Caligo
Skip · Narrative · 2017
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 33, under the fair line, at $5.99.
- Length
- 1.1h
- Value
- $5.45/hr
- Reviews
- 75% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or better, 10 GB of storage. Windows only.
Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
August 2023 is where it bottomed out, at $0.28. 62 discounts in the 9 years on record. They run about 80 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 49 percent on value. Among the games that feel like it, Pathologic Classic HD ($12.99, scores 75) beats it on value, while it beats Layers of Fear 2 (2019) ($19.99, scores 21).
Of the 404 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to July 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 70 percent of the 649 reviews written there were positive, against 75 percent overall, and those are 66 percent of everything written about it.
What players say
A short, atmospheric walking simulator with beautiful visuals. I took tons of screenshots, especially in the first half of the game. The dreamlike story unfolds through brief memories and leads to a final choice. Finished in 1.5 hours, with chapter select to see the other ending
Caligo, developed and published by Krealit, is a short but haunting narrative experience that blurs the line between dream and nightmare. It belongs to the genre often described as a walking simulator, but its purpose is less about exploration and more about introspection. The game invites players into a surreal afterlife where memory, regret, and self-reflection intertwine in a sequence of atmospheric vignettes...
Caligo was a little tedious. I normally enjoy walking simulators. I'll admit there were some slightly interesting environments. Overall, a short linear experience featuring near constant voice-overs which were poorly acted, which totally spoils any immersion. Other reviewers are talking about how the dialogue is pseudo-intellectual rubbish that doesn't amount to anything. Frankly, I found it difficult to hold my...
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Cite this score
Caligo scores 33/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/629840/caligoReviews 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 27, price as of Oct 1.
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