Meridian 157: Chapter 2

Meridian 157: Chapter 2

Worth it · Narrative · 2020

The verdict

BUY IT.

Worth it at $4.99.

Length
1.9h 2.1h to 100%
Value
$2.63/hr
Reviews
96% of 253 positive
No price makes it a BANGER.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in 3 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
Reviews96% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 92% after the small-sample adjustment
Holding it back
Value$2.63/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 248 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

Trapped deep underground on a lost and forgotten island, David’s priority shifts from finding answers about the mystery surrounding him, to surviving the crisis he now finds himself trapped in. It’s now up to you to find an escape from the 157th meridian, but be warned, as escape may not be so easy
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Intel Iris Pro Graphics, 799 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.

The value story

It has been discounted 5 times in the 6 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 67 percent, about 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.

Against its own genre it lands in the top 3 percent on value. It is cheaper than 64 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Landlord of the Woods ($0.99, scores 95) beats it on value, while it beats Adventure Escape Mysteries (free, scores 63).

More about Meridian 157: Chapter 2

None of the 248 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written December 2020 to August 2026.

Players

Players online
3 when we last checked, on Oct 7, 01:54 UTC

Player counts from the Steam Web API.

What players say

Yeah! Now I am even more interested in the mystery itself! Yet again the soundtrack makes an already eerie atmosphere extra creepier! And there is a part where you can feel the "pressure" of it too! While we still run around mostly inside this time around, we DO go outside at some point! The puzzles were fine, even if I couldn't comprehend two or three of them... XD The only one that gave me trouble is that "trace...
Miss Zi BunneyRecommendedafter 2.1hJun 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews
For this being a pure riddle solving and point and click game, the story is getting even more captivating and mysterious at the end of chapter 2. The devs are masters at keeping you interested the entire time. I loved this game, the atmosphere in these empty buildings and the constant feeling of being watched when not much is really happening. Can't wait to see the conclusion because up to this point, you still...
RazimigoRecommendedafter 7.4hMay 2026Read on Steam
Meridian 157: Chapter 2 is the continuation of the point and click adventure game where you take on the roll of David Zander, a meteorologist who is investigating a mysterious weather signal on a remote island south of Alaska. Pros: Simple controls Graphics are okay Puzzles range from easy to what the hell Interesting story line Mystery unfolds as you progress Creepy as hell... (yes, more of that) Cons: Fairly...
AndiRecommendedafter 3.9hMay 2026Read on Steam

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

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

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Meridian 157: Chapter 2 scores 79/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1458930/meridian-157-chapter-2
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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 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

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Details

DeveloperNovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
PublisherNovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
GenreNarrative
Released2020
Players10Kowners, SteamSpy estimate