Ghost on the Shore
Skip · Narrative · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 40, under the fair line, at $19.99. Fair at $8.64, lower than any Steam price we have tracked since Feb 2022 (lowest $9.99, Dec 2025).
- Length
- 2.8h 12h to 100%
- Value
- $7.14/hr
- Reviews
- 83% of 224 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $8.64 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each 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
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
About the game
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Nvidia GTX 900+ or equivalent, 5 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 49 discounts in the 5 years tracked, the median cut is 35 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 36 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 89 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 72 percent. Call of the Sea ($4.99, scores 75) outscores it, and so does A Date in the Park (free, scores 69). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Ghost on the Shore
The press gave it 75; the people who bought it give it 83 percent. An 8-point gap in the buyer's favour.
Finishing takes 2.8 hours; clearing it takes 12, which is 4.3 times the campaign.
At 2.8 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
93% start to 3% 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 want to say the bad things right of the bat: You have to at least play foru times through to see all the endings. and this only if you manage to choose the right answers in the end. This took me way to long and was sadly really annoying. But apart from that its a really nice game. Its lovely and verny nicely made. The style is really cool and the story pretty nice too. Its not that hard to figure out a few parts...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Beautiful game! I'm a puzzles girl, but I really didn't even miss them or even realize there weren't puzzles until someone pointed it out because I was so sucked into the story and environment. I'm done now, and even though it was a good sized game, I find myself wishing it was even longer.
Ghost on the Shore is a walking simulator where you take on the role of woman, Riley, that wrecks her boat on an island and becomes haunted by an amnesiadic ghost named Josh. Together, the two of them explore the island and try and piece together who Josh is and what happened to him and the former residents of the island. As is typical of walking simulators, you explore the environment reading letters and examining...
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Cite this score
Ghost on the Shore scores 40/100 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/1211930/ghost-on-the-shoreReviews 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 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.