Lethe - Episode One

Lethe - Episode One

Fair · Action · 2016

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.

Length
4.3h 5.2h to 100%
Value
$3.49/hr
Reviews
86% of 410 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

Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. Calls like this were right 83% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks.

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

Raising the score
Engagement9% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Holding it back
Value$3.49/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews86% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 84% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 107 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

Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 512 MB VRAM and Shader Model 3.0, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

Across all 56 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 80 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.

Value puts it in the top 12 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 87 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Penumbra Overture ($9.99, scores 68) beats it on value, while it beats MADiSON ($34.99, scores 47).

More about Lethe - Episode One

Steam's global achievement data puts about 9 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 4.3-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour.

The drop-off

27% start to 9% finish
050100rarestfirst achievement

Steam counts fewer than one in ten of its players at the ending achievement. Steam global achievements

What players say

This game is captivating and beautifully crafted! 🌙 The mysterious story and immersive atmosphere kept me intrigued from start to finish. The artwork and sound design are fantastic, creating a truly haunting experience. Highly recommend for adventure and mystery lovers! 🕵️‍♀️
🍀 WinteraidRecommendedafter 5.6hNov 2025Read on Steam
2 more reviews
Good Amnesia Vibe! Old Days when devs were developing good games. This one makes me feel bad for playing those assetflips from emika_games
BeckerRecommendedafter 1.4hOct 2025Read on Steam
Really great game. I loved the physics, the audio is especially good and there are some cool achievements. I enjoyed stacking and climbing boxes to reach high places and find secret loot. Riving wooden boxes in the bear traps is super satisfying; seeing the pieces and items inside explode across the room, paired with the loud smashing sound, is really funny. And you can burn stuff! A proper video game. It's like a...
DynamackRecommendedafter 4.3hSep 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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Lethe - Episode One scores 51/100 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/407780/lethe-episode-one
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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.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperKoukouStudios
PublisherFaber Interactive
GenreAction
Released2016
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements19