Is End The World free?

Yes — End The World is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Is End The World Steam Deck compatible?

Mostly. Valve rates End The World Playable on Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual tweaking — a community controller layout, or zooming in on small text.

Can I play End The World on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of End The World. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Is End The World multiplayer?

No — Steam lists End The World as single-player only.

Is End The World on PC Game Pass?

No — End The World is not on PC Game Pass right now.

End The World

Name: End The World
Brand: SimpleShutIn Productions
Availability: InStock

SimpleShutIn Productions · June 17, 2024 · Adventure, Casual, Interactive Fiction, Puzzle, Dark Fantasy

End The World is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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8 user reviews88% · 8

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End The World price

End The World is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About End The World

✦ AI summary

Play as multiple characters in the Kingdom of Ionis seeking revenge and redemption through a dark, story-driven adventure powered by a minimalist two-button interface and era-authentic retro aesthetics. This narrative-focused game explores themes of love, hatred, and apocalypse with pitch-perfect chiptune music and layered storytelling about sacrifice and the search for meaning at the edge of oblivion.

Bring the End of the World in this story-driven retro title about love and hate, light and dark, and all the ways everything could end in a snap. Play as multiple characters as you traverse the Kingdom of Ionis trying to put an end to tyranny by any means possible.

Keep Your Promise

You are a priest of the Kingdom of Ionis – the beacon of light in the world – and you have been pushed over the edge. The end of the world is at your fingertips, but there is one who must pay by your hands before the world blinks out of existence. Be consumed by this retro adventure game about romance, heartbreak, and death.

Burn In Oblivion

Engage with this dark, layered story using a two-button interface just like with the first handheld games of the 1990s. With pitch-perfect music that captures the darkest games of the era, End the World will bring you to the edge of oblivion in the search for a reason to keep holding on for every single moment!

Lose yourself in the pain, the romance, and the thirst for revenge, all in the name of ending the world!

Don't forget to check out another unforgettable gaming experience from SimpleShutIn Productions!

End The World — game info

Platforms: Windows
Steam Deck: Playable
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 9, 2024

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8 found this helpful

Not recommended Dec 4, 2024

"End The World" is a very badly made 2D retro pixel JRPG-looking VN heavy "adventure" game of deplorably low quality, fixed resolution, hideous monochrome graphics... do game developers not understand that gaming is a visual medium? You deserve better. This features really godawful, lazy pixelcrap "art" instead of real graphics. It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter. What matters is that this looks bad because of that decision, and that's a major deterrent to gamers. Games like Terraria and Stardew Valley succeeded [i]despite[/i] the bad graphics, not because of them. Not every "free" game really is. There's often MTX, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, or any other number of things that could mislead gamers, but in this case I'm glad to say this really does appear to be a fully free game. Nothing demonstrates a developers belief in themselves and their work than giving it away without any remuneration. This is a service to themselves, and the gaming industry, and should be applauded. Of course, just beca…

3 found this helpful

Recommended Jul 23, 2024

Very weird game. 10/10

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