HighFleet

HighFleet

Worth it · Action · 2021

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The verdict

BUY IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

Worth it at $29.99. Typically $16.49 in seasonal sales. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17.

Cost per hourS
$0.96/hr
Reviews▼
88% of 7,499
Genre rank
Top 2% Action

Holding it back: Reviews

Why
No price makes it a BANGER.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Time and effort

Main story
31.1h
To 100%
145h 4.7x the story

Price and sales

Sales
40 on record
Typical cut
35% off
Steam low
$14.99 December 2025
Sale every
46d last October 2026
Lowest now on Steamall-time low $14.99 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
19 now
Recent reviews
88% 30 days
Cheaper than
2% of its genre
Better reviewed
94% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story

The value story

Across all 40 discounts in the 5 years tracked, the median cut is 35 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 2 weeks ago.

Against its own genre its score lands in the top 2 percent. It is pricier than 98 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Heat Signature ($14.99, scores 84) beats it on value, while it beats Cepheus Protocol ($19.99, scores 26).

More about HighFleet

Of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 8 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written December 2021 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 65 percent of the 758 reviews written there were positive, against 88 percent overall, and those are 11 percent of everything written about it.

Finishing takes 31.1 hours; clearing it takes 145, which is 4.7 times the campaign.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 14 days ago.

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Cost per hour$0.96/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
MonetizationNone
Checked: no in-game purchases or loot boxes. That earns a small credit unless Steam lists in-app purchases
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
For context
Refunds8 of 800 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

Incredible atmosphere ( when you're not turned blind by explosions ) I played this game waaaay too much, zero regrets
HERONMANRecommendedafter 353h2 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews
This game is incredible, a unique experience. Brilliant, meticulous executions. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with it. Its flaw is that its too short and small. There's not enough content and not enough depth. Koshutin also didn't care about modding - a big mistake. This game is like a magnificient, delicious cake, which they give to you for a couple bites, and then violently take away from you, sneering...
OntheheavensRecommendedafter 2.5h2 found this helpfulRead on Steam
Way too short and restrictive, a lot of the cooler mechanics only get used once or twice. After beating the campaign it feels like you've only just completed a second prologue. This game could be so much more with a sandbox grand strategy mode. It's still an incredibly immersive and interesting experience as is and worth the money if you get it on sale. Don't listen to the people saying the game is "too hard" and...
tamaRecommendedafter 72hSep 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Nvidia GeForce GT 950, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

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HighFleet scores 74/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1434950/highfleet
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Reviews 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 31, price as of Nov 8. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Details

DeveloperKonstantin Koshutin
PublisherMicroProse Software
GenreAction
Released2021
Players750Kowners, SteamSpy estimate