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The End Is Nigh

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.

Released Jul 12, 2017 Developer Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Precision PlatformerPlatformerIndieDifficultGreat Soundtrack
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

93.5%positive3,092 reviews
Recommended · 57 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

20playing at last check
3724-hour peak
1,643all-time peak
0 250 500 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 289 avg · Jul 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

106achievements
6.8%median completion
0.7%rarest: Iron God!
67.5% of players 52.1% of players 44.6% of players 40.4% of players 31.2% of players 30.0% of players 29.0% of players 28.7% of players 25.7% of players 25.6% of players 25.1% of players 23.4% of players 22.2% of players 20.7% of players 18.1% of players 17.6% of players 17.6% of players 16.9% of players 16.6% of players 16.1% of players 15.9% of players 15.3% of players 15.1% of players 14.5% of players 14.3% of players 13.9% of players 13.4% of players 13.1% of players 13.0% of players 12.8% of players 12.4% of players 12.4% of players 12.4% of players 12.0% of players 11.0% of players 10.9% of players 10.6% of players 10.3% of players 10.1% of players 9.6% of players 9.3% of players 8.5% of players 8.1% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 7.9% of players 7.9% of players 7.7% of players 7.4% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 6.3% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 67.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
67.5%The End — Complete The End
52.1%The Arid Flats — Complete The Arid Flats
44.6%Stage I — Collect 50 Tumors
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Iron God! — Hidden achievement
0.8%DEAD GOD! — Do it all!
0.8%Iron Pixels! — Hidden achievement

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 24, 2019
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

Aug 15, 2017
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 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsPrecision Platformer · Platformer · Indie · Difficult · Great Soundtrack · Adventure · Singleplayer · 2D · Action · Pixel Graphics · Post-apocalyptic · Dark (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements106
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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