few of the worlds, but WHATEVER i love this game and it's collectibles and…”
“Edmund McMillen is bad at making video games. Like, he sure makes them, and people enjoy them, but it's always -in spite- of all the things he consistently does wrong, the decisions he makes, his increasingly dated…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“This is not a bad game. In fact, I had fun for the most part. I just feel the game isn't rewarding. In other games, when you pick up all the collectibles, finish secret/bonus levels or finish the game, you get…”
“Edmund's most underrated title for sure! Ok yeah the gameplay is UNFAIR as ♥♥♥♥ and you ARE expected to die a LOT before being able to pass a few of the worlds, but WHATEVER i love this game and it's collectibles and…”
“After seeing Mewgenics, a good game, include an entire section shamelessly shilling for The End is Nigh, I discovered for the first time that it is in fact a platformer, a spiritual successor to Super Meat Boy, and in…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This is not a bad game. In fact, I had fun for the most part. I just feel the game isn't rewarding. In other games, when you pick up all the collectibles, finish secret/bonus levels or finish the game, you get…”
“After seeing Mewgenics, a good game, include an entire section shamelessly shilling for The End is Nigh, I discovered for the first time that it is in fact a platformer, a spiritual successor to Super Meat Boy, and in…”
“This is hands down one of my favorite 2D platformers so far. It just serves with a lot of tumors that you can collect, cartridges, and keys that you can unlock in certain areas. It also has some banger soundtracks (it…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Everything about this game is perfect to me. from the music to the visuals, atmosphere and gameplay - it's all beautiful. My number 1 favourite game of all time, and it has been since early 2020. This game is about a lot of things, coming from a depressing part in edmund's…”
— a player, Steam review · 317 hrs played“Edmund McMillen. You little ♥♥♥♥♥♥. I was gifted this game one Christmas by a really close person. After that, I've had this game for well over a year in my steam library, just doing the digital equivalent of catching dust. It wasn't until Mewgenics' release that I've laid eyes…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“Crazy how Edmund McMillen left team meat back in 2017 and immediately made super meat boy but better. Phenomenal game, thank you big ed”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The End is Nigh STEAM WORKSHOP Update!
Greetings TEIN fans! 2 years ago Ed and I released this game upon the world and while it ended up being a fairly niche game, the people who played it loved it and it’s had a small but dedicated commun
Mac Version + Steam Trading Cards available now!
We just finished adding Mac OSX support to The End is Nigh and also we just finished adding trading cards as well. Enjoy! ːAshhatːːcartgetːːdrybonesːːgnarledːːimcuteːːimdeadːːpokedː
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Precision Platformer · Platformer · Indie · Difficult · Great Soundtrack · Adventure · Singleplayer · 2D · Action · Pixel Graphics · Post-apocalyptic · Dark (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 106 |
| Official site | http://yourendisnigh.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: dedicated graphics card (opengl 3.0 support or higher) Storage: 500 MB available space