Blaster Master Zero 3
Fair · Action · 2021
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 9.6h 11.4h to 100%
- Value
- $1.56/hr
- Reviews
- 88% of 492 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $10.28 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each 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
The Pinnacle of Mutant Blasting Action Is Here! — Blaster Master Zero 3's hybrid of sidescrolling and top-down action is back for its 3rd chapter, and more intense than ever before!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 512MB VRAM (NVIDIA GeForce), 502 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 51 discounts in the 5 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 5 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 84 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. Among the games that feel like it, La-Mulana 2 ($24.99, scores 71) beats it on value, while it beats Environmental Station Alpha ($7.99, scores 60).
More about Blaster Master Zero 3
Of the 354 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written July 2021 to August 2026.
The drop-off
71% start to 10% 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
PERFECT GAME, BEST GAME ON THE TRILOGY BY FAR. To summarize, compared with the first 2 games, this one has the best bosses, best common enemies, best soundtrack, the best weapons and a fast travel system that helps a lot, back tracking is better and the story is also better. They even fixed area E (the plant area from the Blaster Master Zero 2). I can't describe how much I loved this game, seriously, it's perfect...
2 more reviews
Great end to the trilogy and I still think this (series) is one of Inti's best work(s). Even though the story is conclusive and am fine with it ending here would not mind seeing this formula evolved even more (especially the top down sections with more movement/combat options). Please make a bundle with all 3 games included (with the DLCs added in to maybe), kind of silly there isn't one already. Otherwise fantastic...
Ya know, I didn't know the 2nd game had a sequel until a few years after. This game is great and it basically ends the story of Jason and his robot lover. The gameplay was improved greatly, coming in with new and familiar ideas. I wonder if the original creator of METAFIGHT ever thought their idea would go beyond the first og nes game? Glad it did, this was a fun series to get into. Would recommend if you like...
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Cite this score
Blaster Master Zero 3 scores 62/100 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/1588380/blaster-master-zero-3Reviews 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.