DeathSpank

DeathSpank

Worth it · RPG · 2010

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

BUY IT.

Worth it at $14.99, a BANGER if it drops to $8.21.

Length
8.9h
Value
$1.68/hr
Reviews
95% positive
It needs 45% off ($8.21) to be a BANGER.
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Length
8.9h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
11.8h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$1.68
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$14.99
as of Oct 1
Reviews
95%
996 reviews, as of Sep 28
Metacritic
77
critic score
Players
150K
owners, SteamSpy estimate
Released
2010

Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.

For uncounted years, DeathSpank has been a Dispenser of Justice, a Vanquisher of Evil, and a Hero to the Downtrodden.
Description from the Steam store page.

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

Raising the score
Reviews95% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 93% after the small-sample adjustment
Holding it back
Value$1.68/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
For context
Length8.9 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reach150K+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). Context here: this game's score does not use it
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 315 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

The value story

The lowest price on record is $1.49, set in May 2023. 65 discounts in the 14 years on record. They run about 75 percent off, roughly 7 weeks apart. The math puts its BANGER price at $8.21. The record reaches that level 65 times.

On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 78 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 97 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Cat Quest ($12.99, scores 77) beats it on value, while it beats Sir Whoopass™: Immortal Death ($16.99, scores 48).

77 from critics against 95 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.

This site sampled 315 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to August 2026.

The drop-off

73% start to 24% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No 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

(2026) DeathSpank (original version) Played on 4K 3840x2160 no issues. Resolution is via a slide bar in menu's. Played on PC so the point and click moving was with the standard WSAD then left click for combat melee or ranged. Tab to switch weapons, number keys for potions etc. Bought this game on a whim. It was well worth it !!! Steam video at the store page looked pretty awesome. This game did not disapoint. Be the...
jealousy_killsRecommendedafter 48hJul 2026Read on Steam
Deathspank is still funny. It's funny that they made Thongs of Virtue another game because they didn't want the game to be too big so that it could be easily downloadable at xbox live arcade. Thongs of Virtue is like Act II and III of Deathspank the original game. This ends with a blatant and ridiculous cliffhanger. They should make a Deathspank: Definitive Edition combining the first and second games and making it...
CalliposRecommendedafter 20hMay 2026Read on Steam
the gameplay is simple, but the writing is great. The game is hilarious! Comedy is subjective, so your mileage may vary. I loved this game.
Halfman6989Recommendedafter 15hMay 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

Cite this score

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DeathSpank scores 74/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/18040/deathspank
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Reviews 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 1.

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Critics vs players+18
Critics
77
Players
95
Player favorite. The critics underrated it.
Metacritic critics · 996 Steam player reviews

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperHothead Games
PublisherElectronic Arts
GenreRPG
Released2010
Achievements12