Hocus Pocus
Fair · Action · 2014
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $4.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 5.5h 12.2h to 100%
- Value
- $0.91/hr
- Reviews
- 85% of 206 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 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
Terexin, leader of the Council of Wizards, is sending the young sorcerer, Hocus, on a special mission to prove his worthiness.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
34 discounts in the 11 years on record, a median of 80 percent off across all of them, roughly 15 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 6 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 86 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio ($0.99, scores 79) beats it on value, while it beats Sonic Origins ($29.99, scores 34).
More about Hocus Pocus
The main story runs 5.5 hours. Doing everything runs 12, 2.2 times as long.
Players
- Players online
- 2 when we last checked, on Oct 9, 02:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
This is a game I played a few times as a kid. I randomly thought of it one day and checked to see if it was on Steam; I bought it and it gave me a nice bit of nostalgia for the weekend. This isn't a game that will be at the top of most people's list. Even for me, it is not the most amazing game I have played. It's a short game you can play that won't require a large time commitment and provides a good amount of fun...
1 more review
First playthrough review time. Hocus Pocus is a lesser known old game, but it is still a good example of games from that time. It follows a simple 2D platform style where you move through levels and deal with enemies. The design is colorful and easy to understand, and the challenge slowly increases as you keep going. It reminds me of the kind of games that were common in the 90s, where timing and movement were...
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Cite this score
Hocus Pocus scores 62/100 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/358290/hocus-pocusReviews 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.