Unpacking
Fair · Strategy · 2021
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
WAIT.
Fair today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 60% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$19.99Fair
Typical seasonal cut
$7.9960% offWorth it
- Cost per hour▼
- $5.55/hr
- ReviewsS
- 93% of 41,195
- Critics
- 83 players 10 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 6% Strategy
Holding it back: Cost per hour
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at $7.99 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 3.6h
- To 100%
- 4.3h 1.2x the story
- Achievements
- 25
Price and sales
- Sales
- 35 on record
- Typical cut
- 50% off
- Steam low
- $7.99 November 2025
- Sale every
- 49d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 93 now
- Recent reviews
- 93% 30 days
- Cheaper than
- 7% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 98% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
98% start to 17% rarestThis site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
35 discounts in the 5 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. No sale on record has reached $7.20, the price it would take to be a BANGER.
Its score sits in the top 6 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 93 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Sticky Business ($9.99, scores 80) beats it on value, while it beats Little Witch in the Woods ($19.99, scores 62).
More about Unpacking
The press gave it 83; the people who bought it give it 93 percent. A 10-point gap in the buyer's favour.
7 of the 499 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written December 2025 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 77 percent of the 1,492 reviews written there were positive, against 93 percent overall, and those are 4 percent of everything written about it.
At 3.6 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Last discount ended 31 days ago.
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Phenomenal game. Trailers show the gameplay well. Not super long but a surprisingly high replay value (I've played through the entire game ~5 times). If there's ever any kind of similar gameplay sequel, I will be jumping on that so fast! I strongly recommend.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
This is such a relaxing game, and I have played it to completion multiple times! I absolutely love the art and the storytelling over the sorting of items, and its something you can just zone out on if you need a break from reality! 100/10, one of my favorite games I've ever played!
While its relaxing, great game to play while watching a show on another monitor, I just cant recommend it because of the price. It took me 4 hours to 100% and with a $20 price tag that seems a tad too expensive when you can get other sorting games for much cheaper.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities., 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Cite this score
Unpacking scores 67/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1135690/unpackingReviews 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 Oct 31, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.