Lup

Lup

Skip · Action · 2016

The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 0, under the fair line, at $1.99.

Length
0.8h
Value
$2.49/hr
Reviews
45% of 390 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

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

Holding it back
Value$2.49/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews45% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 48% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 37 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

Lup is a 2D platformer with heart, throughout the game you'll have to overcome enemies and challenges using weapons and items.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 205 MB of memory, DirectX 9.0 Compatible. Windows only.

The value story

77 discounts in the 11 years on record, a median of 51 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.

It is cheaper than 83 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 99 percent. It scores the same as Worms World Party Remastered, which costs $14.99. This one is $1.99.

What players say

Ok, I've always been somebody who actually likes Steam greenlight. It gives people the chance to have their efforts seen, and get themselves out there a bit. You never know when a nice little gem will be found. But this is an example of Greenlight gone wrong... It's a simple little platformer, decent enough on the surface, but my god is it infuriating to play. The background is confusing, often making you unsure of...
DrakiahNot recommendedafter 4.0h7 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Very few if any redeeming qualities here. Buggy collisions, eye sore art, beyond poor level design, floaty physics, annoying camera, out of place VFX... the list goes on.
Scariest ChrisNot recommendedafter 3.8hJun 2025Read on Steam
before i played this game i was lazy, suicidal, sad, and didnt do much aside sleeping. Nothing has changed but game is good.
ايان (Recommendedafter 4.5h2 found this helpfulRead on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
Lup scores 0/100 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/412600/lup
Embed the live badge

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

DeveloperLeo B
PublisherBack To Basics Gaming
GenreAction
Released2016
Players150Kowners, SteamSpy estimate