Gilded Shadows
Worth it · Action · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $29.99. Typically $17.99 in seasonal sales. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17.
- Cost per hour▼
- $1.46/hr
- ReviewsA
- 94% of 201
- Genre rank
- Top 3% Action
Holding it back: Cost per hour
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 20.6h
- To 100%
- 69.2h 3.4x the story
- Finish
- 55% reach the ending
- Achievements
- 28
Price and sales
- Sales
- 19 on record
- Typical cut
- 35% off
- Steam low
- $16.49 December 2025
- Sale every
- 91d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 5 now
- Cheaper than
- 2% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 95% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
77% start to 55% 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
Players
- Players online
- 5 when we last checked, on Oct 22, 00:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
The value story
The value story
19 discounts in the 4 years on record, a median of 35 percent off across all of them, roughly 13 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Its score sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 98 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, When The Past Was Around ($7.99, scores 75) beats it on value, while it beats Chicken Invaders Universe (free, scores 68).
More about Gilded Shadows
Steam's global achievement data puts 55 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 18.
20.6 hours to finish it, 69 to exhaust it. The completionist tail is 3.4 times the campaign.
Deck Verified, so no launch options and no controller remapping before it runs.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4, at about $17.99 (40% off). Predictions like this were right 92% of the time when tested on 70 past weeks.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 31 days ago.
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
This may be one of my favorite visual novels ever. As a trans person, I typically look for VNs that let me choose pronouns. I find that it helps me immerse myself into the story better, I usually like to imagine myself as the character when playing. However, the writing was so good I didn't care this time. The worldbuilding is the best I have ever seen from a visual novel. The characters are so lovingly written, I...
2 more reviews
Beautiful and truly variative story, beautiful characters and cool MC. A good example of really well done VN.
One of the most detailed and creative Otome I've ever read. If you're even thinking about getting it, it is so worth it, 8 fully fleshed out routes and the romance is amazing, to say there is a lot of love interests, there is also a lot of depth and so many different branches and scenarios. Being able to design and change the personality of the MC is the cherry on top
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
A GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue various love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, Integrated Graphics (onboard sufficient), 1 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Gilded Shadows scores 72/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1875950/gilded-shadowsReviews 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 4, price as of Nov 8. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.