Agarest: Generations of War
Skip · RPG · 2014
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 31, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Length
- 73.3h
- Value
- $0.20/hr
- Reviews
- 71% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with 64Mb RAM and support for v3 shaders, 5 GB of storage. Windows only.
At the dawn of time, a terrible war raged between the forces of good and evil, ending in the destruction of the world of Agarest. After their victory, the Gods of Light unified the decaying bodies of the Gods of Darkness and created a new world.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
The lowest price on record is $2.99, set in January 2018. It has been discounted 69 times in the 13 years tracked here, typically at 75 percent off, with about 9 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 49 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 78 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 65 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Those Who Rule ($17.99, scores 68) beats it on value, while it beats Lost Eidolons ($34.99, scores 22).
Of the 245 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 52 percent of the 217 reviews written there were positive, against 71 percent overall, and those are 13 percent of everything written about it.
The main story runs 73.3 hours. Doing everything runs 174, 2.4 times as long.
The drop-off
43% start to <1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
4 players online when we last checked, on Sep 30, 22:48 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
the problem with this game lies in its length and boring combat system. the combat system is super deep. like to the point where it might be too deep. it drip feeds you how to play the game but also leaves a lot out. the grinding sucks due to the fact the battles are so slow. i started my game with the dlc for better gear that basically one shots early game enemies and even with that those encounters could still...
Play FF Tactics, Disgaea, etc, instead. This game really brought nothing new to the table outside of a gimmicky generational system. The intro is bland, the music is bland, the characters are bland, the world building is bland - there is nothing to hook, story wise, within the first few hours of game play. Obnoxious tutorial windows out the wazoo. I have no reason to care about anything I'm doing in this game.
Had this game for years, tried starting it up half a dozen times and it just never stuck. You pretty much need to be glued to a guide to get a lot of mechanics the game doesn't explain, and to complete the game. It's grindy and combat is just crunchy compared to other turn based JRPGs. Go get the screenshots and skip the gameplay if that's what you're after.
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Cite this score
Agarest: Generations of War scores 31/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/237890/agarest-generations-of-warReviews 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 26, price as of Oct 1.
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