The Miskatonic
Skip · Narrative · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 46, under the fair line, at $0.99.
- Length
- 2.7h 2.9h to 100%
- Value
- $0.37/hr
- Reviews
- 77% of 421 positive
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Buy now or wait
Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 2293 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
Explore the most prestigious occult school in North America, The Miskatonic University, in a hilarious dark comedy set after the Lovecraft canon, in which the greatest threat to mankind is its own ambitions.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 399 MB of memory, 1920 X 1080, 532 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
It has been discounted 19 times in the 8 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 81 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 328 weeks ago.
On value it sits in the top 27 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 94 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Swallow the Sea (free, scores 88) beats it on value, while it beats Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1) ($19.99, scores 0).
What players say
If You want to spend time in someone else's world, meet their fun and interesting characters, You like dark and Lovecraftian themes, but don't need to take it seriously all the time, and/or You dig the art-style presented on screens, this game is for You! The most common criticism I see in other reviews is thus - the game has literally no choices (beyond essentially the order of speaking to people in the room). And...
2 more reviews
A humorous and comedic interpretation of the Cthulhu Mythos, featuring charming and entertaining characters set against a dark, madness-filled atmosphere. Although the short story length and sudden endings, which leave players wanting more, are somewhat disappointing, the intriguing plot and witty dialogue make for a thoroughly enjoyable experience. 광기 가득한 크툴루 신화의 희극적 해석.
This is actually a graphic novel more than a game. There isnt really much you can do which is not followong the storyline. Having said this, it is hilarious as you take the viewpoint of The Little Witch Which Ruined Everything :D For a few cents it is a no brainer...
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Cite this score
The Miskatonic scores 46/100 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/870290/the-miskatonicReviews 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.