AER Memories of Old
Fair · Narrative · 2017
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
WAIT.
Fair today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 90% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$14.99Fair
Typical seasonal cut
$1.4990% offWorth it
- Cost per hour▼
- $4.84/hr
- Reviews▼
- 86% of 7,750
- Genre rank
- Top 17% Narrative
Holding it back: Cost per hour, Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at $1.49 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 3.1h
- To 100%
- 4.4h 1.4x the story
- Finish
- 76% reach the ending
- Achievements
- 20
Price and sales
- Sales
- 89 on record
- Typical cut
- 90% off
- Steam low
- $1.49 November 2020
- Sale every
- 34d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 3 now
- Cheaper than
- 17% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 83% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
76% start to 76% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
Across all 89 discounts in the 9 years tracked, the median cut is 90 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 12 days ago.
Its score sits in the top 17 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 83 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 83 percent. Among the games that feel like it, A Short Hike ($7.99, scores 80) beats it on value, while it beats Nephise Begins ($0.99, scores 11).
More about AER Memories of Old
Steam's global achievement data puts 76 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 18. Of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 7 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written June 2020 to November 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 66 percent of the 856 reviews written there were positive, against 86 percent overall, and those are 17 percent of everything written about it.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 3.1 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Last discount ended 12 days ago.
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
It is a pretty relaxing thing to play while just sitting on the couch. The art style is beautiful, especially if you've played similar indie games, and exploring the world is easily the highlight. A decent pick if you're looking for a casual exploration game to unwind with!
1 more review
A beautiful meditative platformer with a lot of flying. FANTASTIC music, simply FANTASTIC. No voice acting, but it is not really needed. No health, no damage, no enemies, i think this game is very well suited as introduction for into the genre as all the "puzzles" are rather simple and the main challenge is to find the locations mentioned in the achievements. the only downside is the lack of journal so you have to...
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About the game
Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GeForce GTX 560, AMD HD 6870, 3 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
AER Memories of Old scores 55/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/331870/aer-memories-of-oldReviews 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 Oct 31, price as of Nov 8. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.