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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.
Near Death is a first-person, atmospheric and survival game
developed and published by Orthogonal Games.
Released on August 02nd 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 7 languages: English, French, German, Russian, Hungarian, Spanish - Spain and Spanish - Latin America.
It has received 1,026 reviews of which 934 were positive and 92 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 7.79€ on Steam.
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit OS required)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent (64-bit processor required)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 with 1GB memory (or AMD equivalent)
- Storage: 1 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: OS X 10.10
- Processor: Intel Core i5 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent (64-bit processor required)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 with 1GB memory (or AMD equivalent)
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Linux
- OS: (64-bit OS required)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent (64-bit processor required)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 with 1GB memory (or AMD equivalent)
- Storage: 1 GB available space
User reviews & Ratings
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Came back to this game after a few years and finally finished it on Condition 1, which is the hardest difficulty. Before I list my complaints, I just want to say the game is only $8, and it is an amazingly refreshing experience to have a survival game that doesn't feature supernatural creatures or angry cannibals or whatever. In that sense, I think it's worth supporting, but it's not perfect. It's extremely linear, so don't even think about exploring if you're not explicitly told to go somewhere. Also, my Condition 1 playthrough was so utterly devoid of crafting materials (it's random) that I was forced to use almost nothing at all aside from kerosene for the heater and blowtorch. A tank of kerosene seems to last less than 30 freaking seconds on this difficulty, and you can freeze to death in sealed rooms, so make sure you've finished the game at least once before trying... it sucks. The dialogue isn't always believable. The teletype message you see in the preview images above looks nice and professional, but rest assured that all communication from that point on will quickly deteriorate into things like pop culture references and cracking wise about the fact that our dear protagonist just had a near-lethal drop. From a collapsing bridge. Into a huge pile of snow. In an Antarctic blizzard. I have an extremely hard time believing the pilot is in a truly life-threatening situation when she's bringing up The Shining and saying things like "I just took a flight. Without a plane." WOW! SO FUNNY! Can someone tell me why we're wasting the limited resources left on site at an abandoned, decommissioned facility for bad jokes instead of critical communication? If none of these things are deal breakers for you, it might be worth playing at least once, if only to see a survival game that can be atmospheric and unsettling without supernatural creatures and jumpscares.
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A fantastic short-ish game (around 3 hours for a first playthrough) where there are no monsters, no jump scares, no shooting, just you against the unforgiving environment of Antarctica. With cold constantly bearing down on you and resources running low, you need to think and act fast to finish a set of objectives and leave the place. The game is quite well balanced. My first playthrough was on hard; here cold affects relatively fast, resources are scarce and you cannot afford many mistakes. A single wrong turn out in the cold can cost you your life. When crafting items you need to consider tradeoffs and not expend scarce resources on relatively useless items. On Condition 1 (the hardest skill setting) you rely on your experience from the first playthrough to act as fast as possible and craft only what you absolutely must (such as better clothing and wiring kits for a few specific spots like the garage). Items that you might have overlooked on easier skill settings (such as rope and light poles) suddenly become essential. On easy (which I took a quick look at to get one last achievement related to light poles) resources are so abundant that you rarely need to consider tradeoffs, and cold affects you only very slowly, rendering your portable heater almost useless. Anyway, the game is pretty cheap and has replay value, so get it if you enjoy a fair challenge. Just be adviced that you get little rest in Near Death, so if you're one of those who like to take their time to explore at their own pace, this game definitely isn't for you.
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The OG South of the Circle. I honestly wasn't expecting the game to be so immersive but it was very neat and well thought out.
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Pretty good game ! It reminded me of The Long Dark a bit, I liked the ambiance a lot. I wish there was a little bit more to the story but for a short experience, that was pretty neat ! Also, I feel that the normal difficulty was quite easy tho, I recommend playing at least on hard difficulty if you want some challenge.
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Surprisingly nifty little game. Movement is a bit awkward, but it looks halfway decent, the story is compelling, and the survival mechanics are actually rather thrilling, which I think can be chalked up to the excellent environmental design. My recommendation is to avoid the higher difficulties unless you play a second time to get those achievements; on the hardest difficulty, the random resources are scarce enough that you can just get shafted out of being able to craft essential items, and the timer for freezing in the cold is so short that it not only becomes frustrating, but inadvertently removes all tension by turning the game from a survival horror into a reload-until-successful-athon, which isn't very scary at all. On normal, I didn't die at all (though I certainly could have at some moments), but I was on edge the whole time. On condition 1, I was just mildly annoyed half the time. Still, pretty good, bite-sized game. Highly recommend!
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Near Death is currently priced at 7.79€ on Steam.
Near Death is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 7.79€ on Steam.
Near Death received 934 positive votes out of a total of 1,026 achieving a rating of 8.59.
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Near Death was developed and published by Orthogonal Games.
Near Death is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Near Death is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Near Death is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Near Death is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for Near Death. Explore additional content available for Near Death on Steam.
Near Death does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Near Death does not support Steam Remote Play.
Near Death is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Orthogonal Games
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Orthogonal Games
Release
02 Aug 2016
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