Child of Light
Worth it · RPG · 2014
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
WAIT.
Worth it today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 70% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$14.99Worth it
Typical seasonal cut
$4.4970% offWorth it
- Cost per hour▼
- $1.34/hr
- ReviewsS
- 91% of 13,514
- Critics
- 77 players 14 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 4% RPG
Holding it back: DRM, Cost per hour
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.49 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 11.2h
- To 100%
- 15.5h 1.4x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 92 on record
- Typical cut
- 70% off
- Steam low
- $3.74 June 2015
- Sale every
- 40d last September 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 10 now
- Cheaper than
- 22% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 95% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Across all 92 discounts in the 13 years tracked, the median cut is 70 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Against its own genre its score lands in the top 4 percent. It is pricier than 79 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Grimm's Hollow (free, scores 93) beats it on value, while it beats Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition ($19.99, scores 67).
More about Child of Light
Critics scored it 77. Players sit 14 points higher at 91 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.
5 of the 697 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, 64 percent of the 1,465 reviews written there were positive, against 91 percent overall, and those are 12 percent of everything written about it.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 11.2 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
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
The visuals in this game are gorgeous. It may be worth buying just to appreciate them. I played this game many years ago now but I remember the story being sweet and melancholy. I also played through the entire story, which is rare for me. The fact that I stuck with it is recommendation enough
2 more reviews
One of the better RPG's for a child or a cozy night in - I place this in the same category as the paper mario or bug fables games. Wish it was a bit longer actually.
Story: Simple, but nice fairytale-ish story. Don't await complicated stuff, most of the story is pretty straightforward. Graphics: Graphic style in this game is pretty neat. Colorful, illustrated like it is torn from some book, or graphic novel. Combat: Combat is turn-based with some kind of ATB gauge(timer) which shows you when it is your turn and then you can pick your action. It reminds me the combat in Final...
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About the game
Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 3 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Child of Light scores 74/100 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/256290/child-of-lightReviews 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 13, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.