Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal
Skip · Shooter · 2015
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 39, under the fair line, at $7.99.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.60/hr
- Reviews▼
- 73% of 1,188
- Genre rank
- Top 53% Shooter
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 13.3h
- To 100%
- 33.4h 2.5x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 99 on record
- Typical cut
- 90% off
- Steam low
- $0.79 October 2017
- Sale every
- 40d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Cheaper than
- 62% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 37% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Across all 99 discounts in the 11 years tracked, the median cut is 90 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is cheaper than 62 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 63 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition ($39.99, scores 66) beats it on value, while it beats Immortals Fenyx Rising ($39.99, scores 29).
More about Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal
None of the 404 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 44 percent of the 403 reviews written there were positive, against 73 percent overall, and those are 41 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 13.3 hours; clearing it takes 33, which is 2.5 times the campaign.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
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
I loved this game as a kid. Still amazing. make sure you follow the fixes for the menu in the community guide and have fun.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal, developed by Funatics Software and published by Daedalic Entertainment, is one of those rare early-2000s titles that still feels oddly distinctive despite its age. It combines exploration, creature collection, and real-time combat in a way that never became standard, which is part of why it remains memorable long after release. While it is often compared to monster-collecting games, it...
Необычно, но технические проблемы портят картину (фов постоянно слетает, альттаб приводит к перезапуску игры). Но ни во что подобное не играл, сражения фей-покемонов в виде шутана это прикольно) А, и саундтрек 11/10.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
The legends speak of a long forgotten prophecy... of a shining hero and of perilous adventures... of sinister powers, strange worlds and swarms of fairies ... but they said nothing of a girl with a big heart instead of a big sword!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 61 MB of memory, 3D- Graphics card, 8MB (GeForce, Voodoo 5500), 1.4 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal scores 39/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/384570/zanzarah-the-hidden-portalReviews 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 20, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.