Theatre Of The Absurd
Fair · Narrative · 2014
The verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $4.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 2.3h 4h to 100%
- Value
- $2.17/hr
- Reviews
- 80% of 271 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.
What drives the score
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About the game
An Ancient and most sinister evil threatens the soul of an innocent young girl. Explore the remote and mysterious theatre to uncover lost horrors and find the solution. Can you outwit the beast?
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, DirectX compatible card, 205 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 97 times in the 12 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 80 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 20 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 65 percent of its genre. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek ($14.99, scores 52) and Alchemy Mysteries: Prague Legends ($1.99, scores 53) both outscore it.
What players say
I only played a bit but I really love this one. Honestly I was expecting another average game as I have played some hidden object games before but wow it proved me wrong! This has to be one of my favorites. The art is great as with most in this genre, but the mood and feel surpasses most. It really draws you in. The soft music actually increases teh spooky part. Normally I don't mention the voice actors, but the...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Theatre Of The Absurd, developed by Gogii Games and published by Strategy First, is a hidden-object adventure that blends supernatural mystery with gothic theatrics. Set in a snowbound estate high in the Italian Alps, the game casts players as Scarlet Frost, a specialist in the occult summoned to investigate the aftermath of a mysterious artifact's destruction. What begins as an inquiry into a shattered relic...
Its absurd to think this is a decent HOG compared to others available... The Good: [*] Beautiful artwork [*] Animations are nicely drawn [*] Somewhat nice variety of locations [*] Protagonist's voice acting is good The Bad: [*] Bonus content voice acting is terrible [*] Hidden object searches were not accurate (I could easily pick off 3/4 of the items just randomly clicking) [*] Cannot skip conversations...
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Cite this score
Theatre Of The Absurd scores 51/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/299110/theatre-of-the-absurdReviews 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.