Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh

Fair · Narrative · 2016

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Fair at $5.99. Buy it if you want it.

Length
6.2h 7.7h to 100%
Value
$0.97/hr
Reviews
82% of 238 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
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 31 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

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

Raising the score
Value$0.97/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews82% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 80% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 106 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

All Curtis wants is to live a normal, happy life, but something seems to have other plans...
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Card, 2.3 GB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

75 discounts in the 10 years on record, a median of 35 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.

Value puts it in the top 16 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 70 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Harvester ($0.89, scores 82) beats it on value, while it beats Amanda the Adventurer 2 ($9.99, scores 54).

What players say

Definitely not bad as some critics said when it originally came out, it is probably even more twisted than the first one and i think the acting overall is pretty good too, unfortunately this one is also more frustrating than the previous one because it does not have the suggestion/tip button and sometimes you just don't know what to do, also a few puzzles (especially the final one) can be very hard because there is...
andrea8989Recommendedafter 6.8hSep 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews
not without fmv cheese but i thought the atmosphere was genuinely amazing and i love the themes of this game so much, i think it is so important. office buildings, bdsm clubs, alien dimensions and what is probably the most diabolical cut scene in existence between curtis and therese. curtis craig is a great main character and his journey is super interesting as you see him grapple with his identity and mental...
missgulchRecommendedafter 8.4hJun 2026Read on Steam
Smoother and more polished than the original Phantasmagoria, this sequal is curiously absorbing, shifting the player from one scene to another seemlessly. While the narrative has some issues sharpening the technical side of the tale; cultivating drama, suspence, and turmoil, Phantasmagoria 2 is an uncomplicated journey through the mind of a ordinary man trying to survive a meltdown caused by the trauma of his...
LoRez22Recommendedafter 6.5hMay 2026Read on Steam

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No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

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Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh scores 55/100 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/501970/phantasmagoria-2-a-puzzle-of-flesh
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Details

DeveloperSierra
PublisherActivision
GenreNarrative
Released2016
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate