Demon Hunter 4: Riddles of Light
Skip · Narrative · 2018
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 13, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Length
- 2.7h 3.3h to 100%
- Value
- $5.55/hr
- Reviews
- 65% of 212 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
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
Dawn Ashmoore is about to uncover the dark mysteries of ancient Egypt. The old gods step into our world.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 256 MB VRAM, 3 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
It has been discounted 69 times in the 9 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 70 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 81 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 89 percent. Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek ($14.99, scores 52) outscores it, and so does Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden ($14.99, scores 57). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
The drop-off
82% start to 29% 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
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Oct 5, 17:56 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
First off, this one just makes no sense in the series. The series is about one demon hunter, and suddenly it's a different character and we're time travelling to ancient Egypt? Huh? Second, it's very linear. Part of the fun of these games is visiting a lot of locations multiple times to get to puzzles you couldn't do before. This one you're exploring 2-3 rooms at the time on average and it gets stale quickly. Then...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
It's sad to give this a bad review. I tried so hard to love it, but I can't, in good faith, recommend it. Let me start by saying the positive aspects. This game has beautiful art. Some characters, locations, and drawings are gorgeous, like the Egyptian gods, the Lich King, and the tales. Also, Egyptian inspiration is naturally engaging, and they added a cool minigame that you have to Lara Croft out of danger. Very...
The game worked for me, there is a working map, and most of the puzzles were alright, so I will recommend it. However, be warned, Artifex Mundi and Brave Giant LTD are up to their usual tricks, and arbitrarily changed the mythology they used for the game. I love Egyptian Myth, and this is barely even close to it, with too many "fantasy-science" elements that only make sense if you're in an ancient alien cult. Other...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Demon Hunter 4: Riddles of Light scores 13/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/762520/demon-hunter-4-riddles-of-lightReviews 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 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.