The Dark Eye : Book of Heroes
Skip · Roguelike · 2020
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 0, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 21h
- Value
- $0.48/hr
- Reviews
- 40% of 207 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 4 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
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About the game
Experience classical role-playing together with your friends in a co-op multiplayer RPG based on THE DARK EYE license that lets you engage in party-based adventures in the fantasy world of Aventuria.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 6 GB of memory, Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 / AMD Radeon 6850. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 23 discounts in the 6 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 12 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is less well reviewed than 99 percent of its genre. Heroes of Hammerwatch ($14.99, scores 70) outscores it, and so does NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION ($7.49, scores 14). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about The Dark Eye : Book of Heroes
48 on Metacritic, 40 percent from players. A gap this way round is usually launch damage or a slow decline.
The drop-off
56% start to <1% 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
I'm a little shocked by how primitive this game is. You can't control your companions so basically you just walk around the map, into combat and hope for the best. Not sure if I'm just too early in the game but there is literally nothing to do but watch as everyone poke whatever they please. No formation, no targeting, nothing. There is also no difficulty settings which I guess is irrelevant when the encounters are...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I cannot recommend this game to anyone, in it's current state. Watching the trailer made me think this game was trying to stay close to pnp source material, however, the truth turned out to be the exact opposite. Everything is dumbed down and oversimplified, while character advancement solely relies on randomly rewarded cards! CARDS!!! That's right-you lvl up your character by pulling a card out of deck, as a reward...
A lot of negative views, but honestly, I am enjoying the game. I found the combat a little slow and the path finding difficult. That being said, I like the feel of the game and find I want to continue to play to earn new skills. The combat is slow because of dice rolls and timed execution of attacks to keep things fair. The missions are fairly short and not complicated. If you like easy going games and simple then i...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
The Dark Eye : Book of Heroes scores 0/100 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/1139870/the-dark-eye-book-of-heroesReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base 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.