Samawa Idle
Skip · Roguelike · 2023
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 16, under the fair line, at $4.99.
- Length
- 2.4h 90.2h to 100%
- Value
- $2.08/hr
- Reviews
- 66% of 625 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 9 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Unleash the power of specialized towers to annihilate hordes of monsters in this idle game with roguelike elements. Collect gold, level up your towers, face powerful bosses, and refine your strategy with an evolving skill tree.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 297 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 23 discounts in the 3 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.
It is cheaper than 88 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 90 percent. Among the games that feel like it, 挂机神话 ($1.99, scores 72) beats it on value, while it beats Swag and Sorcery ($12.99, scores 2).
More about Samawa Idle
Of the 506 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 5 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written November 2023 to August 2026.
HowLongToBeat players log 2.4 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 90, 38 times as much.
The drop-off
99% start to 27% 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
What players say
One of the weaker Idle games I've played, no longer receives updates as well. Biggest reason to stay away.... paid DLC that lets you see more stats.... that's it. Use your $5 elsewhere.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
This is without a doubt, the worst idle game I've ever played. This is utterly boring, unrewarding and takes excruciatingly long to get anywhere. First issue: The cursor is offset by about half an inch. So you have to click things slightly to the right of everything. I think this could potentially be caused by the fact that I have my cursor set to be bigger so it's easier to see, but the game does not allow for a...
The game isn't good or bad, but the progression feels kind of pointless. While you do unlock some interesting options in the late game, they're practically useless because by the time you get them, you've already finished the game-or at least completed all the achievements.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Samawa Idle scores 16/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2562730/samawa-idleReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.