Boogeyman

Buy80%

Very Positive · 670 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Clockwork Wolf · Horror · Nov 2, 2015

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
$0.99−80%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Boogeyman?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 670 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game’s strength lies not in elaborate mechanics, but in how effectively it taps into the simplicity of fear itself.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It captures the look and feel of an ordinary home at night, rendered terrifying through clever use of perspective and lighting.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Alyssa’s (spelling?) little story was more intriguing than the actually game itself.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In this way, the difficulty curve feels much more natural than the FNaF games.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay41 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Story10 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio
75% still recommend
Co-op
75% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Controls
33% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
44% still recommend
Crashes
14% still recommend
Interface
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • VR Supported

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$0.99$4.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $0.99

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