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The Big Con

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App ID 1139280
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Skybound Games
Franchise Skybound Games
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31536575
Last Record Update 7 October 2025 – 22:32:08 UTC ()
Release Date 31 August 2021 – 11:59:44 UTC ()
😎 87.98%
977 reviews
1
In-Game
📼 1990's 🚨 Crime 🤡 Comedy 😃 Funny 🐰 Cartoony

Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

Additional Information

Developer Mighty Yell
metacritic_name The Big Con
controller_support full
metacritic_score 77
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-big-con?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Skybound Games
Store Release Date 31 August 2021 – 11:59:53 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/xypFJdaBXk
https://x.com/MightyYell
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 31 August 2021 – 11:59:44 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 27 May 2022 – 16:05:55 UTC () (1653667555)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 93
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, Game_Development_Kit SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8128566
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-experimental
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 7 August 2019 – 16:23:52 UTC (), in changelist #6690657

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

📼 1990's 🚨 Crime 🤡 Comedy 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer 😃 Funny 🐰 Cartoony 🎨 Stylized 👩 Female Protagonist 📚 Story Rich 🗺️ Adventure 🎨 Hand-drawn 🎨 Colorful 🧞 Choices Matter 🗣️ Conversation 🏽 2D 🗺 Exploration 🤫 Mystery 🌄 Action-Adventure 🧸 Cute

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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timestamp28 January 2025 – 16:45:15 UTC

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timestamp 31 August 2021 – 23:25:36 UTC

Trailer 368943 ↴

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timestamp 12 May 2021 – 12:03:46 UTC

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
1139281 Windows The Big Con Content 672.49 MiB 498.20 MiB

Total size on disk is 672.49 MiB and total download size is 498.20 MiB.

 

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