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Near Death

91% positive of 1,012 Steam reviews

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Released
2016
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by Orthogonal Games.

About the game

Stranded at an abandoned Antarctic research base with no hope of rescue, you must battle a deadly blizzard in a desperate fight to find your way home.

Tagged by players

  • Snow
  • Soundtrack
  • Walking Simulator
  • Survival
  • Short
  • Female Protagonist
  • Survival Horror
  • First-Person
  • Dark
  • Open World
  • Action-Adventure
  • Exploration

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What players say

  • Recommended
    A cracking little survival experience that punches well above its weight. I grabbed Near Death during a Steam sale and was hooked almost instantly. The music, the ambience, the sheer brutality of the cold; if you’ve got your brightness and contrast set up properly, you’re in for an absolute treat. From getting disoriented in white‑out blizzards to sprinting for the nearest building just to claw back a bit of warmth,…

    3.6 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Short but very enjoyable. Not many games that scratch that long dark itch.

    3.6 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    The game is interesting in that you really feel like it's a constant battle with the cold and resources. Survival is hard and brutal and the place you're at doesn't care for your existance. The game does a good job with visuals and audio. My problem with the game is length and lack of real replayability. For $15, I feel like that's a bit high of a price for this game. Further, the game doesn't seem to like you going…

    3.2 h played when written. 47 found it helpful.

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