Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel have done it again. The End Is Nigh is a new masterpiece, a statement of how to create videogame. It hooks the player and makes you an addict of this wicked platform game.

The End is Nigh is a complete success. Not only does it bring back memories of Super Meat Boy but it also speaks a new language. Outrageous replay value, precise controls and impressive level design deliver a new platforming masterpiece from McMillen and Glaiel.

A frustratingly difficult game that I couldn’t get enough of. [10/2017, p.59]

If you couldn’t get enough of Super Meat Boy and have spent the past seven years fiending for more punishing platformers, than The End of Nigh is something you should immediately inject into your veins. If you are usually iffy on super-challenging platformers, but curious if this is the one that will turn you around, keep on walking.

This game will not become the new Super Meat Boy, but it is an excellent hardcore platformer you will love through hate.

The End is Nigh ultra precise platform challenges will make you throw you controller at the wall with frustration. Still, you will return to its charismatic, intelligent and well designed world in a masochistic loop that reminds us of its elder brother: Super Meat Boy.

It is, as a whole, smart stuff, and a refreshing new direction for McMillen's brand of twitch platforming. [Issue#310, p.118]