The Works of Mercy
Skip · Action · 2018
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 0, under the fair line, at $6.99.
- Length
- 0.8h 1h to 100%
- Value
- $8.74/hr
- Reviews
- 39% of 235 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
How to read this
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About the game
The Works of Mercy is a psychological thriller inspired by the classics of the genre. The game’s plot revolves around mysterious killings committed on seemingly random victims. Only this time it’s the player who becomes the murderer.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 6 GB of memory, Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870, 18 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 56 discounts in the 8 years tracked, the median cut is 85 percent, about 4 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is less well reviewed than 99 percent of its genre. Don't Be Afraid ($9.99, scores 54) outscores it, and so does Mist Survival ($10.99, scores 28). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about The Works of Mercy
Inside the two-hour refund window, 36 percent of the 134 reviews written there were positive, against 39 percent overall, and those are 69 percent of everything written about it.
What players say
A genuinely disturbing and tense psychological thriller that keeps you hooked until the very end. Despite being a seven-year-old title, it remains a fantastic hidden gem of the horror genre
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
The Works of Mercy is a short, narrative-focused psychological horror experience developed and published by Pentacle that places its emphasis not on survival mechanics or traditional scares, but on moral discomfort and emotional unease. Rather than casting the player as a helpless victim fleeing an unseen threat, the game deliberately subverts expectations by forcing the player into the role of someone compelled to...
The Works of Mercy is an unwanted psychological game that before its release promised a great and invigorating atmosphere but in return brought a short apartment vlog with no mercy or attacks on a successor to the acclaimed P.T. Note: Watch your merciful head when trying to get to the basement as apparently the developer thought that dwarves lived in the stairwell.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
The Works of Mercy scores 0/100 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/523640/the-works-of-mercyReviews 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 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.