Ghost Files 2: Memory of a Crime
Skip · Narrative · 2019
The verdict
WAIT.
It has sold at a fair price before.
Today
$14.99Skip
On its price record
$8.45Fair
- Length
- 3.4h 3.9h to 100%
- Value
- $4.41/hr
- Reviews
- 84% of 201 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $8.45 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 12 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
The life of a private detective is tough and no one knows it better than Arthur Christie - an ex-cop, effective and tough as a nail. This time he will face an investigation in which not only truth is at stake, but also his life.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 256 MB VRAM, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 54 discounts in the 7 years tracked, the median cut is 70 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 12 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 31 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 80 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 72 percent. Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek ($14.99, scores 52) outscores it, and so does 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek ($14.99, scores 57). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
The drop-off
81% start to 23% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
The game works, the puzzles are pretty good, and I had fun with the insane amount of secret rooms you find/get stuck in, so I'll recommend it. This is also one of the rare hidden object games to have a male protagonist, which is always neat. And the murderer having a proper goal and motives was nice, I'm not used to that in hidden object games. Were the motives forced and very over dramatic? Yes, but still, credit...
2 more reviews
I enjoy these games. This one had a short bonus chapter, and the adventure was also somewhat short. They put the game on sale now and then. I'd grab it during one of those sales. I got the achieves (had to do a 2nd play through, partway into the 2nd, I got them all). It is relaxing. Most of it made sense. The sounds weren't bad. I turn music off so I can multi-task, so I don't know how good the music is. Sounds...
<Game native resolution: 1366x768> This is an interesting one. I wouldn't go so far as to say it was 'unique,' but Ghost Files 2 stands from other HOAGs I've played. First, the main character is a man; always a rare sight! The artwork has very detailed and realistic faces, which is put on display at the very start when the main character makes hilarious grimaces in front of a mirror. The voice acting for Arthur...
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Cite this score
Ghost Files 2: Memory of a Crime scores 43/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 20, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1159500/ghost-files-2-memory-of-a-crimeReviews 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 30, price as of Oct 20. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.