X-note

X-note

Skip · Strategy · 2015

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The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 0, under the fair line, at $14.99.

Length
2.4h 5.4h to 100%
Value
$6.25/hr
Reviews
51% of 251 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

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

Holding it back
Value$6.25/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews51% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 54% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 13 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

X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 31 MB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

It has been discounted 68 times in the 12 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 35 percent, about 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.

It is pricier than 84 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 97 percent. On the same math Beyond Blue ($19.99, scores 55) and Youtubers Life ($19.99, scores 44) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.

More about X-note

The main story runs 2.4 hours. Doing everything runs 5, 2.3 times as long.

What players say

A story-rich mystery VN from Zeiva Inc. You play as "Essi" a hired girl to discover the murderer of your mother. Graphics The artwork is pretty good for each of the characters and the overall design was well balanced, I loved it ;3 Score: 10 Storyline The story starts off very slow which is one of the weak points I found, but it soon picks up around chapter 3...The overall story was beautifully executed (Of course...
Reimu☆~Recommendedafter 6.4h5 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews
X-note is a mystery-driven visual novel that blends psychological suspense, character drama, romance, and supernatural intrigue into a cohesive and emotionally engaging narrative. Developed and published by Zeiva Inc, the game follows Essi, a young girl haunted by the unresolved circumstances of her mother's death, who begins working at a research facility and gradually uncovers conspiracies tied to her past. What...
xxadonisxxRecommendedafter 13hNov 2025Read on Steam
An older visual novel, that is still very story rich and has good game mechanics like skills and timing. The story can go in any direction as Your skills grow and characters reveal more about themselves.
ChocolateReaperRecommendedafter 3.4hSep 2025Read 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).

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X-note scores 0/100 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/337940/x-note
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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 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

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Details

DeveloperZeiva Inc
PublisherZeiva Inc
GenreStrategy
Released2015
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate