Gray Dawn
Skip · Narrative · 2018
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 46, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 3.7h
- Value
- $5.40/hr
- Reviews
- 84% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, GeForce GTX 770 / Radeon R9 280X, 6 GB of storage. Windows only.
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
October 2022 is where it bottomed out, at $1.99. 64 discounts in the 8 years on record. They run about 80 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 26 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 91 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 79 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Don't Be Afraid ($9.99, scores 54) beats it on value, while it beats Welcome to Kowloon ($6.99, scores 41).
The press gave it 71; the people who bought it give it 84 percent. A 13-point gap in the buyer's favour.
Steam's global achievement data puts 31 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. 5 of the 412 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to September 2026.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 3.7 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
63% start to 31% 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
Players
1 players online when we last checked, on Oct 1, 15:51 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Being in the Gray Dawn universe is a very captivating immersive experience. Having loads of religious art and motifs in a Balkanic countryside really feels right and adds to the magic of the game. Personally I found the story pretty well written and it was nicely connected to the puzzles you need to solve.
pros ✅ semi-open, immersive world environments with atmospheric settings and stunning visuals ✅ An intriguing and poignant story about a priest accused of murder and the disappearance of several orphaned children from an orphanage, focusing particularly on one child named David, whose story stands out and is closely connected to the priest. Throughout the gameplay, the narrative also reveals the priest's troubled...
Set in early 20th-century Europe, Gray Dawn follows the psychological descent of Father Abraham, a local priest accused of abducting and murdering an altar boy. As Abraham struggles to recall the events that led up to the boy's disappearance, he is forced to confront his past mistakes. Whether salvation or damnation lies at the end of this journey depends on Abraham's willingness to accept the truth. Narratively...
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Cite this score
Gray Dawn scores 46/100 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/747360/gray-dawnReviews 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 26, price as of Oct 1.
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