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The End Is Nigh

Edmund McMillen · 2017-07-12

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 12, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 12, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 14, 2017 (Mac), Apr 30, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Jul 12, 2017 (Linux)

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

6
playing now
94%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (48 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

The End Is Nigh is a platform action-adventure video game developed by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel. It was released on July 12, 2017 on Microsoft Windows via Steam. Ports of the game were released on August 15, 2017, on macOS, December 12, 2017, for Linux and Nintendo Switch and on April 30, 2019, for PlayStation 4. The game has been described as a spiritual successor to McMillen's Super Meat Boy.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 295 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~37/week).
  • · Review velocity up 84% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 10,970 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 87k–209k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,487 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2020-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 6 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
898920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2052026-08-11 18:00 — 20 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 14 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 14 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 14 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 20 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 13 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 18 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 18 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 15 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-29 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002017-06-152026-07-092017-06-15 — best price $13.492017-09-30 — best price $9.992017-11-01 — best price $14.992017-11-30 — best price $7.492018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-06-21 — best price $5.992018-10-29 — best price $14.992018-11-21 — best price $5.992019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-06-26 — best price $4.942019-09-12 — best price $14.992019-10-26 — best price $14.992019-11-26 — best price $3.742020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-09-25 — best price $7.492020-11-02 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $3.742021-01-25 — best price $14.992021-06-24 — best price $2.992021-11-01 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $2.992022-03-24 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $2.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-06-19 — best price $10.042023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $2.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $3.742025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-10-01 — best price $4.642025-12-19 — best price $4.942026-03-03 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $4.642026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
67.6%
earned "The End"
12.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,6321%106
PS4 (PlayStation)49518%48
Switch (Nintendo)800%0

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

Player tags

2DDarkFunnyIndieMemesActionAdventureDifficultPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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