Bad Dream: Coma

Bad Dream: Coma

Worth it · Narrative · 2017

Steam Deck Verified

The verdict

BUY IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

Worth it at $2.24.

Cost per hourS
$0.59/hr
ReviewsS
91% of 2,230
Genre rank
Top 2% Narrative
Why
No price makes it a BANGER.

Score at full price

Worth it$8.99

Score today

−75%Worth it
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Time and effort

Main story
3.8h
To 100%
11.5h 3.0x the story
Finish
12% reach the ending
Achievements
21

Price and sales

Sales
91 on record
Typical cut
90% off
Steam low
$0.89 October 2018
Sale every
36d last November 2026
Lowest now on Steamall-time low $0.67 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
2 now
Cheaper than
42% of its genre
Better reviewed
93% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

35% start to 12% finish
050100rarestfirst achievement

A normal fall-off for a game this long. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

The lowest price on record is $0.89, set in October 2018. 91 discounts in the 10 years on record, a median of 90 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart.

Against its own genre its score lands in the top 2 percent. It is better reviewed than 93 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Tormentum - Dark Sorrow ($3.95, scores 89) beats it on value, while it beats Just Ignore Them ($3.99, scores 36).

More about Bad Dream: Coma

Steam's global achievement data puts about 12 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 3.8-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour. 3 of the 417 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 73 percent of the 193 reviews written there were positive, against 91 percent overall, and those are 10 percent of everything written about it.

Finishing takes 3.8 hours; clearing it takes 12, which is 3.0 times the campaign.

It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 3.8 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Cost per hour$0.59/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set. That is today's sale price. Normally $2.37/hr
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
Engagement12% finish
How far players get (achievements). It can only add points
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds3 of 417 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

What players say

I played Bad Dream: Afterlife befor this one. I used to think, "It's not really my fault. I don't have any real decision-making power in these games, the developer is the one to blame..." I was wrong. I am the problem. Bad Dream: Coma showed me that with my very first mouse click. (I am sorry, little crow, and all the crows that came after you.)
Dumb Bitch UwURecommendedafter 6.4hJun 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Bad Dream: Coma is a psychological horror adventure developed and published by Desert Fox that transforms simple point-and-click gameplay into something unexpectedly disturbing and emotionally unsettling. Instead of relying on loud scares or traditional survival horror systems, the game creates fear through atmosphere, symbolism, and the uncomfortable feeling that the world around you is quietly deteriorating. Its...
xxadonisxxRecommendedafter 10hMay 2026Read on Steam
the first game on steam to make me so frustrated that i had to write a review: i liked the overarching plot and metatextual elements but thats about it. i played the short games created before this one (my favourites are hospital and memories) and they worked because, well, they were short. like there is only so much time you can spend searching for that one singular interactive element required to progress without...
harxstNot recommendedafter 7.9hJun 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, Default, 502 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Bad Dream: Coma scores 84/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/538070/bad-dream-coma
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Reviews 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 Oct 31, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Details

DeveloperDesert Fox
PublisherDesert Fox
GenreNarrative
Released2017
Players150Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements21