Cinders
Skip · Narrative · 2014
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
WAIT.
It has sold at a worth-it price before.
Today
$19.99Skip
On its price record
$4.85Worth it
- Length
- 3.6h 7.5h to 100%
- Value
- $5.55/hr
- Reviews
- 87% of 796 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.85 or less.
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4, at about $9.99 (50% off). Calls like this were right 86% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks.
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- 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
About the game
A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 205 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 68 discounts in the 12 years tracked, the median cut is 60 percent, about 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 25 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 93 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 84 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Lake ($19.99, scores 51) beats it on value, while it beats Life is Strange: Double Exposure ($19.99, scores 20).
More about Cinders
The main story runs 3.6 hours. Doing everything runs 8, 2.1 times as long.
The drop-off
72% start to 14% 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
Not for me. Based on the description/videos, I was excited for the "break the story any way you want" thing, the promise of an adult game/story where choices actually matter (and really shape the story). For me, I felt that it was *way* too much just clicking of dialogue/story that I had no control over, it was extremely repetitive, melodramtic, and very thin/not great writing. I didn't personally enjoy the art...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
If you want a Cinderella retelling, trying Cinderella Phenomenon, which is free, has beautiful visuals, a good plot, and lovable characters. I'm kind of going on a review spree right now, and although I don't want to hurt the creators or anything, even five years later I still remember how unimpressed I was with this VN.
A unique fairly short VN jam-packed with impactful choices that allow you to create your own "Cinderella." Very replayable. Additionally, the art-style and OST are so distinct and moody. However, while this game succeeds at being a Cinderella sandbox, the character writing is so mediocre. Especially if you're looking for a romance story, don't play this. The romance is very short and entirely underdeveloped. The...
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Cite this score
Cinders scores 48/100 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/293680/cindersReviews 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 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.