Gunspell - Steam Edition

Gunspell - Steam Edition

Skip · RPG · 2014

The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 1, under the fair line, at $4.99.

Length
25.1h
Value
$0.20/hr
Reviews
54% of 349 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

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$0.20/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews54% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 56% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 11 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

A unique blend of RPG and puzzle await you in this epic adventure! Explore the world of Match-3 battles in this quest playable offline.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

The value story

The lowest price on record is $1.49, set in June 2016. It has been discounted 43 times in the 12 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 90 percent, about 6 weeks apart.

It is cheaper than 67 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 97 percent. My Friend is a Raven (free, scores 74) outscores it, and so does Gems of War - Puzzle RPG (free, scores 52). Both sit among its closest neighbours.

Players

Players online
1 when we last checked, on Sep 26, 15:54 UTC

Player counts from the Steam Web API.

What players say

This game is being a bit unfairly judged, while it does not have the polish of a Puzzle Quest this game does get far more challenging as you play. The first 2-3 hours is quite easy and you can easily progress without any challenge, once you get around level 7-8 or higher quite a few enemies will hit you extremely hard, and you can die quite easily. If you like the Puzzle Quest style of gameplay this is a decent...
BirckRecommendedafter 16h60 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
The story is dull, and the mechanics leading to the puzzles are silly, but the puzzles themselves are enjoyable. If you like match 3 puzzles you could do worse for a time-killer. Catch it on sale.
spamRecommendedafter 50hJan 2021Read on Steam
It's an alright game. The puzzle aspect is pretty much what you'd expect from this kind of game. Cons - Extremely repetitive, even for this type of game. - WAY too easy, you pretty much can't lose. (I'm talking about enemies hitting for 5-10 damage, I have 700 HP, even 'hard' enemies.) - Inventory is tiny, costs a lot to upgrade, but you don't really need it. Pros - Lots of equipment to choose from - Variety of ways...
HalrawkNot recommendedafter 2.4h73 found this helpfulRead 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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Gunspell - Steam Edition scores 1/100 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/328100/gunspell-steam-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 12. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperIno-Co Plus
PublisherAKPublish pty ltd
GenreRPG
Released2014
Players150Kowners, SteamSpy estimate