Velvet Assassin
Skip · Shooter · 2009
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 12, under the fair line, at $5.99.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.61/hr
- Reviews▼
- 62% of 2,575
- Critics
- 61 players 1 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 81% Shooter
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 9.8h
- To 100%
- 12.8h 1.3x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 96 on record
- Typical cut
- 80% off
- Steam low
- $0.49 June 2014
- Sale every
- 42d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 1 now
- Cheaper than
- 68% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 15% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
96 discounts in the 14 years on record, a median of 80 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
It is cheaper than 68 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 85 percent. Assassin's Creed Valhalla ($59.99, scores 22) outscores it, and so does Assassin's Creed® Syndicate ($7.49, scores 57). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Velvet Assassin
This site sampled 442 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 4 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 41 percent of the 965 reviews written there were positive, against 62 percent overall, and those are 47 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 31 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
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
What players say
A pretty high-quality stealth game-not very well-known for its time-set during World War II. I liked the game, even though it's pretty challenging. You have to wait for the right moment to strike, ammo is in short supply, you constantly feel the strict gameplay restrictions, and there are a few clunky mechanics that really make you sweat, but I still recommend this game))) Довольно качественный, на своё время, не...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I remember this game being tedious and boring, but it's pretty fun with the enhanced edition mod on ModDB. It makes some changes I don't like though, including outfit textures, so even that I had to tweak myself (Which is easy. The game is surprisingly simple to customize in the files). I like the presentation. The skyboxes and lighting are still pretty to look at, and the stealth kill animations are really well...
A very dumbed-down Splinter Cell, but set during WWII. -No parkour. -Unfair level design that often forces you into combat. -Questionable game mechanics. Like, what do you mean I have to find a weapon when I literally just walked past multiple guns? The game is based on Violette Szabo, so if you're a WWII history geek, you'll probably appreciate that it shines a light on her story. But the ending... oof. I didn't...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Inspired by the fascinating story and unbreakable spirit of British secret agent Violette Szabo, players take control of Violette Summer, a beautiful World War II spy deep behind enemy lines with no support or official backing from the British Government.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, Pixel Shader 3 Graphics Card with 256 MB VRAM (Geforce 6800 or ATI X1600), 5 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Velvet Assassin scores 12/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/16720/velvet-assassinReviews 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 Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.