100
42BANG SCORE
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Skip · Narrative · 2019
Light on value at this price: about 4.4h, $7.99 (~$1.82/hr), 77% positive.
The verdict
−60%42 is the sale score. Normally
33
at full price.No price makes this a value pick.
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
$1.82/hr over the 4.4h main story, $0.43/hr if you 100% it (18.5h).
Better value than 53% of Narrative games
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
Length
4.4h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
18.5h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$1.82/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$7.99
Reviews
77%
13,678 reviews
Metacritic
75
critic score
Players
750K
owners (estimate)
Released
2019
What drives the score
Value$1.82/hr
Price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length4 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews77% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach750K+ players
How many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement1% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Monetization✓ None
No microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
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Critics vs players+2
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 13,678 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
51% start to 1% finishOnly 1% of players reach the end. On a 4.4-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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DeveloperSupermassive Games
PublisherBANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
GenreNarrative
Achievements30
Trailer & screenshots
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