Paradise Marsh
Fair · Action · 2022
The verdict
WAIT.
It has sold at a BANGER price before.
Today
$14.99Fair
On its price record
$5.71BANGER
- Length
- 2h 3h to 100%
- Value
- $7.50/hr
- Reviews
- 96% of 546 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $5.71 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
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland... Catch bugs and chat with many characters while playfully wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Intel Graphics 4400 or better, 451 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 39 discounts in the 4 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Past sales have already crossed the $5.71 BANGER line 3 times.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 3 percent on value. It is pricier than 84 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 99 percent. Among the games that feel like it, A Short Hike ($7.99, scores 80) beats it on value, while it beats Proteus ($9.99, scores 32).
More about Paradise Marsh
Steam's global achievement data puts 41 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. This site sampled 315 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written October 2022 to August 2026.
The drop-off
71% start to 41% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
What players say
There's not a ton to this game as far as complexity of controls or gameplay, but to distill a game into just that is to do it great disservice. The acts of exploring the marsh, catching bugs, refilling the sky with stars - these are subversive in their simplicity. The real beauty of this game is the philosophy, and the desire to slow down and take it in for a little while. Never stop breathing in the great outdoors...
2 more reviews
This was a really lovely reflective session, wandering around with assorted goals and prompts for contemplation. The bird poetry was nice, and the constellations' pep talks and/or self-compliments were fun to go through. Definitely a nice relaxing game to pick up if you want a gentle time.
Fun and compelling to look for everything but can also be confusing at times like what to do or where to find what you're looking for. Still a great way to pass the time with the atmosphere and art. The music is so mellow and makes you think of times when walking in nature and taking in the air. 9/10
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Paradise Marsh scores 67/100 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/1709170/paradise-marshReviews 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.