Voodoo Detective

Voodoo Detective

Worth it · Narrative · 2022

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

BUY IT.

Worth it at $9.99, a BANGER if it drops to $4.24.

Length
4.3h 4.9h to 100%
Value
$2.32/hr
Reviews
96% of 377 positive
It needs 58% off ($4.24) to be a BANGER.
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.24 or less.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in 4 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 378 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 93% after the small-sample adjustment
Holding it back
Value$2.32/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 315 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

Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, DX10, DX11, DX12 capable., 3 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

The value story

Across all 14 discounts in the 4 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 12 weeks apart. It becomes a BANGER at $4.24, a level the record has reached 8 times.

On value it sits in the top 6 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 63 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Loco Motive ($17.99, scores 72) beats it on value, while it beats Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged ($29.99, scores 64).

More about Voodoo Detective

Of the 315 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written June 2022 to August 2026.

What players say

Неплохая приключенческая головоломка от детектива Вуди. Особенно, что можно отметить это сюжет и, конечно, музыкальное сопровождение (ему отдельный почёт). Игра иногда заставляет задуматься нестандартно. Неплохо было ей получить локализацию. И концовка топ 100%!
savamalginRecommendedafter 6.2hNov 2025Read 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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Voodoo Detective scores 70/100 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/1740680/voodoo-detective
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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 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

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Details

DeveloperShort Sleeve Studio, LLC
PublisherShort Sleeve Studio, LLC
GenreNarrative
Released2022
Players75Kowners, SteamSpy estimate