Jeffrey Matulef
EurogamerThe End is Nigh review
Published 7/19/2017
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PS4 / Linux / PC / Mac / Switch - 7/12/2017
The End Is Nigh
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where the player takes control of 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 creatures and help aid his final epic quest... to simply make a friend.
- Developer
- Tyler Glaiel, Edmund McMillen
- Publisher
- Tyler Glaiel, Nicalis, Inc., Edmund McMillen
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