XEL
Skip · RPG · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 0, under the fair line, at $1.49.
- Length
- 7.4h 11.6h to 100%
- Value
- $0.20/hr
- Reviews
- 48% of 301 positive
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Buy now or wait
It is 90% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- 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
XEL is an epic 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure. Explore the mysterious world of XEL and help protagonist Reid to uncover her enigmatic past. Make new friends and foes along the way and collect exciting gadgets to master challenging dungeons and solve time bending puzzles.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, GTX 1080 Ti / RX Vega 64, 6 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 39 times in the 4 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 80 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today's $1.49 at 90 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.
It is pricier than 75 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 99 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Immortals Fenyx Rising ($39.99, scores 29) and Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition ($59.99, scores 70) both outscore it.
More about XEL
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 7.4 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
53% start to 5% 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
Really fun story and exploration. I got stuck at the gate of the ice world. I am wanting to go back and try again, I will use a guide if I have to, even though it's a last resort. Maybe I needed time away to get a fresh start, or learn what to look for from other games that spell it out instead of assuming you already know. In Xel you only have a "what's close by" map and not much else to tell you how far you've...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I will give this game a positive review because it could have been very good, and I really wanna support devs that are making these kinds of games! There are many great aspects of this game but it drowns in bugs bugs, and glitches. And why wait to give us a fast travelling system until the part where you don't need it anymore?? The concept is really good but I don't understand how devs can use such a long time on...
This game is a buggy POS. I lost progress by getting stuck/movement locked in a corner at least three times while attempting to play it.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
XEL scores 0/100 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/1674640/xelReviews 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.