Modern Tales: Age of Invention
Fair · Narrative · 2017
The verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 3.4h 3.4h to 100%
- Value
- $4.41/hr
- Reviews
- 90% of 273 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $7.11 or less.
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
Foil the plan for world domination!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 256 MB VRAM, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 68 discounts in the 9 years tracked, the median cut is 70 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 15 percent on value. It is pricier than 81 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 87 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala ($14.99, scores 64) beats it on value, while it beats Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek ($14.99, scores 52).
More about Modern Tales: Age of Invention
Steam's global achievement data puts 71 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15.
The drop-off
81% start to 71% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
What players say
Nice HO game with a historic steampunk theme. All hidden objects scenes and mini games are well established standard. The graphics and sound are very good. Best is the story which I enjoyed for its good pace and the integration of historic characters.
1 more review
Another Classic HOG game published by Artifex Mundi. Just get it if you into HOG stuff. Only complain is that its abit short and no bonus stuff. ⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠻⠿⢿⡿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠉⠈⠉⠉⠄⢠⠄⠄⢀⠄⠄⡬⠛⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⠉⠄⠄⠄⠅⠄⠅⠄⠐⠄⠄⠄⠁⠤⠄⠛⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⠍⠄⠄⠄⣀⣀⠄⣀⣠⣀⠄⢈⣑⣢⣤⡄⠔⠫⢻⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡏⠂⠄⠄⢀⣠⣤⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣮⣔⠂⡙⣿⣿ ⡿⠄⠄⣠⣼⣿⣿⣿⣦⣈⣿ ⠇⠄⢠⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠿⠿⢿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡧⣼ ⠄⠄⠽⠿⠟⠋⠁⠙⠄⢠⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡠⢌⣧⠄⠈⠛⠉⠛⠐⡋⢹ ⠄⠄⠄⢀⣠⣾⡿⠑⠚⠋⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣶⣤⡄⢀⣀⣀⡀⠈⠄⢸ ⣄⠄⠄⠄⢰⣾⠟⠋⠛⠛⠂⠄⠄⠄⠄⠒⠂⠛⡿⢟⠻⠃⠄⢼⣿⣿⣷⠤⠁⢸ ⣿⡄⠄⢀⢝⢓⠄⠄⠄⠠⠠⠶⢺⣿⣯⣵⣦⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠄⢸...
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Cite this score
Modern Tales: Age of Invention scores 57/100 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/678970/modern-tales-age-of-inventionReviews 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 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.