Milo and the Magpies
BANGER · Narrative · 2021
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
A BANGER at $2.99.
- Length
- 1h
- Value
- $2.99/hr
- Reviews
- 98% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, Direct X 9.0c compatible video card, 102 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
Milo and the Magpies is a point-and-click, hidden object game following the story of a little cat named Milo who is trying to find his way home after getting turned around by an unfortunate encounter with some pesky magpies.
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
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $0.99. That was December 2021. 32 discounts in the 5 years on record. They run about 40 percent off, roughly 7 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 81 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 99 percent. Among the games that feel like it, A Castle Full of Cats ($2.39, scores 94) beats it on value, while it beats 100 hidden cats ($0.99, scores 72).
Of the 352 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written September 2021 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 98 percent of the 2,674 reviews written there were positive, against 98 percent overall, and those are 83 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
71% start to 30% 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
Beautifully made and engaging to play! One small note, and the only reason I had to watch part of the walkthrough (bless you for that in-game link, by the way) but... You cannot play one of the chapters without sound - or if you're Deaf. Not without going to find an answer, like I did, at least. Overall, I think it's a cute, quick puzzle game and I'm glad I bought it. You can tell it was created with a lot of...
Ever since I watched Joeseppi's video, I thought the game would be completely spoiled for me, but it was actually the opposite. Since it's been a while, I forgot most of the stuff from that video anyway, and the game didn't disappoint at all. In fact, it made me both laugh and cry when it came to the ending. The game has a great story, even though it's short. Clever puzzles designed around "show, don't tell" and...
Wonderful. What I enjoyed most is that in addition to the chill wholesomeness you probably expect from the store page, you also get a surprisingly striking rendition of a neighbourhood with some pretty cheeky characters. It's not all cutesy and clean, it's not 'stock', it's got character. If you'll pardon the pun; it's painted with a rather specific brush. That's what we all love about indies I suppose, there's room...
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Cite this score
Milo and the Magpies scores 88/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1407420/milo-and-the-magpiesReviews 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 26, price as of Oct 1.
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