Stellar Mess: The Princess Conundrum (Chapter 1)
Skip · Narrative · 2023
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 31, under the fair line, at $3.99.
- Length
- 1.9h 2.9h to 100%
- Value
- $2.10/hr
- Reviews
- 72% of 289 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 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
Stellar Mess is a 2D point&click adventure game, set somewhere in Argentinean Patagonia. The game is inspired by early classic EGA games of the genre.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 61 MB of memory, 640x360, 32-bit colour. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 19 discounts in the 4 years tracked, the median cut is 60 percent, about 9 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is cheaper than 74 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 72 percent. The Darkside Detective ($14.99, scores 67) outscores it, and so does VirtuaVerse ($14.99, scores 53). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
The drop-off
43% start to 25% 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
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Stellar Mess: The Princess Conundrum (Chapter 1) scores 31/100 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/1507530/stellar-mess-the-princess-conundrum-chapter-1Reviews 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.