Pid
Fair · Narrative · 2012
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
WAIT.
Fair today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 85% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$19.99Fair
Typical seasonal cut
$4.9975% offFair
- Cost per hour▼
- $2.08/hr
- Reviews▼
- 83% of 2,430
- Genre rank
- Top 19% Narrative
Holding it back: Cost per hour, Reviews
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.99 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 9.6h
- To 100%
- 17.5h 1.8x the story
- Finish
- 6% reach the ending
- Achievements
- 12
Price and sales
- Sales
- 60 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $0.99 June 2017
- Sale every
- 74d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 2 now
- Cheaper than
- 6% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 77% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
80% start to 6% finishSteam counts fewer than one in ten of its players at the ending achievement. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
60 discounts in the 14 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 11 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Its score puts it in the top 19 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 77 percent. Among the games that feel like it, BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition ($9.99, scores 63) beats it on value, while it beats Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) ($14.99, scores 46).
More about Pid
Steam's global achievement data puts about 6 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 9.6-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour.
At 9.6 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Last discount ended 31 days ago.
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
What players say
6/10 - I admire games that could potentially get me emotionally invested into the characters as they grow stronger and get through obstacles; sadly I didnt see that in Pid. However, Pid is a wonderful platformer and anyone who prefers puzzles over the plot might like it. Pros: - Unique gameplay mechanics - Beautiful platformer graphics - Great puzzle difficulty build up - Unique characters and world Cons: (for me) ...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
A cute platformer that was great at its time. In Pid, you play as a little kid in a fantasy platformer setting. Graphics are 3D but all gameplay is limited to 2D. The main gist is the ability to create beams that attach to surfaces, stepping on these beams allow you to ride them to unreachable places. There's no double jump, wall climb, nor any other abilities but there's items that will help you like bombs, smoke...
First I'd like to say that I dont hate the game. The graphics are enjoyable and beautifully rendered, the style is great, character design and everything are fantastic. The story is interesting and enjoyable. The mechanic of the lifting beams is very cool and makes for a great puzzle platformer. The problem I have is with the level design. The first few "worlds" are really fun; not difficult, but they make you...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, DirectX 9.0 compatibility, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Pid scores 54/100 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/218740/pidReviews 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 Oct 31, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.