Grotto
Fair · Narrative · 2021
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $12.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 4.4h 7.8h to 100%
- Value
- $2.95/hr
- Reviews
- 90% of 353 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $5.86 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 111 days ago.
- 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
Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: NVIDIA GT 630 / 650m, AMD Radeon HD6570 or equivalent. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 45 times in the 5 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 75 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 16 weeks ago.
On value it sits in the top 15 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 74 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 87 percent. Among the games that feel like it, While We Wait Here ($4.99, scores 75) beats it on value, while it beats The Novelist ($4.99, scores 38).
More about Grotto
75 from critics against 90 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
None of the 243 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written October 2021 to August 2026.
The drop-off
84% 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
Of the narrative-heavy anthro games I've played lately this one was definitely the best. Interesting culture and manages to say something.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Grotto is a unique game, in that its narrative repeatedly prioritizes feelings of anger or helplessness rather than attempting to make you feel sad. Many narrative driven games have gotten me to cry, but much fewer have made me feel this suffocated or at loss for what to do. Because in most choices games, the options at the very least imply their consequences. But in Grotto, it is ever unclear how your signs will be...
Christian Review I don't recommend it at all, especially if you're Christian, as you are forced into worshipping satanic gods. The game started off strong by presenting me with a choice-heavy, psychological appeal that allowed me to explore the weight of my decisions, but I didn't entirely agree with the interpretation. I have come to the conclusion that, to a certain degree, my choices were ultimately fixed in...
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Cite this score
Grotto scores 56/100 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/1538850/grottoReviews 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 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.