Martha Is Dead
LKA · 2022 · Psychological Horror, Psychological, Story Rich, Female Protagonist, Horror
PC
Mostly Positive79% · 2,65873Metacritic
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About Martha Is Dead
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Uncover the mystery of your twin sister's murder in 1944 Tuscany while navigating trauma, folklore, and the horrors of war closing in around you. This psychologically gripping Italian-language thriller blends reality with superstition through photography, tarot, puppet theatre sequences, and a hauntingly atmospheric setting inspired by true history.
Martha Is Dead is a dark first-person psychological thriller, set in 1944 Italy, that blurs the lines between reality, superstition and the tragedy of war.As conflict intensifies between German and Allied forces, the desecrated body of a woman is found drowned… Martha! Martha is dead, and her twin sister Giulia, the young daughter of a German soldier, must alone deal with the acute trauma of loss and the fallout from her murder. The hunt for the truth is shrouded by mysterious folklore and the extreme horror of war that draws ever closer. What will prevail?
From the creator of The Town of LightThe second game from LKA, the award-winning developer of “The Town of Light” and specialists in reality-based narrative games focused on tough subjects. Deep and dark multi-layered narrativeMartha Is Dead is an exploration of loss, relationships, and the psychological undertones of a dark period of history through the eyes of a young woman who seeks the truth, but who also has secrets of her own to hide. Explore a detailed recreation of the Italian countrysideFreely explore the breathtakingly realised Tuscany countryside on foot, by boat, or by bike. Grounded in reality, Martha Is Dead’s setting and historical context are inspired by real facts and places that have been faithfully reconstructed in true LKA fashion. Play with dollsPlay with numerous marionette sequences in the puppet theatre to remember repressed memories. Mixing folklore with superstitionUnlock symbols and use tarot cards to unveil new aspects of the game and summon the spirit of The Lady.
A backdrop of War Collect newspapers, and telegrams and listen to the radio to keep updated on what is occurring in the world during the war. Virtual photographic greatnessTake pictures for the sheer pleasure of doing so, and also to progress through the story and discover more about the game world. A simulator will guide you through 1940s photography, where you’ll be able to develop your actual photos through a fully working in-game darkroom! Authentic Italian music of the eraImmerse yourself in a deeply evocative and atmospheric soundtrack containing underwater music specialists Between Music and their Aquasonic project; The Town of Light composer Aseptic Void and his moody yet spinetingling tones; and held together in true vintage style featuring reimagined versions of classic tracks including Schubert's Ave Maria, O Bella Ciao, with original tracks written and sung by Francesca Messina, AKA 90s disco star, Femina Ridens.
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Unashamedly authentic voice acting in ItalianThe first Indie game to launch using the native Italian language as the default setting – for full immersion into the story and the characters.From the creator of The Town of LightThe second game from LKA, the award-winning developer of “The Town of Light” and specialists in reality-based narrative games focused on tough subjects. Deep and dark multi-layered narrativeMartha Is Dead is an exploration of loss, relationships, and the psychological undertones of a dark period of history through the eyes of a young woman who seeks the truth, but who also has secrets of her own to hide. Explore a detailed recreation of the Italian countrysideFreely explore the breathtakingly realised Tuscany countryside on foot, by boat, or by bike. Grounded in reality, Martha Is Dead’s setting and historical context are inspired by real facts and places that have been faithfully reconstructed in true LKA fashion. Play with dollsPlay with numerous marionette sequences in the puppet theatre to remember repressed memories. Mixing folklore with superstitionUnlock symbols and use tarot cards to unveil new aspects of the game and summon the spirit of The Lady.
A backdrop of War Collect newspapers, and telegrams and listen to the radio to keep updated on what is occurring in the world during the war. Virtual photographic greatnessTake pictures for the sheer pleasure of doing so, and also to progress through the story and discover more about the game world. A simulator will guide you through 1940s photography, where you’ll be able to develop your actual photos through a fully working in-game darkroom! Authentic Italian music of the eraImmerse yourself in a deeply evocative and atmospheric soundtrack containing underwater music specialists Between Music and their Aquasonic project; The Town of Light composer Aseptic Void and his moody yet spinetingling tones; and held together in true vintage style featuring reimagined versions of classic tracks including Schubert's Ave Maria, O Bella Ciao, with original tracks written and sung by Francesca Messina, AKA 90s disco star, Femina Ridens.
What Steam players say
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The story was good in my oppinion, it gets dark and seems to be for the more mentally matured audience. The game mechanics where good. The amount of issues with the camera randomly just going somewhere else is a problem. There's the war looming over on the background untill a certain point. Your perspective might change during the story. The game looks beautiful. Controller works but i'd prefer K&M. There's a bug with a few interactible papers that made me unable to back out off. You wont be able to skip anything with the use of a button (be mindful of this when you want to buy it) If you can look past these bugs without getting to frustrated by them, dont mind slow pased games to enjoy it and CAN handle the TRIGGERS that you are being warned about (graphical/mental/acts/suicides/etc) and you like to play Psychological-horror games, then this might be for you to experience. One tip: if your gpu usage is to high and you dont know why, its the game.. Just turn the fps to 30 trust me it helps strangely enough. (ive been playing this on ultra 4k at 30fps instead of low at uncapped due to the gpu issue in this game) Overal the game could use some polishing at those …2 found this helpful
Lovely vintage photography simulator with the odd cutting peoples faces off in between
game nya tolol anjing, ga optimized.. stuttering jitter kalau abis cutscene fps drop ke 1digit bjirrr wkwkwkwk.., terutama cutscene juliantod abis di entod lato fps drop parah.. game tolol!! well story nya ga seram but creepy spooky dan misterius
Very beautiful game, clearly a lot of love went into making it, very slow paced, and a lot of narration. The narration of the story (the writing showing on the screen and Giulia reading it) is not my favorite way of presenting it; I think that's poor storytelling. I also think some excessive focus went into some mechanics, like photography. The game insists in telling you how photography is in real life, and how it simplified it for the game. Like, OK, I get it, this is a game, I realize it's more complicated IRL. I encountered but minor bugs, not an issue to me, really. Recommending it on sale, if you like story-driven experiences.
Honestly going in to this after Dry Downing i'm starting to suspect my mental capacity. This game gets dark. Fast. The Graphics, the Story, the Soundtrack are all masterstrokes but the gameplay is where this one is sorely lacking in some respects. Developing Pictures is fun the first few times but by the 8th or 9th time i'd just like a Quality of Life add-on button that's just *DING-DONE!* I got bored doing this. The Morse Code bit was genuinely interesting but is a barrier for i'd presume a large swathe of players who've never encountered it or have any idea. --- ... --- quite frankly for a lot of people (IYKYK). Martha is Dead was an interesting premise, a solid story, definitely one for the more mature gamer but has barriers to entry that will be offputting. If you want to challenge yourself, struggle, and feel like crying out of a combination of sadness and frustration this is the game for you!
5/10 I don't recommend
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