Armello

Armello

Fair · Multiplayer · 2015

Steam Deck Verified

The verdict

BUY IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

Fair at $4.99, the lowest Steam price we have tracked since Jan 2015. Buy it now if you want it.

Cost per hour
$2.38/hr
Reviews▼
82% of 16,078
Critics
75 players 7 higher
Genre rank
Top 13% Multiplayer

Holding it back: Reviews, Monetization

Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Time and effort

Typical playtime
2.1h
To 100%
91.1h 43.4x the story
Achievements
50

Price and sales

Sales
97 on record
Typical cut
60% off
Steam low
$4.99 February 2019
Sale every
42d last November 2026
Lowest now on Steamall-time low $4.99 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
61 now
Cheaper than
7% of its genre
Better reviewed
83% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

61% start to 2% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

A game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

97 discounts in the 12 years on record, a median of 60 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today's $4.99 at 80 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.

Its score sits in the top 13 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 83 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Gloomhaven ($9.79, scores 61) beats it on value, while it beats Talisman: Digital Classic Edition ($2.09, scores 52).

More about Armello

This site sampled 800 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 6 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written September 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 47 percent of the 562 reviews written there were positive, against 82 percent overall, and those are 5 percent of everything written about it. It sells extras on top of the sticker price (cosmetic, player trading); the score docks it lightly for that.

HowLongToBeat players log 2.1 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 91, 43 times as much.

At 2.1 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

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

Raising the score
Reach1.5M+ owners
How many own it and play it, by SteamSpy's estimates (an old snapshot), the biggest driver for a game with no ending
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
MonetizationCosmetic, Player trading
Paid extras, but no loot boxes or currency. A light touch
For context
Refunds6 of 800 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
In-app purchasesCosmetic, Player tradingPCGamingWiki

What players say

Armello is a beautifully game that blends deep strategy with charming animal characters. Every match feels like a gripping fairy tale, full of cunning moves, unexpected twists, and genuine excitement. The art, music, and atmosphere are simply enchanting. Highly recommended for anyone who loves tactical gameplay with a heart.
OrikottoRecommendedafter 188hAug 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews
What it does, it does well. Highly recommended. Fun gameplay, excellent art, haven't run into any bugs in my playtime.
GreyharkRecommendedafter 21h1 found this helpfulRead on Steam
A pretty chill board game where your game plan gets ruined instantly, and somehow you still have a chance to win or lose right up to the end. There's some imbalance between classes, but it's still interesting to play after some pause. 9 lion kings out of 10.
Kosyachnik0Recommendedafter 20hSep 2026Read on Steam

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

About the game

Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, DirectX 10 SM4.0 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM, 4 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

Cite this score

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Armello scores 56/100 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/290340/armello
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Reviews 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 Nov 6, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players+7
Critics75
Players82
Metacritic critics · 16,078 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperLeague of Geeks
PublisherLeague of Geeks
GenreMultiplayer
Released2015
Players1.5Mowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements50