Second Sight

Second Sight

Fair · Shooter · 2021

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Fair at $9.99. Buy it if you want it.

Length
8.7h 14h to 100%
Value
$1.15/hr
Reviews
81% of 327 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Value$1.15/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews81% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 80% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds2 of 263 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Combining an atmospheric, psychological thriller narrative with paranormal psychic abilities, stealthy exploration and intense shooter action, Second Sight brings a new dimension to stealth action games, giving players control of a character endowed with incredible psychic abilities.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, 1 GB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

38 discounts in the 6 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.

On value it sits in the top 38 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES ($19.99, scores 59) beats it on value, while it beats Mafia III: Definitive Edition ($5.99, scores 4).

More about Second Sight

The press gave it 73; the people who bought it give it 81 percent. An 8-point gap in the buyer's favour.

2 of the 263 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2021 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 65 percent of the 100 reviews written there were positive, against 81 percent overall, and those are 36 percent of everything written about it.

What players say

For how cheap this game goes for on sale, Second Sight is worth it. Good enough acting, expressive characters, a compelling story, a nice artstyle, and a satisfying plot that doesn't go on for longer than it needs to. Best of all is the gameplay. Access to a fun multitude of powers as you go through the game with John Vattic, the main character. In a lot of aspects it still holds up. My only problems were the...
The_NightwinggRecommendedafter 18hJun 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews
Being a retro gaming fan has its advantages, great value for money, you can put everything on max while still attaining high frame rates, and it's a great way to experience ideas that, whether because of technology or industry trends, are being left in the dust. As such, I'm always eager to venture into experiences from the past I could not engage at their time, including this one. Hear the rest on YouTube:
Italian SkeletonRecommendedafter 9.9h1 found this helpfulRead on Steam
This game is an old favorite! i just wish it had a controller option to use keyboard and mouse just doesnt feel "right" having played it years ago on the Xbox.
corrythomas90799Recommendedafter 1.8hAug 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

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Second Sight scores 53/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/11550/second-sight
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players+8
Critics73
Players81
Metacritic critics · 327 Steam player reviews

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperFree Radical Design
PublisherTHQ Nordic
GenreShooter
Released2021
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate