Nexus 5X
Fair · RPG · 2024
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 5.6h
- Value
- $2.68/hr
- Reviews
- 91% positive
Buy now or wait
The Autumn Sale is on until Oct 8. It is at full price today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales on record.
- Autumn Sale cooldown
- None on record
- Typical seasonal cut
- 33% ($10.04)
- Deepest seasonal cut
- 50% ($7.49)
- Last discount ended
- 31 days ago
Watch it for a saleSources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 1 GB of storage. Windows only.
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
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
The value story
The lowest price on record is $7.49, set in June 2025. It has been discounted 18 times in the 3 years tracked here, typically at 35 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Value puts it in the top 7 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 73 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, For The King ($3.99, scores 70) beats it on value, while it beats For The King II ($24.99, scores 29).
Critics scored it 83. Players sit 8 points higher at 91 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.
3 of the 382 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written December 2023 to August 2026.
The drop-off
29% start to 1% 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
Very well-made. Feels like a 4X game from the start. Quick to learn with satisfying depth. It reminded me of Twilight Imperium and Stellaris, and I felt I'd rather play this than both of them. Honestly, I'm really impressed with the balancing act that Whatboy Games pulled off.
If you like 4x games and board games this will be for you. Fast game times for a the genre. Pretty easy to pick up, but lots of balanced decision making and deeper strategy. I wish it had been marketed a little more feels like it could have been more popular.
Crashes on startup as of about a year ago. Guess they never fixed it, dead game.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Nexus 5X scores 65/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1983990/nexus-5xReviews 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 2.
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