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The Big Con

by Mighty Yell

  • Released Aug 31, 2021
  • $14.99
  • 4 h to beat
  • Android
  • iOS
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X|S

93%positive reviews

1,741 positive124 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Charming 90s aesthetic and music

  • Fun pickpocketing dialogue

Cons

  • Not enough game to justify price

  • Chinese translation misogynistic

Mixed

  • Some call it a cute quirky trip, others say the gameplay is underwhelming

Media

Teaser (YouTube)Trailer (YouTube)Trailer (YouTube)

System requirements

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

OS *: Windows 7 64-bit

Processor: AMD FX-4350 or Intel Pentium G4500

Memory: 4 GB RAM

Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7770 or dedicated equivalent

DirectX: Version 11

Storage: 3 GB available space

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Flex your inner teenager in The Big Con, an adventure game where you hustle across the country as a teen trying to save your family video store. In classic 90s con movie style, you'll get to persuade and pilfer your way to greatness using a whack of potential grifts.

Hustle through the 90s in The…

Ratings

  • 60IGDB players7 ratings
  • 78Critics3 reviews
  • 69Overall10 scores

Time to beat

  • 4 hStory and extraswith side content

Details

Publisher

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Age ratings

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English
Chinese (Simplified)
French
German
Portuguese (Brazil)
Spanish (Spain)

Links

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