The Deer God
Skip · Short indie · 2015
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 11, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Length
- 3.4h 9.8h to 100%
- Value
- $4.41/hr
- Reviews
- 65% of 476 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.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
The Deer God is a breathtaking 3D pixel art adventure that will challenge your religion and your platforming skills. It's a game about survival, reincarnation, and karma; all set in a breathtaking and unique 3D pixelized world. Feast your eyes on the beautiful lighting, day and night system, and vast landscapes.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 143 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 37 discounts in the 12 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 15 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 16 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 97 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 90 percent. The Hex ($9.99, scores 73) outscores it, and so does FEZ ($9.99, scores 76). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about The Deer God
Finishing takes 3.4 hours; clearing it takes 10, which is 2.9 times the campaign.
The drop-off
24% start to 3% 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
I've been playing this game for about 10 years now off and on. The art never fails to draw me back in. I think the simplicity of this game is exactly what's so endearing about it. I can pick it up whenever I want without feeling like starting over is a massive burden. I can also play it on any laptop I've ever had during the entirety of me owning this game. I'll never not love this game, the music brings me back to...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I bought this game for nostalgia's sake cuz i remember playing the demo on my phone as a kid. It's... nice. I personally like it a lot, though i can't say the mixed reviews are unjustified. The game... is lacking. If you're just looking for a walking simulator with peaceful music and gorgeous graphics and some stuff you gotta kill occasionally then its a great game. Other than that... not so much. I bought this...
Just finished this one of my bucket list. My review won't differ from what I have seen here around: great graphics, boring to play. The gameplay loop feels boring, repetitive and without purpose: no map, no "real" objectives, it incentives the player to have babies as a respawn whose AI dies 2 seconds after birth, etc. I really don't recommend this one, even for an atmospheric experience.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
The Deer God scores 11/100 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/328940/the-deer-godReviews 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.