The Mercury Man

Buy83%

Very Positive · 592 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Mehsoft · Indie · May 20, 2018

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$0.99−75%
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
45
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio0 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy The Mercury Man?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 592 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 46 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
21 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
The Mercury Man is a game where devs clearly trid to create a varied experience with care for dialogues, but while narration and story are decent-ish, all the rest of gameplay and technical elements is sub-par and does not deliver what is to be expected by any remotely decent action-adventure game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are amazing and deliver an interesting cyberpunk/film noir atmosphere with a solid music selection.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack complements this tone with moody compositions that underscore tension and isolation.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story21 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
33% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
40% still recommend
Combat
46% 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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$0.99$3.99−75%

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

7 points recordedtoday · $0.99

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