Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
Fair · Narrative · 2023
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Fair at $2.99, the lowest Steam price we have tracked since Aug 2023. Buy it now if you want it.
- Length
- 4h 5.2h to 100%
- Value
- $0.75/hr
- Reviews
- 82% of 328 positive
Full price
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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
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About the game
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
June 2026 is where it bottomed out, at $2.99. Across all 31 discounts in the 3 years tracked, the median cut is 67 percent, about 6 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 13 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 79 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 71 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Case of the Golden Idol ($17.99, scores 72) beats it on value, while it beats Heaven's Vault ($24.99, scores 58).
More about Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
73 from critics against 82 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
None of the 220 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written August 2023 to August 2026.
The drop-off
69% start to 4% 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
Considering the often prophetic and futuristic nature of Verne's work, there's a certain irony in the fact that this game is a throwback to old point-and-click adventures, complete with a nostalgia-inducing 2D art style and a similarly short playtime. It comes with an effective score and sound design that's a bit all over the place in terms of quality. The voice acting isn't always spot-on either, and the English...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Interesting and atmospheric game with beautiful pixel graphics. Not a long game, about 4-5h of content if you explore all of it. Could be better, could be worse. Recommended if you find the setting interesting
As there are many positive reviews, it likely is a taste thing, but I did not enjoy the game. I almost finished it, but stopped playing at some point. I want to explain a lil more detailed what my impression/issue was, so people can make up their own minds: My main issue: The game kept introducing interesting ideas and mechanics but did not follow through with any of them. It kept pretending to be things it is not...
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Cite this score
Verne: The Shape of Fantasy scores 59/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1424600/verne-the-shape-of-fantasyReviews 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 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.