SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
The End Is Nigh

The End Is Nigh overview

Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel | Jul 12, 2017 | game

Released

7players observed · 6 October 2026 - 08:58:27 UTC

ActionAdventureIndiePrecision PlatformerPlatformerSteam Store

  • Latest observed players7 · 6 October 2026 - 08:58:27 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,643
  • Units sold (VGI)169,543
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,750,644
  • Review score94% positive

The End Is Nigh dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players7 · 6 October 2026 - 08:58:27 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,643
  • Units sold (VGI)169,543
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,750,644
  • Review score94% positive
  • Total reviews3,486
  • Release dateJul 12, 2017
  • DeveloperEdmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel
  • PublisherEdmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Edmund McMillen, Tyler GlaielPublisher: Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel

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Game overview

Overview

The End Is Nigh comes from Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel and is published by Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel. It arrived on Steam on Jul 12, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The End Is Nigh's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 7 players at 6 October 2026 - 08:58:27 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,643. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 3,486 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The End Is Nigh is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core i32 GB RAMdedicated graphics card (opengl 3.0 support or higher)500 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10Intel Core i74 GB RAMnVidia 9999999999999GTX TI SLIx200500 MB available space
macOSMinimumOSX 10.10.5 YosemiteIntel Core i32 GB RAMopengl 2.1 support or higher (mid 2010 macbook / nvidia 320M or later)500 MB available space
macOSRecommendedOSX 10.12 SierraIntel Core i74 GB RAM2013 macbook pro (nvidia 750M) or later500 MB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 12.04 or higherIntel Core i32 MB RAMdedicated graphics card (opengl 3.0 support or higher)500 MB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 12.04 or higherIntel Core i74 MB RAMcouldnt think of a joke for this, just have a good graphics card if you wanna play in 4k500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The End Is Nigh has sold up to 169,543 units and has 3,300 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,750,644. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The End Is Nigh overview details

The End Is Nigh combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Just Updated The End is Nigh now includes Steam Workshop support! Check out the workshop to play a whole ton of cool, brutal, or just plain silly mods! And check out our discord if you would like to make your own! About the Game If you are reading this you are probably dead... Just kidding, you aren't dead... YET! See, in the future, everything dies... for the most part. and this is a game about just that. The End Is Nigh! -the management Gameplay: 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). Oh, also you collect video game cartridges and tumors! if that does anything for ya. Features: 600+ levels! 12+ explorable chapters! 20+ collectible and fully playable mini game cartridges! (each with their own tiny achievements!) 80+ achievements that will make you feel good about yourself 100s of collectible little squishy tumors! loads of hidden extras and endings that you will probably see someone else find before you do! and stress!

SteamPulse editorial summary

The End Is Nigh is listed as a game with $7.49 (50% off from $14.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 7 players at 6 October 2026 - 08:58:27 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,643, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe End Is Nigh
Steam App ID583470
Typegame
Release dateJul 12, 2017
DeveloperEdmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel
PublisherEdmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel
Price$7.49 (50% off from $14.99)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players7 · 6 October 2026 - 08:58:27 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1,643
Positive reviews3,265
Negative reviews221
Total reviews3,486
Positive percent94%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations3,300
Average playtime2,355 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 12, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)24 February 2026 - 23:43:24 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)6 October 2026 - 08:58:27 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)6 October 2026 - 08:58:27 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)6 October 2026 - 08:58:27 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Stage INo description
Stage IINo description
Stage IIINo description
Stage IVNo description
Stage VNo description
The EndNo description
The Arid FlatsNo description
OverflowNo description
The Wall of SorrowNo description
RetrogradeNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2017 Edmund McMillen

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/583470
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/583470/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/583470
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The End Is Nigh

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The End Is Nigh?

The End Is Nigh's latest SteamPulse observation records 7 players at 6 October 2026 - 08:58:27 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1,643 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 39 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The End Is Nigh growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 14 players; the highest observed daily value is 19 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The End Is Nigh?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (35.8%), Australia (7.5%), Brazil (7.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.3%), Brazil (8%), Australia (6.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.2%), Brazil (7.7%), Australia (6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.2%), Brazil (7.4%), China (6.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The End Is Nigh?

The End Is Nigh currently sits at 94% positive across 3,486 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 3,265 positive reviews and 221 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The End Is Nigh have?

The End Is Nigh currently has about 18K tracked Steam followers as of 19 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The End Is Nigh?

The End Is Nigh is currently listed at $7.49 on Steam. That is 50% below the usual price of $14.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 3,300, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

94% positive, 3,265 positive, 221 negative

Price and discount

$7.49 (50% off from $14.99)

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud

Achievements

106

Platform releases
  • Steam 12 July 2017
  • PlayStation 29 April 2019

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

The Blue King CollectionBundle #18716 - 23% off$80.65
The End is Nigh - SoundtrackHere lies to Original Soundtrack Recording for Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel's epic new creation, THE END IS NIGH. Your trusted musical oafs, Matthias Bossi and Jon Evans (AKA Ridiculon) have punished and pulverized all your favorite classical hits.music #666670$4.99
The End is NighBuy The End Is Nigh #150010$7.49

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: dedicated graphics card (opengl 3.0 support or higher) Storage: 500 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i7 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia 9999999999999GTX TI SLIx200 Storage: 500 MB available space

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