The Heilwald Loophole
Worth it · Narrative · 2022
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.99, a BANGER if it drops to $5.01.
- Length
- 2.9h 4.7h to 100%
- Value
- $3.44/hr
- Reviews
- 97% of 373 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $5.01 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 5 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
About the game
The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, 133 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 13 discounts in the 5 years tracked, the median cut is 20 percent, about 17 weeks apart. Past sales have already crossed the $5.01 BANGER line 3 times.
On value it sits in the top 5 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 63 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 97 percent. It outscores the games it most resembles, including Amnesia: The Dark Descent ($19.99, scores 71) and Amnesia: Rebirth ($29.99, scores 36).
More about The Heilwald Loophole
Of the 310 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written February 2022 to August 2026.
The drop-off
54% start to 12% 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 has a great story, and an interesting artstyle which i strangely like. This game led me into starting to speedrun games and it is a simple and fun game to actually speedrun.
2 more reviews
Its a good game very simple but also challenging in some areas. the story is very open with lore so you can come to your own conclusions so if your thinking of getting this game get it and go down the loophole, once again.
Absurd, crunchy and deeply disturbing... if that sounds like something you'd like, you'll love the fantastically written and executed The Heilwald Loophole with its unique characters and abstract story. It's one of those indie horrors to just get lost in for a few hours and massage those parts of your brain that day-to-day life doesn't touch.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
The Heilwald Loophole scores 73/100 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/1697720/the-heilwald-loopholeReviews 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.