Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
Skip · Narrative · 2024
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 24, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Length
- 5.1h 7.5h to 100%
- Value
- $2.94/hr
- Reviews
- 72% of 226 positive
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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
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About the game
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities., 1004 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
17 discounts in the 2 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 79 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 70 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure ($15.99, scores 53) and Primordia ($9.99, scores 80) both outscore it.
More about Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 5.1 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
76% start to 14% 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
After playing 2064 Read Only Memory, this game is worse in almost all aspects. Story is not interesting at all, there are no meaningful choices, interaction with the objects are VERY basic (no funny jokes/puns, questionable use of items or backstory like in the first game where you could inspect, talk and use items from your inventory on most objects or npcs to trigger variety of hilarious responses) This game and...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
The negative reviews are right. This game is no where near as good as the first one. I personally found the main character annoying but I understand that's subjective. When the game finally starts getting into some deep introspective themes and ideas it really rushes them and just doesn't really explain anything beyond the most surface level way. The reoccurring character cameos feel really forced and the concept of...
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER, developed by MidBoss, LLC and published by Chorus Worldwide Games, is a narrative-focused cyberpunk adventure that places storytelling, character interaction, and atmosphere at the center of its design. Set once again in the colorful and technologically advanced Neo-San Francisco, the game shifts away from a broad investigative structure and instead tells a more intimate...
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Cite this score
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER scores 24/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1293910/read-only-memories-neurodiverReviews 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 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.