Children of Zodiarcs
Skip · RPG · 2017
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 26, under the fair line, at $17.99.
- Length
- 15h 30.5h to 100%
- Value
- $1.20/hr
- Reviews
- 71% of 533 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.
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About the game
A story-driven, tactical RPG set in the fantasy realm of Lumus; a world divided by affluence and poverty. Take control of Nahmi and her fellow outcasts, utilising a brand new deck and dice based combat system to strike a blow to the noble Lords’ and Ladies’ unquenchable thirst for profit.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, NVIDIA GT 630 /AMD HD R7 250, 3 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
74 discounts in the 9 years on record, a median of 70 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 pricier than 82 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 68 percent. Trials of Fire ($19.99, scores 64) outscores it, and so does Roguebook ($1.74, scores 60). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Children of Zodiarcs
The main story runs 15 hours. Doing everything runs 31, 2.0 times as long.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 15 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
76% 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
Children of Zodiarcs is a very interesting mix of tactical RPG, card-based combat, and dice mechanics. At first glance, it may look like a familiar turn-based strategy game, but the way it combines positioning, deck management, and luck-based dice rolls gives battles their own identity. What I liked most is that every fight feels active and unpredictable. You are not just moving characters around the battlefield and...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
This is a story about a girl seeking freedom. It does not delve into the nature of the Zodiarc weaponry. The battle mechanics is innovative and I delight in having a new concept to consider. There are pretty strong boundaries to the kind of sandboxing I usually like, though. Having the choice to listen to the story as you progress is really nice, though.
Didn't find the game great, and would not recommend it. The good: - The art is good, characters look great, and thats a highlight for the game. - There is also a system that levels enemies down to keep them closer to your level so you don't need to grind as much. For example, with it on my level 13-15 team was fighting level 15 enemies with it on, without it on the same stage I was fighting level 17 enemies. Its...
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Cite this score
Children of Zodiarcs scores 26/100 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/436290/children-of-zodiarcsReviews 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.