Catch a Falling Star
Skip · Short indie · 2016
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 34, under the fair line, at $0.99.
- Length
- 0.6h
- Value
- $1.65/hr
- Reviews
- 72% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 128mb Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 2, 553 MB of storage. Windows only.
Catch a Falling Star is a casual and relaxing game where the aim is to catch falling stars and score points. A fun and relaxing game with beautiful graphics and soothing music - perfect for when you want to play something, but don't want to think too much.
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
June 2016 is where it bottomed out, at $0.49. It has been discounted 73 times in the 11 years tracked here, typically at 51 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 41 percent on value. It is cheaper than 68 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 62 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Freebie ($0.99, scores 36) and Barro ($4.99, scores 37) both outscore it.
0.6 hours to finish it, 6 to exhaust it. The completionist tail is 10 times the campaign.
The drop-off
8% 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
Tried playing this originally in 2017 and quite frankly the only reason I tried picking it back up again in 2018/2024 was because I wanted to try and complete it.... but it genuinely is so boring I lost interest immediately. Decided to literally force myself to 100% it today so it could stop sitting in my library as uncompleted. Not to mention if you uninstall the game all the progress you had with unlocking...
RUS / ENG СВЕЖА ОБЕРТКА, ДА ИГРАЕТСЯ С ТРУДОМ Купил игру глядя лишь на красивую обложку и название - давно так не ошибался. Сама по себе игра представляет древнюю концепцию по перемещению влево-вправо, набору очков и сбору как положительных, так и негативных бонусов. А что еще сказать? Помимо ловли падающих звезд в игре есть еще монетки, которые предлагают также ловить и тратить ЛИШЬ НА ТРИ ЗАДНИХ ИГРОВЫХ ФОНА из 5...
Wouldnt have played more than ~30 mins if i wasnt a completionist. Its only good if you are severely tired, bored, or are winding down to sleep. Very boring.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
Catch a Falling Star scores 34/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/451880/catch-a-falling-starReviews 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 27, price as of Oct 1.
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