Shady Part of Me
Fair · Short indie · 2020
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
WAIT.
It has sold at a BANGER price before.
Today
$14.99Fair
On its price record
$4.95BANGER
- Length
- 5.1h
- Value
- $2.94/hr
- Reviews
- 94% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 1 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 5670 / Nvidia GeForce GT 440 / Intel HD 5200, 3 GB of storage. Windows only.
Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).
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
It has never been cheaper than $2.24. That was October 2024. Its cuts run 80 percent off as a rule. There have been 57 in the 6 years tracked, about 5 weeks apart. The math puts its BANGER price at $4.95. The record reaches that level 44 times.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 5 percent on value. It is pricier than 96 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Contrast ($2.49, scores 70) beats it on value, while it beats Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) ($14.99, scores 46).
The press gave it 78; the people who bought it give it 94 percent. A 16-point gap in the buyer's favour.
This site sampled 460 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 5 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written December 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 86 percent of the 236 reviews written there were positive, against 94 percent overall, and those are 9 percent of everything written about it.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 5.1 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
82% start to 8% 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
Players
3 players online when we last checked, on Oct 1, 21:48 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
An excellent little puzzle game with stunning artwork. A lovely discovery that was recommended to me by a friend, whom I'd like to thank very much for this experience. A short game with a strong emphasis on puzzle-solving and platforming. The story is enjoyable and really moved me. I highly recommend this game.
amazing game and very underrated, the puzzles are great and blend the 3d and 2d parts together in unique ways, also with a very touching story
Georgeous looking, short puzzle game which gets the light/shadow mechanics right - I'm looking at you, Contrast! I had fun with the puzzles, the levels look soothingly weird. I didn't really get the whole story just some of the themes. Don't wanna spoil anything, but after finishing the game, you can read some interesting takes in the discussions ;)
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Cite this score
Shady Part of Me scores 65/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1116580/shady-part-of-meReviews 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 26, price as of Oct 1.
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