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Martha Is Dead

LKA · Wired Productions · 2022-02-24

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

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?

Martha Is Dead is an Adventure and Indie title released in 2022, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 3939 reviews).

4
playing now
79%
positive of 3.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (306 downloads)
4.02★
PlayStation Store rating (1,633 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 6h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Martha is Dead is a psychological thriller game developed by Italian studio LKA and published by Wired Productions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. On January 16, 2024, it was revealed that it would be receiving a live action film adaptation.

Trailer

Martha Is Dead trailer thumbnail

Martha is Dead - Official Trailer | Summer of Gaming 2021

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

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 6% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 79k–177k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,939 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$8.99-70%

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 28 of 55 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (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

2002026-09-14 23:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 11 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 14 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 10 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 20 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 16 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1455Mar 2022Aug 2026Mar 2022 — avg 145 · peak 455May 2022 — avg 33 · peak 94Jul 2022 — avg 25 · peak 56Sep 2022 — avg 13 · peak 36Nov 2022 — avg 20 · peak 84Jan 2023 — avg 14 · peak 41Mar 2023 — avg 11 · peak 32May 2023 — avg 13 · peak 53Jul 2023 — avg 10 · peak 27Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2023 — avg 8 · peak 31Jan 2024 — avg 9 · peak 27Mar 2024 — avg 13 · peak 44May 2024 — avg 10 · peak 36Jul 2024 — avg 9 · peak 25Sep 2024 — avg 7 · peak 25Nov 2024 — avg 8 · peak 27Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18May 2025 — avg 20 · peak 96Jul 2025 — avg 11 · peak 37Sep 2025 — avg 14 · peak 47Nov 2025 — avg 11 · peak 42Jan 2026 — avg 13 · peak 38Mar 2026 — avg 10 · peak 30May 2026 — avg 12 · peak 36Jul 2026 — avg 13 · peak 34Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 20
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$6.082022-01-112026-10-142022-01-11 — 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 $8.392026-09-16 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

319292026-06-03 — 48 pageviews2026-06-07 — 217 pageviews2026-06-11 — 54 pageviews2026-06-15 — 36 pageviews2026-06-19 — 29 pageviews2026-06-23 — 73 pageviews2026-06-27 — 46 pageviews2026-07-01 — 40 pageviews2026-07-05 — 40 pageviews2026-07-09 — 91 pageviews2026-07-13 — 50 pageviews2026-07-17 — 61 pageviews2026-07-21 — 61 pageviews2026-07-25 — 45 pageviews2026-07-29 — 50 pageviews2026-08-02 — 59 pageviews2026-08-06 — 247 pageviews2026-08-10 — 70 pageviews2026-08-14 — 69 pageviews2026-08-18 — 49 pageviews2026-08-22 — 71 pageviews2026-08-26 — 54 pageviews2026-08-30 — 76 pageviews2026-09-03 — 56 pageviews2026-09-07 — 46 pageviews2026-09-11 — 57 pageviews2026-09-15 — 37 pageviews2026-09-19 — 46 pageviews2026-09-23 — 47 pageviews2026-09-27 — 64 pageviews2026-10-01 — 62 pageviews2026-10-05 — 72 pageviews2026-10-09 — 53 pageviews2026-10-12 — 59 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2022-02-24, latest 2022-10-05 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkDramaHorrorMysteryThrillerAdventureCinematicNarrationStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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