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The Big Con

The Big Con

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!

Released Aug 31, 2021 Developer Mighty Yell Publisher Skybound Games Platforms Windows 1990'sCrimeComedyIndieSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

93.5%positive1,802 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“First off. I got this game at at 90% discount so I wasn't really expecting much of it. It cost me under 2 euros. As I said, I didn't expect much but now after I've played the game for 5 hours I'm done with it. All I can really say is i could probably have squeezed in 1,5-2 hours…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Short and sweet, loved the 90s aesthetics and references. Plays flawlessly on the deck.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Hey devs, thanks for this game. It's one of those you really feel. Surpassed all my expectations, definitely a must-buy if you were alive/a kid in the 90s.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

236all-time peak
0 50 100 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 49 avg · Jul 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

51achievements
33.3%median completion
6.3%rarest: The Stickiest Situation
83.9% of players 75.3% of players 68.7% of players 63.4% of players 57.4% of players 56.8% of players 56.2% of players 52.8% of players 51.7% of players 49.4% of players 47.8% of players 46.7% of players 45.4% of players 42.4% of players 42.4% of players 42.2% of players 41.4% of players 38.9% of players 38.2% of players 35.8% of players 34.6% of players 34.2% of players 34.0% of players 33.6% of players 33.3% of players 33.3% of players 31.4% of players 31.2% of players 31.2% of players 30.9% of players 30.3% of players 28.5% of players 26.4% of players 26.4% of players 26.0% of players 25.8% of players 22.6% of players 21.0% of players 20.6% of players 18.3% of players 16.8% of players 15.9% of players 12.6% of players 11.6% of players 10.8% of players 9.7% of players 9.1% of players 8.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.5% of players 6.3% of players 83.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.9%The Video Store Employee — Hidden achievement
75.3%The First Timer — Who knew it could be this easy?
68.7%The Bandcamp Bait 'n Switch — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
6.3%The Stickiest Situation — Hidden achievement
6.5%The Three Kids In A Trench Coat — Hidden achievement
7.0%The Squeaky Stranger — Helped a strange, cheese-obsessed person find a connection in this crazy, mixed-up world.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-05 20:23 UTC
$1.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-21
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-17 08-21 08-26 08-31 09-05

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 10, 2022
ANNOUNCEMENT! v1.4.11: THE RAD ACHIEVEMENT UPDATE IS LIVE ON STEAM

Hey Grifters... PATCH NOTES 1.4.11 Added NEW ACHIEVEMENTS General fixes to animation issues. Fixing an issue on Switch where compression was turned off in Las Venganza Fixing an issue where players ca

Jun 01, 2022
The Big Con: GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION is NOW AVAILABLE

Good morning grifters! 👋 We’re very excited to announce that the wait is FINALLY OVER ! We hope you’re ready to get BACK in on the con because… The Big Con: GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION is available NOW!

May 05, 2022
The Big Con GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION Launch Date!

Great news, Grifters! The Mighty Yell team has been hard at work, and we can finally announce some BIG news... The Big Con: GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION is coming to YOU on June 1st, 2022 as a FREE updat

Feb 16, 2022
Mighty News for The Big Con: Patch v1.2.0

Hey Everyone! 👋 We have some Mighty big news to yell about in our latest Patch v1.2.0 , specifically for anyone who was loading game save data from before the last Patch v1.1.24. Players loading older

Dec 22, 2021
For Those Using Older Saved Games (from before Dec. 14th)

Hey Everyone! 👋 If you are a new player and picked up The Big Con during the Steam Winter Sale, thanks a ton! ❤️ This post is specifically about a potential bug for people who may have picked it up ea

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tags1990's · Crime · Comedy · Indie · Singleplayer · Funny · Cartoony · Stylized · Female Protagonist · Story Rich · Adventure · Hand-drawn (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements51
Official sitehttp://thebigcongame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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