Scars Above
Skip · Shooter · 2023
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 33, under the fair line, at $29.99.
- Length
- 7.4h
- Value
- $4.05/hr
- Reviews
- 77% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, GeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon HD 7870, 18 GB of storage. Windows only.
Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.
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
September 2025 is where it bottomed out, at $2.99. It has been discounted 36 times in the 4 years tracked here, typically at 80 percent off, with about 5 weeks between sales.
It is pricier than 86 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart ($23.99, scores 66) beats it on value, while it beats Star Wars Outlaws ($17.49, scores 28).
Of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 11 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written September 2023 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 41 percent of the 385 reviews written there were positive, against 77 percent overall, and those are 14 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
93% start to 21% 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
20 players online when we last checked, on Sep 28, 14:48 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Nice shooting mechanics, nice story, it kept me on the edge the whole game. The moving, shooting, dodging etc. are a bit clunky though. But what I like the most is that you can reset your ability points anytime you want, how many times you want. There's no limit for that. So you can play around with different builds until you find the one that's right for you. But in the end you will have unlocked all of them anyway.
I had fun, a little short, but a compelling story and I will definitely play any sequels.
I tried brothers, but i just couldnt get into it. This is obviously their first attempt at an action game and it shows. They did a mostly good job of it, however the whole soulslike combat and "bonfire" mechanic just don't fit. Especially when story beats are just repeated again and again if you do die and have to go through them again. I see potential in these guys, and i do hope they learn from the mistakes in...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
Scars Above scores 33/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1196090/scars-aboveReviews 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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