Mysterium: A Psychic Clue Game Reviews

So, I'm really mixed on this one, and if I could give a game an "eh", I would. So, if you're looking to buy this game, you probably have one question in mind: does this game allow you to play Mysterium online? The answer is yes, it does. So why am I lukewarm on this? Do I dislike Mysterium? No, Mysterium is a good game. The issue is that this client is barely passable. First, when I bought the game, it completely failed to launch. One of my friends found a Steam community post with some code you could input into the launch settings to get it to work, but the fact that that's required is already unacceptable in my opinion. I had honestly just assumed the game was unplayable and was mid-return process when they found the fix. Once you get the game launched though, it is still lacking in quite a few areas. For some reason the "join game" button is mostly broken, so you have to go to the multiplayer menu then repeatedly quit out and then try the "join game" button over and over again, it usually works within 5-10 tries. From there, the game works pretty smoothly, though there's also no reconnect feature, as far as I can tell? One of my friends got disconnected once, and the game does not give any time for them to reconnect, immediately replacing them with a bot. Then, when they did manage to re-launch the game, there didn't seem to be a way to get them control back? It said they were in the game on their end, but the bot continued to play on their behalf. Anyway, my overall recommendation is going to be to not buy this one. Mysterium is a good game, but it deserves better than this minimum viable product. With that said, if you're desperate for a way to play Mysterium online and are willing to deal with the headache of a client, it does accomplish what it needs to.