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The End Is Nigh

Edmund McMillen · 2017-07-12

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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.

The End Is Nigh is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2017, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 3499 reviews).

8
playing now
94%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (48 ratings)
4.61★
PlayStation Store rating (131 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 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.

Trailer

The End Is Nigh trailer thumbnail

The End is Nigh - Gameplay Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 8 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 8% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 87k–210k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,499 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 5 of 9 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

3232026-09-15 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 13 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 8 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 16 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 23 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 16 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 14 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 13 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 14 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 12 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 26 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 13 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 25 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 13 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 24 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 10 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2890Jun 2017Aug 2026Jun 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Sep 2017 — avg 38 · peak 112Dec 2017 — avg 48 · peak 142Mar 2018 — avg 14 · peak 36Jun 2018 — avg 21 · peak 87Sep 2018 — avg 9 · peak 23Dec 2018 — avg 15 · peak 40Mar 2019 — avg 7 · peak 22Jun 2019 — avg 13 · peak 41Sep 2019 — avg 7 · peak 18Dec 2019 — avg 14 · peak 34Mar 2020 — avg 15 · peak 48Jun 2020 — avg 12 · peak 42Sep 2020 — avg 9 · peak 27Dec 2020 — avg 14 · peak 42Mar 2021 — avg 12 · peak 31Jun 2021 — avg 14 · peak 51Sep 2021 — avg 8 · peak 19Dec 2021 — avg 13 · peak 36Mar 2022 — avg 14 · peak 71Jun 2022 — avg 11 · peak 24Sep 2022 — avg 7 · peak 18Dec 2022 — avg 12 · peak 35Mar 2023 — avg 10 · peak 31Jun 2023 — avg 10 · peak 32Sep 2023 — avg 8 · peak 21Dec 2023 — avg 14 · peak 37Mar 2024 — avg 10 · peak 26Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 20Sep 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Dec 2024 — avg 14 · peak 47Mar 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20Jun 2025 — avg 9 · peak 31Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2025 — avg 11 · peak 29Mar 2026 — avg 33 · peak 109Jun 2026 — avg 18 · peak 55Aug 2026 — avg 13 · peak 34
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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).

Attention

138492026-06-01 — 86 pageviews2026-06-05 — 92 pageviews2026-06-09 — 75 pageviews2026-06-13 — 64 pageviews2026-06-17 — 74 pageviews2026-06-21 — 63 pageviews2026-06-25 — 71 pageviews2026-06-29 — 109 pageviews2026-07-03 — 85 pageviews2026-07-07 — 90 pageviews2026-07-11 — 91 pageviews2026-07-15 — 95 pageviews2026-07-19 — 79 pageviews2026-07-23 — 82 pageviews2026-07-27 — 83 pageviews2026-07-31 — 68 pageviews2026-08-04 — 70 pageviews2026-08-08 — 89 pageviews2026-08-12 — 87 pageviews2026-08-16 — 66 pageviews2026-08-20 — 90 pageviews2026-08-24 — 77 pageviews2026-08-28 — 66 pageviews2026-09-01 — 93 pageviews2026-09-05 — 69 pageviews2026-09-09 — 85 pageviews2026-09-13 — 94 pageviews2026-09-17 — 90 pageviews2026-09-21 — 79 pageviews2026-09-25 — 91 pageviews2026-09-29 — 88 pageviews2026-10-03 — 112 pageviews2026-10-07 — 138 pageviews2026-10-11 — 93 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-07-12 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DDarkFunnyIndieMemesActionAdventureDifficultPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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