The End Is Nigh

The End Is Nigh is a challenging action-platformer from 2017 that puts you in control of Ash, one of the last survivors of a post-apocalyptic world. This indie adventure tasks you with navigating through hordes of mutant creatures while completing platforming challenges, all with a darkly comedic tone centered around Ash's quest to simply find a friend. The game combines demanding pixel-art aesthetics with fast-paced combat and exploration.

Despite its indie roots, The End Is Nigh runs smoothly on modest hardware, making it an accessible benchmark title for older systems. You'll maintain solid 60 FPS performance on integrated graphics or budget GPUs, and even entry-level discrete cards will handle high frame rates with maxed graphics settings. With only 2 GB RAM minimum and low CPU demands, it's an excellent performance reference point for testing how well older or budget-focused systems handle 2D action games.

If you enjoy challenging platformers with personality and dark humor, The End Is Nigh is worth playing—it maintains an 84/100 rating for good reason. The low performance requirements make it an ideal addition to any benchmark suite, especially for evaluating baseline system capabilities.