Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
Worth it · RPG · 2025
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.74, the lowest Steam price we have tracked since Feb 2025.
- Length
- 7.3h
- Value
- $1.33/hr
- Reviews
- 91% positive
Buy now or wait
The Autumn Sale is on until Oct 8. It is 35% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 5 seasonal sales on record.
- Typical seasonal cut
- 22% ($11.69)
- Deepest seasonal cut
- 30% ($10.49)
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, OpenGL 3.0, 297 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, Linux.
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
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
October 2026 is where it bottomed out, at $9.74. It has been discounted 13 times in the 2 years tracked here, typically at 20 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales. Today's $9.74 at 35 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.
At full price it scores 68. The current cut is what makes it a 75.
On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 73 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Satellite Odyssey: Prologue ($1.99, scores 83) beats it on value, while it beats Sable ($24.99, scores 51).
The press gave it 80; the people who bought it give it 91 percent. An 11-point gap in the buyer's favour.
Steam's global achievement data puts 34 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. 3 of the 381 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written February 2025 to August 2026.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 7.3 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
87% start to 34% 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
What players say
Edited to add: If you finish your first play through, it is very much worth it to dive in again and try different story choices. You'll see what I mean. ;) *** Great space military sci-fi story! The plot beats were well-paced, and I enjoyed meeting all the characters. The pixel artwork is just fantastic, both backgrounds and character portraits, and the music is a splendid addition to the atmosphere. I was also...
My only real "complaint" is I am used to reading 50-80 hour visual novels this was about 6. Nothing wrong with that it doesn't over stay its welcome. That aside it was great. You can tell the love for mecha throughout this and the old pc art style. it leaves off on a cliff hanger but the devs confirmed they're working on more. I heavily enjoyed it. It is truly rare that I read or watch any media that references...
Overall, it's a nice little game, pretty entertaining with a pleasant style. On a downside it feels a bit rushed, I wish it had more stuff to explore and the story progresses more slowly. P.S. Hope to see another game in the Stories from Sol universe someday!
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog scores 75/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2118420/stories-from-sol-the-gun-dogReviews 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 1.
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