Detached
Skip · Strategy · 2017
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 2, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 2.5h
- Value
- $8.00/hr
- Reviews
- 56% of 377 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
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
About the game
Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, Nvidia GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater., 11 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 84 times in the 10 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 75 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 92 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 96 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Solus Project ($19.99, scores 49) beats it on value, while it beats Treasure Hunter Simulator ($1.69, scores 0).
More about Detached
The press liked it more than its buyers did, 67 against 56 percent.
Inside the two-hour refund window, 53 percent of the 169 reviews written there were positive, against 56 percent overall, and those are 73 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
57% start to <1% 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
What players say
This title is amazing and really shows what VR is capable of: You feel like a space engineer alone in the vastness of space - trying not to die. I recommend you play the game on simulation mode while in a seated position (helps immersion and feeling of weighlessness) and complete the brief tutorial. The first two modes are way too easy and don't give you the feeling of immersion. You have on your suit: Directional...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Fantastic experience ! If you ever dreamed about being an astronaut or going to space i think this is one of the best way to realize that dream. Of course lone echo is better but it's not available on steam... Great graphics, good feelings of being in zero-g, good controls. It's lacking content and might be a little too slow paced for sure but just for the views the game offers and the great feeling of being in...
Honestly I don't understand why this is a VR exclusive game. I love VR, but it just doesn't make any sense here. The game doesn't use the Index Controller's 6DOF tracking aside from the menus, and you can't even hold them properly because pressing the grips is used for rotating. I can't reach for objects with my hands to interact with them; it's just a matter of flying close and pressing A. You're much better off...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Detached scores 2/100 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/436230/detachedReviews 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.