Really Big Sky

Really Big Sky

Skip · Shooter · 2012

Steam Deck Unsupported

The verdict

SKIP IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 7 of 8 sales

It scores 42, under the fair line, at $4.99.

Cost per hourS
$0.94/hr
Reviews▼
75% of 1,889
Genre rank
Top 50% Shooter

Holding it back: Reviews

Why
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Time and effort

Main story
5.3h
To 100%
12.8h 2.4x the story
Achievements
20

Price and sales

Sales
74 on record
Typical cut
75% off
Steam low
$0.74 June 2023
Sale every
53d last October 2026
Lowest now $4.79 at Fanaticalall-time low $0.59 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
0 now
Cheaper than
72% of its genre
Better reviewed
41% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

20% start to 4% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

This site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

It has been discounted 74 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 75 percent, about 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 13 days ago.

Its score sits in the top 50 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 72 percent of its genre. On the same math Jets'n'Guns Gold ($7.99, scores 69) and Beat Hazard ($9.99, scores 93) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.

More about Really Big Sky

Finishing takes 5.3 hours; clearing it takes 13, which is 2.4 times the campaign.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 13 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

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

Raising the score
Cost per hour$0.94/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 23 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

This is an amazing game. Played it a while back, maybe +10 years ago. In an attempt to re-visit this game with my daughter, I'm unable to play it, as it seems to launch, but only get a black screen. Would recommend in 2025 if this game would launch and was playable.
STINGRAY THAT KILLED S. IRWIN!!Not recommendedafter 5.2hJan 2025Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, DirectX 9.0c or above, 205 MB of storage. Windows only.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
Really Big Sky scores 42/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/201570/really-big-sky
Embed the live badge

Reviews 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 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Details

DeveloperBoss Baddie
PublisherRipstone
GenreShooter
Released2012
Players350Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements20