Smelter
Skip · Action · 2021
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 25, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 12h
- Value
- $1.67/hr
- Reviews
- 71% of 213 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
You are Eve, fresh out of Eden and armed with a living suit of armor, Smelter. Explore a dangerous new world, battle its bizarre denizens and expand your empire in a desperate journey to find Adam.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, IntelHD 3000. Windows only.
The value story
39 discounts in the 5 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 92 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 67 percent. On the same math UFO 50 ($24.99, scores 82) and HAAK ($17.99, scores 67) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
The drop-off
90% start to 6% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Smelter is an ambitious action-platformer that combines retro-inspired side-scrolling gameplay with territory management mechanics, resulting in an experience that feels both nostalgic and refreshingly unique. Developed by X PLUS and published by DANGEN Entertainment and Gamera Games, the title draws clear inspiration from classic 16-bit adventures while introducing a blend of genres that helps it stand apart from...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Ignore those negative reviews - Smelter may have been bugged in the beginning and had some issues, but they are no more in 2025. Perfect game from start to finish. There's no way you will not like this if you like Mega Man or Sidescrollers in general. You can choose how and where to proceed, mobs and bosses are unique and fun to smelt. Admittedly, when you arrive on the world map and fly Smelter for the very first...
Beware: Gamebreaking bugs are preventing players from finishing the game! If you play the classic mode with the map and buildings and all that stuff, there is a bug that happens quite often! You send a unit into a building, but the unit never arrives. The button to send a unit will still show up, but you can't click it anymore, it won't even make a sound when clicking it. With all your normal buildings, you can get...
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Cite this score
Smelter scores 25/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1094540/smelterReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.