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Martha Is Dead cover art

Martha Is Dead

LKA · Wired Productions · 2022-02-24

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 24, 2022 (Xbox One), Feb 24, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Feb 24, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 24, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 24, 2022 (PlayStation 4)

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

4
playing now
79%
positive of 3.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 6h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

As conflict intensifies between German and Allied forces, the desecrated body of a woman is found drowned… Martha! Martha is dead, and her twin sister Giulia, the young daughter of a German soldier, must alone deal with the acute trauma of loss and the fallout from her murder. The hunt for the truth is shrouded by mysterious folklore and the extreme horror of war that draws ever closer.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 304 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~38/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 78k–176k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,915 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.39-72%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Fanatical (2024-10-31) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 32 of 57 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
41641620222026Week of 2022-02-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2522026-08-11 18:00 — 15 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 9 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 9 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 25 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 13 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 9 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 10 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$5.992022-01-112026-08-262022-01-11 — best price $29.992022-02-26 — best price $26.992022-03-31 — best price $29.992022-05-17 — best price $26.882022-06-14 — best price $23.892022-07-29 — best price $26.962022-09-06 — best price $29.992022-11-01 — best price $29.992022-11-29 — best price $29.992023-01-06 — best price $22.042023-02-16 — best price $29.992023-04-28 — best price $19.992023-05-18 — best price $17.992023-07-04 — best price $29.992023-08-03 — best price $29.992023-10-27 — best price $12.372023-11-29 — best price $29.992024-01-19 — best price $16.492024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-04-29 — best price $22.492024-06-19 — best price $14.992024-08-13 — best price $14.392024-09-25 — best price $14.392024-11-02 — best price $22.042024-12-20 — best price $9.002025-02-05 — best price $11.992025-04-14 — best price $29.992025-06-18 — best price $11.092025-08-16 — best price $22.042025-10-28 — best price $6.302026-02-04 — best price $8.092026-04-03 — best price $8.392026-06-17 — best price $8.392026-08-26 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
84.1%
earned "The Emperor"
37.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Polish, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)2,69144%23
Steam (Steam)2,45114%22
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,59917%22
PS4 (PlayStation)91546%23

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkDramaHorrorMysteryThrillerAdventureCinematicNarrationStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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