Nearwood - Collector's Edition

Nearwood - Collector's Edition

Worth it · Narrative · 2014

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

BUY IT.

Worth it at $1.99, the lowest Steam price we have tracked since Apr 2014.

Length
3.8h 4.1h to 100%
Value
$0.52/hr
Reviews
90% of 315 positive
No price makes it a BANGER.

Full price

Fair$9.99

Today

−80%Worth it
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Value$0.52/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set That is today's sale price. Normally $2.63/hr
Holding it back
Reviews90% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 88% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds1 of 62 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

The fate of the magical world is in your hands – free it from evil! As Jane and Fey explore new locations, they help the villagers survive the freeze, while once again saving Nearwood from the clutches of impending doom!
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, DirectX compatible video card, 1.1 GB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

The lowest price on record is $1.99, set in November 2015. 73 discounts in the 13 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart.

On value it sits in the top 4 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 69 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 87 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Adam Wolfe ($5.99, scores 80) beats it on value, while it beats Boxes: Lost Fragments ($8.24, scores 74).

What players say

A beautiful HOG =) The story is good, the world design is amazing and the puzzles are fun to solve :3
† MadMiez †Recommendedafter 4.0hMay 2024Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

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Nearwood - Collector's Edition scores 76/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/286540/nearwood-collector-s-edition
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Reviews 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 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

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Details

DeveloperMagicIndie
PublisherViva Media
GenreNarrative
Released2014
Players150Kowners, SteamSpy estimate