Unholy
Skip · Action · 2023
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 9, under the fair line, at $29.99.
- Length
- 7.1h 15h to 100%
- Value
- $4.22/hr
- Reviews
- 63% of 235 positive
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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
Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 12 GB of memory, GeForce GTX 1660 or Radeon RX 5600 XT, 60 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
29 discounts in the 3 years on record, a median of 66 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 97 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 89 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Apsulov: End of Gods ($19.99, scores 51) and Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn ($14.99, scores 49) both outscore it.
More about Unholy
Finishing takes 7.1 hours; clearing it takes 15, which is 2.1 times the campaign.
The drop-off
87% start to 8% 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
Unholy, developed by Duality Games and published under 505 Pulse, is a psychological horror adventure that attempts to blend stealth, puzzle-solving, exploration, and narrative into a grim and unsettling experience. At its core, the story follows Dorothea, a mother whose young son Gabriel is sacrificed by a secretive cult. Stricken by grief and desperation, she pursues him into a twisted alternate dimension known as...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I really liked the experience, a good chill horror game filled with creepy moments and without cheap jumpscares (but I was still tense by moments) If you're into aesthetic in a very dark atmosphere with an easy going story but still challenging this is for you I wouldn't pay attention to the bad comments, I didn't played it that sneaky, enemy's are pretty straight forward once you understand how they work
I would recommend NOT BUYING this game, even on sale. It comes with game-breaking issues, like save file corruption. One look in the Discussion forum will show multiple threads about crashing. As for me... there I was, about to finish the short Chapter 4, when you stumble upon some looming 'father figure' in the distance. He froze, I froze, the screen was entirely non responsive and so I had to force-close the game...
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Cite this score
Unholy scores 9/100 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/817020/unholyReviews 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 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.