Jamestown+

Jamestown+

Fair · Multiplayer · 2019

Steam Deck Unsupported

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Fair at $17.99. Buy it if you want it.

Length
2.6h 8h to 100%
Value
$6.92/hr
Reviews
88% of 250 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
Reviews88% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 85% after the small-sample adjustment
Reach75K+ owners
How many own it and play it, by SteamSpy's estimates (an old snapshot), the biggest driver for a game with no ending
For context
Value$6.92/hr
Price per hour of game. This genre scores on player counts instead
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds1 of 173 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

Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, Any OpenGL 2.0 graphics card with 256MB+ video RAM and full GLSL support, 348 MB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

Across all 41 discounts in the 7 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.

Against its own genre it lands in the top 11 percent on value. It is pricier than 81 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 88 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Jamestown ($9.99, scores 78) beats it on value, while it beats Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition ($19.99, scores 26).

More about Jamestown+

HowLongToBeat players log 2.6 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 8, 3.1 times as much.

The drop-off

80% start to <1% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No 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

Great schmup. Fantastic artwork. Great scoring mechanics. Unbelievably good soundtrack. Hot jams. The original was an amazing triumph the + update is a masterpiece.
Henry CaseRecommendedafter 3.5hOct 2025Read on Steam
2 more reviews
It was fun, there's a lot of Gun Ships to choose from. The Play-style are interesting, but too little level to choose from. Could be better if there's some upgrade system and even more Stage to choose from. Game is hard, but it's worthwhile. 6/10
JFF44Recommendedafter 17hSep 2025Read on Steam
Jamestown+ by Final Form Games, published by Batterystaple Games, is a standout entry in the top-down shoot 'em up genre that combines old-school arcade action with a fresh and imaginative setting. Set in an alternate 17th-century where British colonial forces have taken to Mars, the game delivers a unique twist on historical fiction with its steampunk-inspired visuals and sci-fi themes. This blend of history and...
xxadonisxxRecommendedafter 18hSep 2025Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Jamestown+ scores 60/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/377950/jamestown
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base 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.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperFinal Form Games
PublisherBatterystaple Games
GenreMultiplayer
Released2019
Players75Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements28