Doorways: The Underworld
Skip · Action · 2014
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 20, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 2.1h 3.8h to 100%
- Value
- $4.76/hr
- Reviews
- 69% of 406 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
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
How to read this
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About the game
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, NVIDIA 6800, ATI 1950, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
103 discounts in the 12 years on record, a median of 70 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 75 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 76 percent. Among the games that feel like it, MADiSON ($34.99, scores 47) beats it on value, while it beats Agony ($14.99, scores 1).
The drop-off
14% start to 5% 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
Sadly I make these type reviews for games which I liked & felt had potential. But the final challenges with timed switches, make it all *NOT* worth it in the end. Perhaps, if you're reeally lucky you'll finish the game without getting pissed off or confused. I doubt this will happen. The ending "reward" only really works if tension wasn't ruined by how infuriating game play was. Especially after failing several...
1 more review, not recommended
I can't believe I am having to give this game a bad review, because it's beautifully horrifying and twisted. Great atmosphere and a cold, bleak soundtrack. What got me to stop playing, was the basement maze levels. They were incredibly tedious and frustrating. You are without a map for the first portion of it, so good luck finding the switches to open the next area. Then you have to worry about one of the monsters...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Doorways: The Underworld scores 20/100 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/311250/doorways-the-underworldReviews 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.