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Near Death
Stranded at an abandoned Antarctic research base with no hope of rescue, you must battle a deadly blizzard in a desperate fight to find your way home.
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Very Positive (931) - 91% of the 931 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Aug 2, 2016
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Publisher:
Orthogonal Games

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Reviews

“It's a cleverly-built survival game without stats, narrowly focused on surviving the worst weather on planet Earth.”
Kotaku

“It’s a tense, lean, and tightly paced exercise in endurance, and one of my favorite games of the year.”
The Verge

“The mechanics are spot-on, and the game ramps up its difficulty in a ladder that scales with the growing intensity of the snowstorm outside, slowly allowing you to accumulate various skills, upgrades, and tactics in the process. Near Death succeeds at creating a taut and fulfilling experience.”
Gamasutra

About This Game

After your plane crash-lands in Antarctica, you find yourself stranded and alone at an abandoned research facility in the midst of a deadly blizzard. Plunged into utter darkness, temperatures 100 degrees below zero, and conditions far too harsh to allow for rescue, you must explore Sutro Station and and use the tools at your disposal in hopes of escaping and finding your way home.

Not a survival game, but instead a game about surviving, Near Death pits you against an incredibly cruel opponent: Antarctica. Never more than a few minutes from freezing to death in the darkness of polar night, you must reclaim the station from the elements and fight for your life in a terrifying environment that’s more like another planet than the world you know.

Features



  • A fully explorable Antarctic research station with seamless open world navigation over an unforgiving landscape.
  • Unique gameplay and innovative player tools suited to the harsh realities of a frigid, dark continent. Mark your way with light trails in zero-visibility storms, melt frozen obstacles to explore the base in search of much-needed supplies, create pockets of warmth with a personal heater, and more.
  • A dynamic weather system that utilizes snow, wind, temperature, and lighting to create a multitude of Antarctic conditions ranging from blinding whiteouts to brief moments of calm.
  • A real-time temperature simulation that freezes and thaws the environment room by room based on exposure to the elements, building layouts, the base’s power system, and your own ability to establish safe areas with makeshift repairs.
  • Discoverable blueprints and upgrades that enhance your capabilities and increase your ability to withstand the cold.
  • An original score of haunting ambient music that amplifies the isolation of Sutro Station.

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit OS required)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent (64-bit processor required)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 with 1GB memory (or AMD equivalent)
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: OS X 10.10
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent (64-bit processor required)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 with 1GB memory (or AMD equivalent)
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Recommended:
      Minimum:
      • OS: (64-bit OS required)
      • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent (64-bit processor required)
      • Memory: 4 GB RAM
      • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 with 1GB memory (or AMD equivalent)
      • Storage: 1 GB available space
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