Discover Games
GAMES The Big Con
The Big Con Review
Posted: 8 months ago, last updated 4 weeks ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.
Overview
Play involves exploring the world, talking to characters and collecting/stealing the things you need. Things get increasingly uneasy as you swindle strangers, pickpocket passers-by, and con commoners across a wacky America of the ‘90s. The crux is deciding who deserves to be conned and who might need help. Your decisions have consequences not only for the other characters but for you.
As you progress you learn how to wear disguises, sneak around, eavesdrop on conversations, and carefully approach each mark. You need money to progress, but it's up to you how you get this. Maybe you'll focus on pickpocketing. Or maybe try breaking and entering, smooth-talking, and picking locks.
The game delights in recreating the '90s era. But there's also a weighty story at the heart of things here. You are breaking the law, but doing so to save your mum's video store. The tension here is palpable and the game manages to carry this off because Ali is both believable and likeable.
Game Details
Release Date: 31/08/2021, updated in 2022
Platforms: PC, Switch and Xbox One
Content Rating: PEGI 12
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Narrative, Point-and-Click and Stealth
Accessibility: 25 features
Developer: Mighty Yell (@MightyYell)
Lists
View our choice of games like The Big Con. This game is good if you want to:
Duration
Play Style
You can play this game in the following styles:
Age Ratings
Skill Rating
11+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. Although the game suggests things will get complicated, things stay pretty simple and ideal for younger players.
Costs
Accessibility
You can toggle the pickpocketing mini-game off, turning it into a single button press. You can toggle an invincibility mode in the Rad Skater mini-game. Eavesdropping visual hints can be toggled on and off.
You can find Rad Ghost in any level to help explain what your main goals are to complete each level. The Notebook feature lets you check current objectives and hints if you've missed anything.
You can choose between default fonts and 2 easy-to-read options (Open Sans and Open Dyslexic). Also, prompts for interactive items like doors and pickups are accompanied by animated icons.
You can turn off background patterning and movement during dialogue segments to minimize distraction.
Diversity and Inclusion
Hand-Picked Games Like The Big Con
Our experts have hand-picked the following similar games. These are similar to The Big Con in how they play or their theme. These are good alternative games to The Big Con, or are a younger rated alternative for players not ready for PEGI 12 or ESRB TEEN games.
