P·O·L·L·E·N
Skip · Narrative · 2016
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 16, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 2.8h 9.7h to 100%
- Value
- $3.57/hr
- Reviews
- 65% of 206 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 3393 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
About the game
P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn’s moon Titan. Delve into the richly detailed Station M, and try everything you can get your hands on to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the moon’s crust.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Nvidia GTX650 / AMD Radeon HD 7870, 8 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 4 discounts in the 11 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 9 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 485 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 68 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 89 percent. Moons of Madness ($24.99, scores 34) outscores it, and so does Red Matter ($24.99, scores 49). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about P·O·L·L·E·N
Steam's global achievement data puts 26 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15.
Finishing takes 2.8 hours; clearing it takes 10, which is 3.5 times the campaign.
The drop-off
56% start to 26% 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
What players say
>>> P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn's moon Titan A member of RAMA Industries' research team has mysteriously disappeared. As a reserve employee of RAMA, you are sent to the windswept surface of Titan to investigate. With a large lunar storm looming on the horizon, you have no choice but to enter the base in search of answers… <<<...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
If you like the feeling for Alien Isolation without the Alien then this is for you. Its a simply walking adventure as as long as you dont want more than that then it will meet your expectation. You can complete it in one sitting, so dont spend a fortune on it (sale!). I thought it felt very atmostpheric and you can interact with almost anything.
Sadly, the game has been abandoned and no longer launches. As much as I'm in love with the world and story of Research Base M, you're better off watching Let's Plays, writing fanfic, and reading old Community Hub posts - your money would be wasted buying P·O·L·L·E·N.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
P·O·L·L·E·N scores 16/100 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/393750/p-o-l-l-e-nReviews 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 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.