Venture Kid
Skip · Action · 2018
The verdict
WAIT.
It has sold at a fair price before.
Today
$9.99Skip
On its price record
$7.75Fair
- Length
- 1.7h 2.5h to 100%
- Value
- $5.88/hr
- Reviews
- 84% of 229 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $7.75 or less.
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
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 512 MB, 51 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
68 discounts in the 8 years on record, a median of 80 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 17 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 74 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 84 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Pepper Grinder ($14.99, scores 54) beats it on value, while it beats Valfaris ($24.99, scores 43).
The drop-off
27% start to 4% 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
A fun game that you will probably enjoy if you like the classic Mega Man titles (1-11). I'm not a pro gamer but I was able to clear hard mode (and there are two lesser difficulties available if it's too much for you). Overall I had a good time. Not the greatest pixel art in the world IMO but the chiptune was pretty good and the stages/bosses were neat. The only thing I ran into during my playthrough is that pausing...
2 more reviews
It doesn't get easier than that when it comes to Mega Man clones. A love letter to the Mega Man franchise, simple and short game, has all the beloved iconic elements, multiphase bosses, weapons, abilities, secret collectibles and charm, just enough to get you hooked in to get all the achievements. Speedrun friendly and that comes from a person who doesn't enjoy speedruning. It only gets kinda annoying at the end...
Venture Kid, developed by Snikkabo AS and published by FDG Entertainment, is a retro-inspired action platformer that deliberately channels the spirit of classic 8-bit era games. From its pixel art visuals to its chiptune soundtrack and tightly structured level progression, the game is a clear homage to late-1980s console action titles. Rather than attempting to modernize the formula with complex systems or expansive...
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Cite this score
Venture Kid scores 47/100 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/437690/venture-kidReviews 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 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.