Snatcher
Snatcher is a cyberpunk graphic adventure game developed and published by Konami. It was written and designed by Hideo Kojima and first released in 1988 for the PC-8801 and MSX2 in Japan. Snatcher is set in a future Japanese metropolis where humanoid robots dubbed "Snatchers" have been discovered killing humans and replacing them in society. The game follows Gillian Seed, an American expat and amnesiac who joins an anti-Snatcher agency in search of his past. Gameplay takes place primarily through a menu-based interface through which the player can choose to examine items, search rooms, speak to characters, explore a semi-open world, and perform other actions.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1988
- Developer
- Konami
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 26 November 1988 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Platforms | PlayStation, Steam Deck |
| Genres | adventure video game, Christmas video game, cyberpunk video game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1288651, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Snatcher? How long to beat it
Total play time for Snatcher is about 10 hours to do everything, and around 8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 8h | 99 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 9.4h | 41 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 10h | 19 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Snatcher sits on the grid
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- Year
- 41ahead of 3% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 36ahead of 77% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Snatcher
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Common questions about Snatcher
What platforms is Snatcher on?
Snatcher is available on PlayStation, Steam Deck. It first released in 1988.
Who made Snatcher?
Snatcher was developed by Konami and published by Konami.
How long does it take to beat Snatcher?
about 8 hours for the main story, 9.4 hours with the main extras, 10 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.