AquaNox
Skip · Shooter · 2010
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 33, under the fair line, at $4.99.
- Length
- 9.3h 12.2h to 100%
- Value
- $0.54/hr
- Reviews
- 72% of 404 positive
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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
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About the game
The water is no longer calm. The undersea world has undergone a transformation from tranquil environment to a place of unspeakable violence, graphic murder and horrific danger.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 123 MB of memory, 16 MB AGP2X Video Card or better, 502 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 89 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 75 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is cheaper than 75 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 68 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Overload ($29.99, scores 61) beats it on value, while it beats Raw Data ($39.99, scores 27).
What players say
This game has influenced so much of me and shaped my thoughts throughout years, I've been a massive fan waaaay before I even got to realize it. Thanks for everything. Also shout out to Kai Walter for the music, and rest in peace Helmut Halfmann.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
AquaNox, developed by Massive Development and published by THQ Nordic, is a distinctive underwater action game that stands apart from the typical space or aerial combat titles of its era. Set in a dystopian future where the surface of Earth has become uninhabitable, humanity has retreated to life beneath the waves, building cities and societies in the depths of the ocean. Players take on the role of Emerald...
Controls are messy, strafing doesn't even seem to work, healing is seemingly impossible (no key assigned for it or notice if it's an automatic thing). Was probably good in its day but time has marched on.
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No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
AquaNox scores 33/100 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/39630/aquanoxReviews 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.