The Spectrum Retreat
Skip · Strategy · 2018
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 43, under the fair line, at $3.89.
- Length
- 5.1h 5.9h to 100%
- Value
- $0.76/hr
- Reviews
- 76% of 309 positive
Full price
Today
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Check-in to The Spectrum Retreat for a stay you won’t forget. Manipulate your way to the truth in this captivating narrative-driven puzzler.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, AMD Radeon RX 550 or Nvidia Geforce GTX 750 Ti or higher, 8 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 54 discounts in the 8 years tracked, the median cut is 65 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today's $3.89 at 70 percent off still sits 20 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
On value it sits in the top 26 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 77 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Granny ($7.99, scores 62) beats it on value, while it beats Hello Neighbor Alpha 3 (free, scores 37).
More about The Spectrum Retreat
Critics scored it 68. Players sit 8 points higher at 76 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.
The drop-off
95% start to 7% 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
I started and didn't close it out until I completed it. Voice acting was perfection, sound design and music the same. I was creeped out, sad, hopeful, angry, and here I am starting another playthrough.
1 more review
First-person puzzler with great storytelling. The puzzles are the right level of challenging and are satisfying to complete. Only takes about 4 and a half hours to play through. Too short for full price but well worth it when you find it on sale for 70% off.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
The Spectrum Retreat scores 43/100 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/763250/the-spectrum-retreatReviews 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.