Review · Adventure · macOS · PC
Secrets of Salem: The Phantom Cab Collector's Edition
Reviewed: 09 Jun 2026
macOS · PC
Do Games · 2025
Ludograph rating
Growth (BDS)
44
Risk (RIS)
2
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.66 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.17 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.30 | |
Secrets of Salem offers a rich narrative experience that significantly engages cognitive skills. Players will develop strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and memory attention through its intricate puzzles, detective work, and hidden object challenges. The immersive storytelling and extensive reading also enhance language comprehension. The game provides opportunities for ethical reasoning through meaningful choices within its supernatural noir setting.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.03 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.00 | |
The primary risks in Secrets of Salem are related to its content. The game features a high level of violence, including 'grisly beheadings,' and strong themes of fear and horror due to its 'eerie streets, haunted places,' and 'ghosts.' While not explicitly stated, some language may be present given the dark tone. The game exhibits very low risks for compulsion-loop design, monetization pressure, and social risks, as it is a single-player, one-time purchase experience with no manipulative design mechanics.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.33 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 1.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.