Mago
BANGER · Narrative · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
A BANGER at $5.24.
- Length
- 8.6h
- Value
- $0.61/hr
- Reviews
- 93% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 2 GB, 1 GB of storage. Windows only.
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
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
The value story
The lowest price on record is $5.24, set in December 2024. It has been discounted 41 times in the 4 years tracked here, typically at 60 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 1 percent on value. It is pricier than 80 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games closest to it, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures ($4.99, scores 75) and Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove ($39.99, scores 61) both come in lower.
$7.09 is where it would stop being a BANGER. It is priced at $5.24.
Steam's global achievement data puts about 15 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On an 8.6-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour. This site sampled 360 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written June 2022 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 89 percent of the 180 reviews written there were positive, against 93 percent overall, and those are 19 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 8.6 hours; clearing it takes 18, which is 2.1 times the campaign.
At 8.6 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
91% start to 15% finishA normal fall-off for a game this long. Steam global achievements
Players
1 players online when we last checked, on Oct 1, 06:51 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Mago has beautiful pixel art, and while the flashing lights are annoying and mostly unnecessary, that's easily fixed with an accessibility option being added, should the dev choose to. The music is absolutely fantastic, especially the themes for the final boss and shadow chases, no complaints. Sound effects are also nice, with no standout exceptions either way. The plot is simple, but serviceable, with even a little...
Totally underrated Platforming game. This game is short but fun and deserves more attention.
What a charming and enjoyable experience. This game is definitely worth checking out on your Steam Deck. Though the platforming and combat is pretty simple for the most part, this game will continue to surprise you in so many ways. The Pixel Art is beautiful, the music is Great and it's just an all around charming and fun experience, however, I do think it'd be wise to read through this whole review to understand...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Mago scores 87/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1098280/magoReviews 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 27, price as of Oct 1.
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