Cleo - a pirate's tale
Worth it · Narrative · 2021
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $14.99, a BANGER if it drops to $6.67.
- Length
- 4.5h 6.3h to 100%
- Value
- $3.33/hr
- Reviews
- 98% of 809 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $6.67 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 6 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
Cleo is a solo-developed, top-down, pixel-art, retro, pirate adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Nvidia 460 Series / AMD 75XX or higher, 3 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
40 discounts in the 5 years on record, a median of 70 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. It becomes a BANGER at $6.67, a level the record has reached 32 times.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 6 percent on value. It is pricier than 79 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 99 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Thimbleweed Park™ ($19.99, scores 71) beats it on value, while it beats The Darkside Detective ($14.99, scores 67).
More about Cleo - a pirate's tale
Of the 313 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written May 2022 to August 2026.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 4.5 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
49% start to 6% 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
Well done. Really enjoyed the ending. Highly recommended if you are looking for a short, memorable adventure game. I want to play Kraken Fodder irl now.
1 more review
One of the most soulful, comforting indies I've played in a while. Granted, I am a sucker for pirate stories- But the amount of heart that has been put in the art, the writing, the characters, the voice acting, the music, ... Every minute detail of this game was built out of love for a good story. Really recommend picking this one up, it'll set you back less than 15 bucks and give you a few magical hours to set sail...
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Cite this score
Cleo - a pirate's tale scores 69/100 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/1361230/cleo-a-pirate-s-taleReviews 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 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.