Phantom Brave PC
Fair · RPG · 2016
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $19.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 47.3h 146.8h to 100%
- Value
- $0.42/hr
- Reviews
- 85% of 699 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 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
In the world of Ivoire lives Marona, an orphan with the ability to speak with phantoms. Though shunned by society, she believes in helping others. With her phantom companion Ash, Marona aims to purchase the mysterious Phantom Isle.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Radeon HD 5450. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 71 times in the 10 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.
On value it sits in the top 7 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 89 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 85 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga ($6.99, scores 91) beats it on value, while it beats Star Renegades ($4.24, scores 57).
More about Phantom Brave PC
Of the 354 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to July 2026.
Finishing takes 47.3 hours; clearing it takes 147, which is 3.1 times the campaign.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, so it runs on the handheld without fiddling.
The drop-off
78% start to 2% rarestNo 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
Players
- Players online
- 6 when we last checked, on Oct 14, 12:53 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
I really enjoy Phantom Brave. This is a remake of the PS2 version, and while it seems simple at first, it can become extremely detailed through 'failure fusions', collecting dungeon boss items, and combining skills. It is similar to the Disgaea franchise, but the movement system feels much more natural to me (even slippery ground). Instead of moving on specific squares, you can move freely within a set range. The...
1 more review, not recommended
This game requires an insane amount of grinding. Moreover, it's a strategy game so doing one random battle takes about 20 minutes. Only 14% of people have the achievement for clearing the first chapter. Everything else is interesting and pleasant (I really like the pixel sprites), but I couldn't in good conscience recommend that people spend their time on this.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Phantom Brave PC scores 67/100 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/409870/phantom-brave-pcReviews 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 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.