The gameplay of Martha is Dead is all played from the first-person perspective. There is a pretty big twist early on that I will not spoil, but bone chilling is the best way to describe it.

Play with numerous marionette sequences in the puppet theater to recall repressed memories.That alone sounds great, but this game has such a dark and disturbing twist due to Giulia’s family and her experience of the great war.

The setting and historical context of Martha Is Dead is reality based and inspired by real facts and locations, faithfully reconstructed in true LKA fashion.

Explore a detailed recreation of the Italian countrysideĮxplore the stunningly landscaped Tuscan countryside on foot, by boat or by bike.

Martha Is Dead is an exploration of loss, relationships and the psychological undertones of a dark period in history through the eyes of a young woman searching for the truth but with secrets of her own to hide. The second game from LKA, the award-winning developer of The Town of Light and specialist in reality-based narrative games, focused on difficult themes. The first indie game to launch with native Italian language as the default setting for full story and character immersion.

Outrageously authentic voice acting in Italian.

The hunt for the truth is shrouded in mysterious folklore and the extreme horrors of the war that draws near. As the conflict between German and Allied forces intensifies, 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 cope alone with the acute trauma of the loss and the aftermath of her murder. 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.

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