Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Most players never reach the end. On a 6.3-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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BANGER · Shooter · 2011
BUY IT.
Yes. A BANGER at $1.49.
about 6.3h$1.49 (~)
Recent reviews trending down (83% last 30 days vs 93% all-time)
Better value than 96% of Shooter games
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Cave Story+ scores 87/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/200900/cave-story<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/200900/cave-story"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/200900" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/200900/cave-story)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 1h ago.
Peak 7Low 7Latest 7
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
Lowest price we've tracked
Low $1.49High $14.99Now $1.4990% off high
Price line + bands by tier:BANGERWorth itFairPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
The lowest price on record is $1.49, set in June 2026. It has been discounted 62 times in the 14 years tracked here, typically at 34 percent off, with about 8 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 4 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth ($14.99, scores 97) beats it on value, while it beats NightSky ($0.99, scores 76).
Steam's global achievement data says about 1 percent of players ever finish it. On a 6.3-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see. Players rate it 93 percent positive over its lifetime, but the last 30 days run 83 percent. Something recent has soured the room.