Helen's Mysterious Castle
BANGER · RPG · 2016
The verdict
BUY IT.
A BANGER at $1.99.
- Length
- 6.5h
- Value
- $0.31/hr
- Reviews
- 93% positive
Buy now or wait
The Autumn Sale is on until Oct 8. It is at full price today.
Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales on record.
- Autumn Sale cooldown
- None on record
- Last discount ended
- 8 days ago
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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Windows only.
A young girl with a hidden past sets off on an epic and mysterious journey in hope of learning more about her own origins in this beautifully rendered, classic-style RPG adventure.
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
The value story
The lowest price on record is $0.79, set in October 2019. 49 discounts in the 11 years on record. They run about 40 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 8 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 1 percent of the games it competes with. It is cheaper than 88 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 96 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Grimm's Hollow (free, scores 93) beats it on value, while it beats Eastward ($24.99, scores 61).
On this data it would still be a BANGER at $6.19. It costs $1.99.
This site sampled 331 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 2 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written August 2020 to August 2026.
What players say
Charming, Novel Combat. Lacking in some areas Controls/actions aren't explained in-game and game setup options are also not available in a menu. Instead, there is a readme text in the local game files that explains the handful of specific actions (Steam should have at least highlighted that this existed). The combat interaction system is probably the biggest standout gameplay wise. You have this interesting tradeoff...
The compelling battle system makes this game quite memorable. Where story beats and exploration are but a simple cute distraction, the meat and potatoes of Helen's Mysterious Castle consists in the Wait system: both the player and the enemy monsters are behold to this waiting system, simulating a back and forth of attacks, parrying, magic attacks and on. Genuinely clever and refreshing, for the asking price it's...
If ur a fan of turn based combat would def recommend, one of the most unique combat systems I've seen, very fun & fast paced. Also wtf u reading these reviews for its 2 dollars lol
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Helen's Mysterious Castle scores 86/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/418190/helen-s-mysterious-castleReviews 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 1.
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