helionaut
Worth it · Action · 2020
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $1.49, the lowest Steam price we have tracked since Jul 2020.
- Length
- 2.6h 8h to 100%
- Value
- $0.57/hr
- Reviews
- 95% of 228 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
It is 50% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- 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 open-world galaxy adventure game ✨🚀🌠 Explore a procedurally-generated universe filled with diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. 👽
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, DirectX 9 compatible with at least 500MB of memory, 205 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
It has been discounted 37 times in the 6 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 50 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today's $1.49 at 50 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.
On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 77 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 96 percent. The nearest things to it, Space Pirates And Zombies 2 ($9.99, scores 57) and Breathedge ($2.49, scores 62), are both worse buys on this math.
More about helionaut
Of the 202 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written July 2020 to August 2026.
The main story runs 2.6 hours. Doing everything runs 8, 3.1 times as long.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 2.6 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
88% start to 13% 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
This game is a steal for $3, and if you wait for the right sale, it can go down to even $1.50! There is a huge universe to explore, so many cool upgrades, a simple yet well made combat system, and an addictive loop of getting items, getting materials, upgrading, and being able to do all that so much faster. This game is so good for its price!
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I got bored and decided to 100% this game in 2 sittings, once in 2022, and one today November 23 2025.
I want to love this delightful little game, I really do. It has a lot going for it, including a surprisingly engaging gameplay loop. However, there's just enough wrong that it leaves a sour taste in my mouth - obvious issues that could have been fixed with just a little bit more time in the oven. - Multiple prompts with a gamepad are incorrect. - No D-pad navigation for menus. - Picking up a tool automatically puts...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
helionaut scores 82/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1356480/helionautReviews 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.