The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 14k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Supermassive Games · Choices Matter · Aug 29, 2019

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$7.99−60%
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
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio6 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 157 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 62 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 14k 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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
157 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has a decent story, tries to make use of some interesting mechanics, and if you make the right choices you can get a satisfying experience out of it.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are Good ideas here, like the idea of the curator’s cut, the built in couch co-op mode, the shared story mode, as mentioned the premise and vibe of the game could have made for a much better game than Man of Medan ended up being.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Skin textures, fabric folds, and even veins are all as real as they could possibly be done, capturing the very essence of the actors who voiced them and brought them to life not as 3D models but making them believable as real people.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The switch between cut scenes and your playable moments isn’t too bad at all, and the characters have personalities, great natural movement, and the voice acting is wonderful.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's a decent roster of characters, even if I didn't find most of them appealing.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Runs well on Steam Deck: Stable 30+ FPS on High settings with no stuttering or controller issues.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story157 reviews
Co-op52 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Characters7 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
60% still recommend
Bugs
48% still recommend
Multiplayer
55% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$7.99$19.99−60%

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

7 points recordedtoday · $7.99

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