Perils of Man
Skip · Narrative · 2015
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 40, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 3.5h 4.5h to 100%
- Value
- $2.85/hr
- Reviews
- 79% of 253 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
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
About the game
When Ana receives an unexpected gift from her missing father, she is catapulted headlong into a mystery that will take her on a journey through time. At last she must decide if a perfectly predictable world is a curse on humanity or a triumph for mankind.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 3 GB of memory, DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $0.99. That was June 2018. 28 discounts in the 11 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 36 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 68 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 60 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Life is Strange - Episode 1 (free, scores 94) and The Stillness of the Wind ($1.94, scores 41) both outscore it.
More about Perils of Man
The press gave it 61; the people who bought it give it 79 percent. An 18-point gap in the buyer's favour.
The drop-off
51% start to 14% 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
Perils of Man, developed by IF Games and Vertigo Games, is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure that skillfully combines mystery, steampunk aesthetics, and emotional storytelling. Released in 2015, the game follows 16-year-old Ana Eberling, who sets out to uncover the truth behind her father's mysterious disappearance. Her journey gradually unveils a hidden family legacy involving a device capable of...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
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I tried this since I felt like playing a simple adventure game, but find it is too tedious to finish. Too many areas aren't a puzzle, but rather an arbitrary sequence of events you have to guess (look up online) in order to proceed. For example, how do you enter the manager's office? - There is a sign that says he'll be back in 30 minutes - It turns out what you have to do is: 1. Look out the window 2. Talk to the...
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Cite this score
Perils of Man scores 40/100 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/347710/perils-of-manReviews 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 16. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.