Realm of the Mad God Exalt

Realm of the Mad God Exalt

Fair · Roguelike · 2012

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Free and middling. Worth a look if the genre is yours.

PriceS
Free to play
Reviews▼
83% of 47,757
Critics
82 players 1 higher
Genre rank
Top 31% Roguelike

Holding it back: Reviews, Reach

Time and effort

Typical playtime
30.1h
To 100%
558.1h 18.5x the story
Achievements
167

Players and genre

Online
728 now
Recent reviews
84% 30 days
Better reviewed
60% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

5% start to <1% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

A game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

Its score sits in the top 31 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 60 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Nuclear Throne ($11.99, scores 88) beats it on value, while it beats Never Split the Party (free, scores 44).

It is still busy. 728 players were online when we last checked, on Nov 4, 08:45 UTC, across 35 days of weekly checks.

More about Realm of the Mad God Exalt

HowLongToBeat players log 30.1 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 558, 19 times as much.

Buy now or wait

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

Raising the score
Cost per hourFree
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
MonetizationNone
Checked: no in-game purchases or loot boxes. That earns a small credit unless Steam lists in-app purchases
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
Reach750K+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). A free game has no price to weigh, so this is its value read
For context
RefundsFree
A free game cannot be refunded, so the label never applies
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, 348 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.

Cite this score

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Realm of the Mad God Exalt scores 61/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/200210/realm-of-the-mad-god-exalt
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 13. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players+1
Critics82
Players83
Metacritic critics · 47,757 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperWild Shadow Studios
PublisherDeca Live Operations GmbH
GenreRoguelike
Released2012
Players750Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements167