Platforms
- PCJul 12, 20178.5playscore8.413 Critics9.31.94K Players
- PlayStation 4Apr 30, 2019NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.176 Players
- Nintendo SwitchDec 12, 20177.9playscore8.211 Critics7.641 Players
23 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- The hundreds of stages provide a ton of devilishly difficult yet delightful gameplay, the setting is interesting enough to keep me going through the gauntlet, and that signature McMillan aesthetic runs all throughout the adventure. There’s a lot to like in The End is Nigh, just try not to throw the Switch around when the game gets super tough. Someone could get hurt.
Jason Fanelli · Dec 22, 2017 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - The End Is Nigh is a simple but brilliant platformer. It doesn’t want to be your friend and it doesn’t care if it offends you. However, its tough love will certainly draw out your platforming potential if given a little perseverance. Everything looks and plays great regardless of your screen preference and with so many secrets to uncover it’s also excellent value for money. Just bear in mind that The End Is Nigh is probably not one for the kiddies…
Darren Palma · Dec 18, 2017 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - There’s no doubt about it - The End Is Nigh delivers excellent platforming. It’s a manageable challenge from start to finish, and a game that becomes more and more enjoyable as you slowly adapt to its seemingly unforgiving design. At the same time you’ll never feel completely unstoppable like you would in other notable platform titles. It keeps you on your toes from start to finish and has a balance few other games associated with this genre manage to achieve.
Liam Doolan · Dec 12, 2017 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - In the end, The End is Nigh is one of the premiere indie gems on Nintendo Switch. Difficulty and rewards issues aside, this one’s immensely replayable, hilarious, and genuinely well designed in both sound, visuals, and gameplay.
William Murphy · Dec 04, 2017 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - It’s a great feeling when you come to a stage and say “how in the world…” and then beat it a few minutes (and several dozen deaths) later. Personally, I love this game to death even if it does feel like beating my head against the wall sometimes.
Zachary Miller · Dec 04, 2017 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Impressive effort with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash.
Nic Rowen · Jul 30, 2017 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Edmund McMillen's newest platformer is one of the most difficult and frustrating you'll play -- but also one of the most enjoyable.
glados131 · Jul 24, 2017 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Despite making players run the same levels multiple times, The End Is Nigh is a worthy successor to Super Meat Boy. It offers the same ludicrously hard and satisfying approach to level design and spices it up with some substantial changes.
Suriel Vazquez · Jul 21, 2017 Reviewed on PC - Anyone who enjoyed Super Meat Boy is likely to have a good time with The End is Nigh. Both games are very similar, with the latter being a somewhat more mature and thought-provoking platformer. Ed McMillen knows how to make his games hard and addictive and that has not changed here. Sometimes the unrelenting challenge can lead to fatigue, yet at the same time that sensation of being worn out and battered is extremely fitting considering the portentous atmosphere in the later sections.
Albert Lichi · Feb 03, 2018 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Even with these teeny flaws, The End is Nigh is a brilliant platformer for gamers who love a challenge. It's dark with an engaging melancholy atmosphere, doesn't hold your hand, and all-over entertaining as you figure out the best way not to die.
Emily Sowden · Dec 19, 2017 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review
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Community Reviews
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where the player takes control over Ash, one of few "things" that have "survived" the "end of the world". Follow Ash as he flops his way through a future of pain and suffering. Feel his stress levels rise as you throw him into an endless swarm of decaying, mutant animal-like creatures and help aid his final epic quest... to simply make a friend (out of pieces of people he finds along his journey).
Developer: Edmund McMillen