The game deals with themes from identity to wartime atrocities and quite literally everything in between. Martha has all of that and quite a bit more. This is a well-worn horror trope at this point and all the earmarks are here: Unreliable narrator, spooky nighttime walks, using lighters as flashlights, and having explicit/vivid nightmares or hallucinations. The story sees you taking the role of one of the sisters after a tragedy and trying to uncover the real story of what has happened. Set in 1944’s Italian countryside, Martha Is Dead is a walking sim/psychological horror game with some minor supernatural elements. Just know that should you decide to play it yourself. Suffice it to say that the warnings are on both ends of this game for good reason. Similarly, as a reviewer, there are some things I just cannot cover here because I cannot cause our readers distress or discomfort while reading a video game review.

“The story of Martha Is Dead and its featured characters are a work of fiction, the game contains potentially uncomfortable scenes and covers topics that may distress some players” are the first words you see after starting a new game of Martha Is Dead.

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