Game2016

Move or Die

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Developer Xelu, Those Awesome Guys

Move or Die is a multiplayer party platformer indie game developed by Romanian indie studio Those Awesome Guys. Move or Die was released on Microsoft Windows on 21 January 2016 and was released on PlayStation 4 on 5 March 2019. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

144 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

63
Fresh

85 positive · 51 negative
95% range 54–70%

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Steam reviews85510
Bluesky *106
Mastodon *001

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Very Positive
3,997 of 4,762 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

64% recommend · 94 yes, 52 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 146 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (20,776 of 23,304 positive).

Players enjoy the chaotic, fast-paced party gameplay with friends. [1][2][3] Many reviewers report frequent crashes and bugs making the game unplayable. [4][5][6] Some players criticize the grind to unlock content and dead online servers. [7][8][9]

Liked
  • Fun, chaotic party game with friends. [1][3][10]
  • Quick matches and easy to learn. [2]
  • Large variety of modes and free skins. [11]
  • Great for chilling and lazy gaming. [12]
Disliked
  • Frequent crashes and bugs make it unplayable. [4][5][6]
  • Dead online servers with high ping. [8][6]
  • Grindy unlock system for content. [7][9]
  • Poor performance on modern PCs. [4]
Representative posts
  • [7]Steam user Steam user …6017Steam review · Dec 27, 2025 · Not recommended

    Move or die is party game that could be so much better but was ultimately mishandled by the developers and in this Review I recommend against the game in its current state. :3 Unlike most party games move or die for some unholy reason requires that you must grind the hell out of the game to unlock the fun. Every game you play you can level up by playing rounds and if you earn enough points you will win, you can also …

  • [4]Steam user Steam user …1021Steam review · Oct 6, 2025 · Not recommended

    This game runs SO poorly on a modern PC. HUGE amount of game crashing bugs. Literally every other game crashes. Absolutely unplayable. At this stage, AVOID+++++

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …6716Steam review · Jan 13, 2026 · Recommended

    If you want to ruin friendship this is the game. most lobbies have high ping for no reason but even when thats the case, its so fun.

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …5104Steam review · Sep 25, 2026 · Recommended

    Quick matches and plenty of mayhem, it’s easy to learn, and the minigames make everything really fun, on offer the price is very reasonable, so it’s well worth picking up on Steam.

  • [3]Steam user Steam user …1981Steam review · Mar 20, 2026 · Recommended

    Great party game online or in person, loads of fast paced fun

Summarised from 32 of the 153 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

Move or Die sits at 63% positive across 136 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?

Critics, per Wikipedia

On review aggregator Metacritic, Move or Die has received "generally favorable" reviews. Hardcore Gamer scored the game 4.5 out of 5, praising its simplicity and multiplayer gameplay, calling it "quite possibly one of the best party games on Steam".

From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.

Reactions

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  • Jaidlyn @jaidlyn.wakeupbuttons.comBluesky · Jun 8, 2025

    Thanks for tuning in for the mystery game tournament at FGC Colosseum! Had fun putting it together for our contestants. The games we played were: Footsies Divekick Subscribe and Punch! Combo Babies Rounds Move or Die Stick Fight: The Game Nidhogg All available on steam, each for less than $15!

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  • Steam user Steam user …6017Steam reviews · Dec 27, 2025 · 122 h played

    Move or die is party game that could be so much better but was ultimately mishandled by the developers and in this Review I recommend against the game in its current state. :3 Unlike most party games move or die for some unholy reason requires that you must grind the hell out of the game to unlock the fun. Every game you play you can level up by playing rounds and if you earn enough points you will win, you can also change how many points is needed to win a game. When you complete a game you…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1687Steam reviews · Jun 19, 2025 · 1 h played

    Nobody will read my review, so i'll just say i'm gay

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  • Steam user Steam user …9926Steam reviews · Sep 30, 2025 · 1 h played

    pretty cool game got it on sale unfortunately i have no friends

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  • Werepuppy Creations | Artist | Vtuber @werepuppy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2025

    Happy Move or Die day! The day my ex used that game as a tongue in cheek joke to pretend she was in danger and needed to 'escape' me. Happy 1 year anniversary of being free of that manipulative lying sack of shit. I'm much happier without her sabotaging my life.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2343Steam reviews · Apr 25, 2026 · 69 h played

    i didn't move. i died. 10/10 best game!

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  • Steam user Steam user …7363Steam reviews · Apr 12, 2026 · 2 h played

    ♥♥♥♥ you james for making me buy this in 2018 and not playing wiht me ♥♥♥♥ you

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  • Steam user Steam user …0305Steam reviews · May 2, 2026 · 3 h played

    the game is dead, there's barely any online servers to play in. and if there are, you're gonna have to deal with almost +1000 Ping :(

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  • Steam user Steam user …6716Steam reviews · Jan 13, 2026 · 39 h played

    If you want to ruin friendship this is the game. most lobbies have high ping for no reason but even when thats the case, its so fun.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7251Steam reviews · Nov 7, 2025 · 12 h played

    Look, the game itself is great. In fact, I would be giving this game a upstanding review right now if I was on PlayStation. But instead, I'm on Steam. So here's my new review. I have this game on PlayStation and from the get go there are hundreds of characters, all trails, game modes, and mutators are unlocked and ready to go. And when new stuff was added? You already owned it. You just get to play the game with everything and I like that because, well, it’s a party game. I just wanna play…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1021Steam reviews · Oct 6, 2025 · 1 h played

    This game runs SO poorly on a modern PC. HUGE amount of game crashing bugs. Literally every other game crashes. Absolutely unplayable. At this stage, AVOID+++++

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  • The Voice Artist’s Spotlight @voiceactors.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    Announcer @prozdishere.bsky.social Video Game: Move or Die Year: 2016 SungWon Cho was the announcer for Those Awesome Guys' party game which was originally released for PC and later PS4 and Nintendo Switch. #MoveorDie

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  • Steam user Steam user …5793Steam reviews · Aug 2, 2025 · 3 h played

    where's all the friend to play with?

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  • Steam user Steam user …7210Steam reviews · Feb 16, 2025 · 1 h played

    Cool fast paced fun with friends, when you can play it, because the game crashes contantly :(

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  • Steam user Steam user …5104Steam reviews · Sep 25, 2026 · 49 h played

    Quick matches and plenty of mayhem, it’s easy to learn, and the minigames make everything really fun, on offer the price is very reasonable, so it’s well worth picking up on Steam.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7402Steam reviews · Feb 27, 2026 · 26 h played

    I've dedicated my free time only to play this game. I loved it. I've never been more annoying-ass tryhard in any other game. I'm level +100. I've almost got every achievement. Now it's unplayable: crashes, lag mid-game, etc. The game even tells you "sorry, you're experiencing a bug and we haven't fixed yet :(". Almost no one can play it anymore, all servers are completely dead. Please update your game, it's been ages.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8488Steam reviews · Oct 31, 2025 · 5 h played

    This game crashes so often I cannot even join a game with friends or an online match.. it used to be only like one game mode that always crashed but I tried restarting 3 times and I literally cannot join any lobby my friend makes... Obviously do not recommend

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  • Steam user Steam user …4692Steam reviews · Oct 7, 2025 · 2 h played

    i moved and died

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  • Steam user Steam user …4531Steam reviews · Sep 17, 2026 · 3 h played

    After the recent update the game is crashing 4 time out of 5 launches. It became impossible to play =(

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  • Steam user Steam user …2013Steam reviews · Aug 12, 2026 · 5 h played

    The game is crashing so much

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  • Steam user Steam user …7853Steam reviews · May 10, 2026 · 1 h played

    windows defender popped up while playing. this ♥♥♥♥ is malware

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  • Steam user Steam user …5224Steam reviews · Jan 5, 2026 · 16 h played

    Really a great game, but it's worse than Crash Bash when it comes to unlocking all of the minigames.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2399Steam reviews · Dec 4, 2025 · 71 h played

    I remember playing the game in the old state and having so much fun, too bad the servers now won't even work half the time and even if they do, the game is still a buggy mess :/

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  • Steam user Steam user …5490Steam reviews · Oct 24, 2025 · 704 h played

    I have more than 1k hours total played, always with 3 friends. Game is incredible for chilling, blazing and lazy gaming <3

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  • Steam user Steam user …9731Steam reviews · Jul 3, 2025 · 2 h played

    PEAK GAME. 10/10.

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  • Werepuppy Creations | Artist | Vtuber @werepuppy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    Fun fact: I call it Move or Die day, because she had scheduled to stream the game Move or Die on the day she left, as her way of making it more dramatic than it actually was. She left along with all her belongings while I was food shopping for her. I even bought extra of her favourite cereal.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9530Steam reviews · Jul 19, 2026 · 2 h played

    really really good game, the RNG elements mean you dont need superb skill

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  • Steam user Steam user …6617Steam reviews · Dec 13, 2025 · 1 h played

    Absolultely horrible to play. The controller support is very unreliable, the game doesn't quit correctly, jumping only sometimes works. If I had bought it recently, I would have instantly refunded it. I would strongly advise against playing this.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0901Steam reviews · Dec 9, 2025 · 5 h played

    Terrible game crashes every 10 mins dont recommend its on sale for a reason its terrible

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  • Steam user Steam user …9798Steam reviews · Jul 3, 2025 · 2 h played

    "What happens when you combine every party game ever created... together? That... would be pretty stupid." - cool deep announcer voice, so it must be a good game

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  • Steam user Steam user …2751Steam reviews · Jan 31, 2025 · 33 h played

    If you have 3 friends and you are not afraid that they will stop playing with you after you have taunted them, then go ahead and take this game. A really large number of modes as well as other possibilities and a lot of skins (they are free). -The only minus is sometimes a problem with connecting to a good server.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5861Steam reviews · Sep 7, 2026 · 5 h played

    when playing this game make sure to keep moving or you will die

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  • Steam user Steam user …6169Steam reviews · Apr 15, 2026 · 3 h played

    HATE THIS ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ GAME, TRYING TO PLAY, 1HS TO PLAY IN A LOBBY WITH HACKERS ON THIS FCK ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

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  • Steam user Steam user …8306Steam reviews · Mar 21, 2026 · 9 h played

    it crashes my pc unfortunately keeps coming up with this after I finish a match loved this on my old pc Crash Report - Not Found - Error Line ------------------------- bad allocation - Game Version ------------------------- 17.4.4

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  • Steam user Steam user …1797Steam reviews · Mar 21, 2026

    Bought the 4 pack and it was bricking my friends pcs while trying to run it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1981Steam reviews · Mar 20, 2026 · 18 h played

    Great party game online or in person, loads of fast paced fun

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  • Steam user Steam user …5043Steam reviews · Mar 17, 2026

    idk i dont own this game

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  • Steam user Steam user …1266Steam reviews · Dec 11, 2025

    crashes upon crashes

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  • Steam user Steam user …9269Steam reviews · Oct 8, 2025 · 1 h played

    good game but, SO MANY BUGS, it will crash randomly all the time, things dont work properly, i would recommend it if it didnt have so many bugs :(

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  • Steam user Steam user …4728Steam reviews · Aug 18, 2025 · 51 h played

    10/10 gameplay, amazing content, no microtransactions. The only problem is that 30% of the most chosen modes lag at such a rate that it's often unfair to play.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7244Steam reviews · Jul 6, 2025 · 1 h played

    I accidentally got a bunch of people to buy this at full price when it's only worth the $4. So I think the price with its repeated continuous is a bit of a ripoff that easily baits people into playing full price to play with their friends. The co-op runs very poorly despite the consumer tag, couldn't get it working for any of several people across multiple host attempts and then the game will boot people out of the game when they go idle for 4 seconds when trying to set up the terrible controls…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0474Steam reviews · Jul 1, 2025 · 2 h played

    This is a great game that wont stop crashing making it unplayable. I have sought help on the matter but it is very difficult to find a forum that is active (including the discord). Buy it on Ps4 or Switch if you have those consoles, do not buy it here.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0529Steam reviews · Feb 16, 2025 · 1 h played

    Moving wont always save you.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3356Steam reviews · Sep 11, 2026 · 1 h played

    Weaponized autism. Has some good ideas but mostly just stupid. hopefully someone makes a game like this but good.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5023Steam reviews · Jul 30, 2026 · 1 h played

    A super frantic, easy to quickly pick up and play party game with chaos, laughter and (very) occasional swearing amongst friends, if you're anything like me. I bought a copy of the game for me and a friend and we booted it up for the first time tonight and had a good amount of laughs and fun with it :) There seems to be a decent variety of modes and characters once you start unlocking beyond the starter bits. That brings me to my only annoyance with the game - how much of a grind it looks like…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3404Steam reviews · Jul 26, 2026 · 9 h played

    very fun with friends

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  • Steam user Steam user …3195Steam reviews · Jul 1, 2026 · 4 h played

    i remember playing this as a kid

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  • Steam user Steam user …2152Steam reviews · May 20, 2026 · 2 h played

    There's fun chaos and annoying chaos. This is the latter, to me.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6699Steam reviews · Apr 19, 2026 · 1 h played

    It's not a game for me. I'm sure a lot of people like it, but it gets super boring really quick. It's like a non-stop side game in mario party. You will within the first 30 minutes of playing the game play every game, and multiple times.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6854Steam reviews · Mar 25, 2026 · 19 h played

    Revisiting this game leaves me with mixed feelings. On the one hand, Move or Die was one of the very first games I ever purchased and holds a special place in my library for that reason alone. On the other hand, the game certainly does not have the same value it once did with a player-base today that is close to non-existent. While the game is largely abandoned, the community that surrounds it is still super kind and helped me get the achievement for hosting a LAN party, and I am extremely…

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  • Parchmentscrollinensinainciusol @parchmentscroll.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 25, 2026

    8) Move or Die A local & online multiplayer party game I got as a gift alongside a bundle I bought the other day. The selling point appears to be that the game mechanics change every 20 seconds, so you have to move and think fast to score.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1632Steam reviews · Mar 6, 2026 · 2 h played

    My friendships are currently taking a 'temporary break' thanks to this game. You blink, you die. You breathe, you die. You *think* about stopping, you die. Absolutely chaotic, utterly hilarious, and probably why my therapist knows me by first name now. Get it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3834Steam reviews · Jan 9, 2026 · 1 h played

    i completely forgot what this game was but i do know that anything could go up the ass

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  • Steam user Steam user …9697Steam reviews · Dec 19, 2025 · 12 h played

    I killed 10 bosses

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  • Steam user Steam user …9962Steam reviews · Dec 14, 2025 · 15 h played

    Bug or Die the game keeps crashing after 1 match

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  • Steam user Steam user …0394Steam reviews · Dec 13, 2025

    One of the worst games I have played in some time.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5353Steam reviews · Nov 8, 2025 · 1 h played

    Move or Die is a multiplayer party game where you play a wide variety of mini games which all revolve around not stopping as you battle against three other players Graphics- Unique Soundtrack- Alright Audience- Teenagers or even adults Difficulty- Depends on who your against Story- No story Game time- How ever many times you wanna play Price- Its not too expensive 6/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …9695Steam reviews · Oct 25, 2025 · 5 h played

    A nice coop game

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  • Steam user Steam user …7630Steam reviews · Sep 25, 2025 · 1 h played

    For me the game has serious lag issues. It spikes for a full second or more of lag just in the middle of a round. I hope it's not because of the updates to the game, because My friends didn't have this issue a couple of years back.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7114Steam reviews · Sep 7, 2025 · 1 h played

    I wish I had friends to play it with, Lmao

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