A Virus Named TOM
Skip · Action · 2012
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 3, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Cost per hour▼
- $2.44/hr
- Reviews▼
- 56% of 750
- Critics
- 65 players 9 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 96% Action
Holding it back: Reviews, Cost per hour
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 4.1h
- To 100%
- 26.9h 6.6x the story
- Achievements
- 47
Price and sales
- Sales
- 52 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $2.49 March 2013
- Sale every
- 99d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Cheaper than
- 24% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 3% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
57% start to 2% rarestThis site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
Across all 52 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 14 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 76 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 97 percent. On the same math CastleStorm ($9.99, scores 69) and Trine Enchanted Edition ($14.99, scores 78) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
More about A Virus Named TOM
Critics scored it 65, but players land 9 points lower at 56 percent. The reviews were kinder than the room.
Finishing takes 4.1 hours; clearing it takes 27, which is 6.6 times the campaign.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 4.1 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 31 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
I first got this game in 2012. It was kinda fun pipe puzzle game with arcade action mechanics. As it goes on it got a lot harder and I just couldn't beat it. I assumed it was because I was a dumb kid, and kinda forgot about it. It's been 11 years, I've tried twice more to beat it, and just can't. The difficulty feels entirely artificial and the mechanics clash with eachother.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Hack your way through brain scrambling puzzles while maneuvering through a thumb cramping maze of enemies.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 502 MB of memory, Direct X 9.0c / Shader Model 2.0, 348 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Cite this score
A Virus Named TOM scores 3/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/207650/a-virus-named-tomReviews 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 Nov 7, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.