Sword of the Necromancer
Skip · Roguelike · 2021
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 16, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Length
- 8.4h 16h to 100%
- Value
- $1.78/hr
- Reviews
- 66% of 379 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 5 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
Help Tama to save Koko using the powers of the forbidden Sword of the Necromancer. Turn your foes into allies and reach the depths of the Necromancer's dungeon. Defeat the guardians to gain enough soul power to bring Koko back from the dead, no matter the cost.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 128 MB, 799 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, Linux.
The value story
Across all 38 discounts in the 6 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 63 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos ($19.99, scores 48) beats it on value, while it beats Extremely Powerful Capybaras ($5.99, scores 11).
More about Sword of the Necromancer
Of the 273 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 8 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written January 2021 to July 2026. That is more refunded reviewers than 9 in 10 paid games this site has sampled to the same depth, and among the 1,174 games in its genre sampled this deeply, 19 have a larger share. The typical game sits near 5 in 1,000, so the score docks it.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 8.4 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
76% 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 just don't understand why it's even an option to drop the sword of the Necromancer on the ground and replace it with some random trash item. That's the core mechanic of the game? They don't really want you to summon it seems. They take up one of your only 4 items slots, one being the Sword of the Necromancer itself, which is needed to summon, so you are basically only working with 3 slots. That include...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
This game is genuinely unfun. Wdym "roguelike"? Not one mechanic that is at least rogue adjacent. I've played tons of dungeon crawlers by now and this gotta be one of the worst. Prove that not every Indie game is good. Reviving your enemies sounds nice, but the execution is completely botched. You revive one, use it, it gains a few levels and dies either within the run or at the boss. Only way to not lose it is not...
I loved the game. I bought it on sale and enjoyed all the content it offers. The gameplay is cool, and I found the mechanics of resurrecting the dead and using them like Pokémon really interesting and fun 😄. The story, although a bit cringey, is also pretty cool.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Sword of the Necromancer scores 16/100 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/1243890/sword-of-the-necromancerReviews 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 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.