Hot Springs Story
Fair · Strategy · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $8.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 8.4h 32.9h to 100%
- Value
- $1.07/hr
- Reviews
- 83% of 300 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 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
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About the game
Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 246 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 29 discounts in the 5 years tracked, the median cut is 62 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 11 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 82 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Game Dev Story ($8.99, scores 73) beats it on value, while it beats SimAirport ($24.99, scores 51).
More about Hot Springs Story
This site sampled 262 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2022 to August 2026.
Finishing takes 8.4 hours; clearing it takes 33, which is 3.9 times the campaign.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 8.4 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
65% start to 7% 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
The ultimate digital zen garden and the absolute best game to play while doing your laundry. Hot Springs Story is a masterclass in cozy, low-stress simulation. Running a traditional Japanese onsen should theoretically be a stressful job of managing finances, appeasing demanding VIP guests, and optimizing room layouts. Yet, Kairosoft somehow managed to distill all of that into an incredibly relaxing, soothing...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Great game, especially if you're at work and looking for idle games to pass the time!
Hot Springs Story is the first, and probably last Kairosoft game I will play. It looks nice, and for the first few hours is pretty fun. There are lots of different room compatibilities to try and figure out, with each one giving different bonuses, or negative attributes. I like a lot of what it has going on, especially at the start. After the first few hours though, it just becomes a very long grind. I saw that...
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Cite this score
Hot Springs Story scores 57/100 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/1823710/hot-springs-storyReviews 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.