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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!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “vibrant 90s cartoon aesthetic” (26 of 83 reviews) and “90s humor and heartfelt characters” (26); the most common complaint is “short adventure” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
26 of the 83 reviews raise this.
26 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“The Big Con is such a fun little ride. It has this bright, playful energy from the start and just keeps it going the whole way through. The colours and visuals were honestly one of my favourite parts. Everything feels…”
23 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“The Big Con is such a fun little ride. It has this bright, playful energy from the start and just keeps it going the whole way through. The colours and visuals were honestly one of my favourite parts. Everything feels…”
11 of the 83 reviews raise this.
6 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“Bought this game on sale for less than $1 and got a solid 7 h of gameplay, which reminded me of childhood. This game is full of local memes, entertaining side quests and is in general very cute, easygoing and…”
10 of the 83 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“The Big Con - 5.5/10 Playtime: 4 H Synopsis: Hustle and grift your way across America in the ‘90s as a teenage con artist on a crime-filled road trip adventure. Play as Ali, a curious and sarcastic high schooler who…”
“I almost pulled a few all nighters to finish this game, just absolutely sped through it. Will I replay it for the chievos? I doubt it But was it worth it? Yeah! Just uh...take breaks, the colour scheme *will* give you…”
10 of the 83 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
8 of the 83 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“A really pleasant surprise to pick up in the Steam Sale. I loved the aesthetic and sense of humour of this, and the stealing mechanics were challenging without being punishing. I encountered a few minor issues with…”
“Fairly short game but sweet nonetheless. Pickpocketing people was fun but the real meat and potatoes are the character interactions and point-and-click-esque puzzles. The story was fun and heartfelt, same with the…”
5 of the 83 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 83 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I almost pulled a few all nighters to finish this game, just absolutely sped through it. Will I replay it for the chievos? I doubt it But was it worth it? Yeah! Just uh...take breaks, the colour scheme *will* give you…”
Counted across 83 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“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“Short and sweet, loved the 90s aesthetics and references. Plays flawlessly on the deck.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.
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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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
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!
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
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
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.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | 1990's · Crime · Comedy · Indie · Singleplayer · Funny · Cartoony · Stylized · Female Protagonist · Story Rich · Adventure · Hand-drawn (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 51 |
| Official site | http://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