The Samaritan Paradox
A point-and-click mystery about a dead writer's hidden final novel
Faravid Interactive · Published by Screen 7 · Released Apr 18, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 173
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Oct 5, 2018
Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Samaritan Paradox?
This single-player, third-person adventure takes place in 1980s Sweden, where Ord helps a writer's daughter find her father's last novel. You explore hand-drawn 2D locations, solve puzzles, and decipher codes as the search connects to the writer's investigation of the weapons industry.
For you if...
- +you enjoy serious stories with political intrigue
- +you like alternating between detective work and fairy tales
Not for you if...
- −you dislike puzzles that require carefully timed actions
What players say
72% of 173 reviews are positive
Players praise the unfolding mystery, music, and voice acting, though opinions on the story are mixed. Common complaints concern tiny clickable areas, poorly signposted puzzle solutions, and fiddly interactions.
Screenshots and trailer
The Samaritan Paradox system requirements
Minimum: 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Samaritan Paradox?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- XP
- Memory
- 500 MB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- XP, Vista, 7, 8
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does The Samaritan Paradox have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Samaritan Paradox run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 17
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Does The Samaritan Paradox use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
