The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

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Supermassive Games · Choices Matter · Aug 29, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

77%
Mostly Positive
14k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 14k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are caveats
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
One of the more ambitious aspects of Man of Medan is its emphasis on co-op gameplay.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Voice acting was superb and the visuals, sound and atmosphere are very good.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Voice acting was superb and the visuals, sound and atmosphere are very good.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I played this game multiplayer and overall had a fun experience, but I think this would ultimately kind of suck to play singleplayer or with the wrong audience.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Co-op34 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Multiplayer19 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters207 reviews
76%
Gameplay42 reviews
57%
Performance8 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs26 reviews
46%
Controls9 reviews
78%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.