SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
Worth it · Action · 2009
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
WAIT.
Worth it today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 75% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$19.99Worth it
Typical seasonal cut
$4.9975% offWorth it
- Cost per hour▼
- $2.04/hr
- ReviewsA
- 89% of 7,802
- Critics
- 70 players 19 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 1% Action
Holding it back: Cost per hour
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.99 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 9.8h
- To 100%
- 51.3h 5.2x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 86 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $1.99 December 2024
- Sale every
- 45d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 85 now
- Cheaper than
- 6% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 95% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
86 discounts in the 14 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Its score puts it in the top 1 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Endless Sky (free, scores 83) beats it on value, while it beats Elite Dangerous ($19.99, scores 45).
More about SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
The press gave it 70; the people who bought it give it 89 percent. A 19-point gap in the buyer's favour.
9 of the 667 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 57 percent of the 642 reviews written there were positive, against 89 percent overall, and those are 9 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 9.8 hours; clearing it takes 51, which is 5.2 times the campaign.
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
It's a wonderful time even without the online stuff. I'd say that going through the hassle of getting the online to work is definitely worth it in the long run, though.
2 more reviews
it's just good. that's all i have to say! [even though it keeps crashing after a few minutes. mostly if you're making adventures.]
Lots of fun if you have free time to create creatures, buildings, vehicles and such
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Take Your Creature From Zero To Galactic HeroGet out of your starship and turn your Spore creatures into legendary Space Captains. For the first time, beam down with your allies to take on action-packed, planetside adventures. Complete quests, collect rewards, and even create your own missions.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 128MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
SPORE™ Galactic Adventures scores 81/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/24720/spore-galactic-adventuresReviews 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.