Inexistence
Skip · RPG · 2016
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 19, under the fair line, at $2.99.
- Length
- 2.2h 4.1h to 100%
- Value
- $1.36/hr
- Reviews
- 66% of 372 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 4 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 346 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
Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 41 discounts in the 11 years tracked, the median cut is 83 percent, about 10 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 49 weeks ago.
It is cheaper than 83 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 84 percent. On the same math Castle In The Darkness ($9.99, scores 43) and Death's Gambit: Afterlife ($19.99, scores 52) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
The drop-off
13% start to 7% 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 little game in which brings back nostalgia to the SNES days. A nice side scroller with a few metroid-like elements thrown in. The game is not that long to beat but that is fine as not every good experience has to be 10+ hours. At $2 this is a recommend to anybody.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Fun little game. Doesn't take too long to complete. My time attack is 40 minutes, and my first run to 100% everything was around 2 hours long. Gameplay actually feels decent enough, but there is no real depth to it. You have a two hit combo, and that is about it. Art style is all over the place. Story consists of about 2 paragraphs, and it isn't worth reading at all. Music is decent but not really memorable. I also...
Inexistence feels like a baresbones first attempt at a metroidvania platformer. There are much better examples out there, even from tiny development teams such as this one here. Levels are very mediocre in terms of looks and design. With a few exceptions, monster design is poor even when it comes to attacks... if they even attack. Controls are functional, but you're extremely limited in terms of moves. The dodge...
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Cite this score
Inexistence scores 19/100 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/444720/inexistenceReviews 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.