Astebreed: Definitive Edition
Fair · Shooter · 2014
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
WAIT.
Fair today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 80% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$19.99Fair
Typical seasonal cut
$3.9980% offWorth it
- Cost per hour▼
- $10.52/hr
- Reviews▼
- 88% of 1,658
- Critics
- 86 players 2 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 37% Shooter
Holding it back: Cost per hour, Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at $3.99 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 1.9h
- To 100%
- 18.2h 9.6x the story
- Finish
- 57% reach the ending
- Achievements
- 40
Price and sales
- Sales
- 108 on record
- Typical cut
- 70% off
- Steam low
- $3.74 June 2015
- Sale every
- 36d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Cheaper than
- 16% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 75% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
57% start to 57% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
Across all 108 discounts in the 12 years tracked, the median cut is 70 percent, about 5 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 37 percent. It is pricier than 84 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 75 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. HYPER DEMON ($14.99, scores 90) and Sky Force Reloaded ($9.99, scores 87) both outscore it.
More about Astebreed: Definitive Edition
Steam's global achievement data puts 57 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 18. 1 of the 336 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to November 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 82 percent of the 562 reviews written there were positive, against 88 percent overall, and those are 44 percent of everything written about it.
The main story runs 1.9 hours. Doing everything runs 18, 9.6 times as long.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 1.9 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
One of the fairest shmups I've played. It switches between horizontal and vertical scrolling, and I really enjoyed the combat mechanics and dodging system. It was also the third shmup I've managed to clear with a 1CC, completing Arrange Mode. Hopefully, I'll find the time to go for a 1CC on Hardcore Mode soon!
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
This game was a ride, I beat it twice in less then two hours on two difficulties. Way too easy. The story tries to pack in some emotion and feel but comes off so hilarious that it's worth playing just for that. I could refund it now, having already got everything out of it. But it's just too much of an oddity to let go of. I'll give it a recommend just because it's likely the safest purchase ever, beat it a few...
This is not the way of the STG. This is: ✍️ A Theory of Shmup Evolution By: Joseph Salomonsen Gradius → R-Type → Darius → Toaplan → Cave / Treasure / G.rev 🟨 Foundations - Designed Space Gradius (Konami, 1985) The origin of control: resource systems, checkpoints, and authored space. The player shapes their ship to survive the level. R-Type (Irem, 1987) The Force system: space becomes weaponized. A slow, methodical...
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About the game
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: Shader Model 3.0 compatible, GeForce 8600GT (2007 model) or better. Windows only.
Cite this score
Astebreed: Definitive Edition scores 52/100 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/283680/astebreed-definitive-editionReviews 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 17, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.