Secret Files 3
Skip · Narrative · 2012
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 23, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 5.2h 8.1h to 100%
- Value
- $1.92/hr
- Reviews
- 71% of 207 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
The bestselling Secret Files franchise celebrates its return! The dream couple Max and Nina have announced their forthcoming wedding.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, DirectX 9-compatible Graphicard with min. 128 MB memory, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 94 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 80 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 69 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 76 percent. Among the games that feel like it, 100 Doors Game - Escape from School (free, scores 33) beats it on value, while it beats Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem ($21.99, scores 3).
Players
- Players online
- 2 when we last checked, on Oct 1, 14:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
As a Point & Click adventure game, it's ok, way to short and the story feels rushed compared to the previous titles in the series, and it doesn't help that while beign short it feels they padded parts of it with a dream segment that you need to redo the actions 5 times as a puzzle. As a Secret Files game it's the worst in the series by a good margin, while voice acting in the english version got better, the story...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
storyline was really awful. lots of busywork ( repeating actions over and over and over again - literally turning back time and adding another step, x5, alternating between lights or power and having to keep going back to flip the breaker for each UGGGHH, etc), and still a short game at under 5 hours. yikes.
Introduction "Secret Files 3" is a 2012 released, german point-'n-click-adventure developed by Animation Arts and serves as a direct sequel to "Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis" and "Secret Files: Tunguska". As of 2026, it marks the final entry in the main saga centred on Nina Kalenkow and Max Gruber. One last time, Nina sets out to uncover a world-spanning conspiracy and save not only her fiancee, but the entire...
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Cite this score
Secret Files 3 scores 23/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/216210/secret-files-3Reviews 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 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.