The Mind of Marlo
Worth it · Narrative · 2017
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
PLAY IT.
Worth it, and it costs nothing.
- Length
- 0.6h 0.7h to 100%
- Price
- Free to play
- Reviews
- 92% of 262 positive
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Uniquely presented as an hour long documentary film, The Mind of Marlo is a narrative driven adventure game focusing on love, loss and silly heads. Laugh and cry with Marlo as he gets to the bottom of his life changing condition, known as Spontaneous Silly Head Syndrome.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 512 MB VRAM, 502 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, Linux.
The value story
Value puts it in the top 7 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 89 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Four Last Things ($9.99, scores 73) beats it on value, while it beats Through Abandoned: The Underground City ($0.71, scores 49).
The drop-off
82% start to 65% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
It's a good game that portrays life with a rare ailment decently. Pretty straightforward point and click. A good experience overall.
1 more review, not recommended
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Cite this score
The Mind of Marlo scores 69/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/722870/the-mind-of-marloReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.