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!
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:8/31/2021
- Franchise:Skybound Games
- Developer:Mighty Yell
- Publisher:Skybound Games
- Last Updated:1/8/2025
- Steam App Id:1139280
The Big Con
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Big Con has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 89% lower than its previous all-time peak of 19 players achieved on 6/11/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Big Con. It has received a total of 821 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 89 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Big Con. Right now, it costs $14.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Big Con and its growth over time. It currently has 2,392 followers on its community page.
About The Big Con
The Big Con is an Indie, and Adventure game developed by Mighty Yell. On 8/31/2021, it was released on the Steam Store by Skybound Games.
Players have rated The Big Con as "Very Positive" out of 821 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 775 positive reviews and 46 negative reviews — an overall 94% positive review rating. Additionally, The Big Con has earned a metascore of 77 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $14.99. It can also be purchased through The Big Con: Anniversary Bundle, Skybound Games Steam Deck Bundle, and Colorful Adventures Bundle which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 6 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), and Portuguese-Brazil. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Big Con supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Big Con has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Story Rich
- Stylized
- 1990's
- Choices Matter
- Hand-drawn
- Comedy
- Conversation
- Action-Adventure
- Mystery
- Cute
- Crime
- Funny
- Indie
- Colorful
- Adventure
- Cartoony
- Singleplayer
- Female Protagonist
- 2D
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Big Con and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The Big Con is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Big Con Soundtrack and Artbook | Music | 9/12/2022 | View |
Related Bundles
The Big Con is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Big Con: Anniversary Bundle | 2 | 2 | $17.23 | View |
 | Skybound Games Steam Deck Bundle | 3 | 3 | $35.97 | View |
| Colorful Adventures Bundle | 6 | 6 | $83.94 | View |
Related Packages
The Big Con is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Big Con | $5.09 | View |
Supported Languages
The Big Con is available in 6 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Big Con data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 8). The Big Con on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139280
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 8). The Big Con. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1139280
- Metacritic. (2025, January 8). The Big Con for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-big-con
- Mighty Yell. (2023, July 8). The Big Con. The Big Con. http://thebigcongame.com