Xanadu Next
Worth it · RPG · 2016
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $14.99.
- Length
- 13.2h
- Value
- $1.14/hr
- Reviews
- 92% positive
Buy now or wait
The Autumn Sale is on until Oct 8. It is at full price today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales on record.
- Autumn Sale cooldown
- None on record
- Typical seasonal cut
- 70% ($4.49)
- Last discount ended
- 17 days ago
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 32 MB VRAM, 3D accelerator compatible w/ DirectX 9.0c, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.
Whenever mist hangs over Lake Orwell, sailors catch sight of a phantom castle just out of reach. As they draw near, it fades away, leaving only questions for all who have seen this “Castle Strangerock.” Now, you must aid your charge in uncovering its secrets...even if it costs you your very soul.
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
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $4.49. That was February 2024. 59 discounts in the 10 years on record. They run about 50 percent off, roughly 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 2 weeks ago.
On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 78 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Titan Quest Anniversary Edition ($4.99, scores 83) beats it on value, while it beats Nioh: Complete Edition ($49.99, scores 52).
78 from critics against 92 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
Of the 348 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to August 2026.
The drop-off
41% start to <1% 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
a personal fav in terms of my (as of now) limited experience playing dungeon crawlers, i picked up xanadu next on sale while looking up and down for kings field-likes available on steam. although its far from being a 1-to-1 kings field experience, there are some slight similarities to it. xanadu next motivated me to pick up the older ys games since they match closest to xananexts visuals and gameplay, but even with...
amazing game. play xanadu next if you want a diablo-feeling jrpg with superb worldbuilding and an excellent gameplay loop. i really wish there was another game like it. it also goes on sale for less than $5 often, for a serviceable ~20 hours of gameplay, excluding 100% completion or postgame, which is even more hours. definitely recommended!
After playing many of their games, I don't think this studio makes games I want to play, because I have not learned the very common and you would think vital wisdom for someone who buys, plays and reviews as many games here on steam as I have, and that wisdom is, MIND THE 2 HOUR RETURN LIMIT. MIND IT!!! 5.5 without prejudice. They put real effort in to the games they make, it's just best appreciated by someone else.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Xanadu Next scores 76/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/312560/xanadu-nextReviews 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 1.
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