A Vampyre Story
Skip · Narrative · 2014
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 38, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 7.4h 9h to 100%
- Value
- $1.35/hr
- Reviews
- 76% of 279 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 5 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 111 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
Help Mona De Lafitte escape from Baron Shrowdy von Kiefer and return to Paris!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 256 MB RAM GeForce FX Generation or ATI Radeon 9500, 4 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 80 times in the 12 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 80 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 16 weeks ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 40 percent on value. It is pricier than 69 percent of its genre. Thimbleweed Park™ ($19.99, scores 71) outscores it, and so does King's Quest (free, scores 79). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about A Vampyre Story
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 7.4 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
What players say
Playing this on the steam deck. It was a bit clunky at first but once you get the hang of it, it gets easier. The voice acting is great and the story is quite funny. It kinda reminds me of Discworld 1 & 2 (I miss those games soooo much) I highly recommend it.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Although dated still a nice game. Compelling story, great humor, nice graphics, voice acting and music, interesting characters. Gameplay can be a somewhat slow and puzzles can be a bit overly complicated, but stil enjoyable. Recommended and hoping for a sequel.
A Vampire Story is a very hit-and-miss game. When it's good, it's really good. Out of my total playtime, I'd say I genuinely enjoyed about a quarter of it. When the jokes land, the humour is great, the graphics and presentation are really charming, and the overall vibe is genuinely appealing. But when the game misses, it really misses. None of the puzzles felt satisfying, and some of the design choices become...
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Cite this score
A Vampyre Story scores 38/100 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/313870/a-vampyre-storyReviews 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.