Phantaruk
Skip · Action · 2016
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 11, under the fair line, at $0.79.
- Length
- 3.3h 5.5h to 100%
- Value
- $0.24/hr
- Reviews
- 61% of 244 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
It is 84% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- 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
Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Graphics card with DX9 (shader model 3.0) capabilities, 6 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 111 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 86 percent, about 4 weeks apart. Today's $0.79 at 84 percent off still sits 61 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
It is less well reviewed than 92 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Don't Be Afraid ($9.99, scores 54) beats it on value, while it beats Gravewood High (free, scores 1).
More about Phantaruk
The press gave it 53; the people who bought it give it 61 percent. An 8-point gap in the buyer's favour.
The drop-off
28% start to 3% 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
Phantaruk is a sci-fi horror game that tries to capture that "trapped on a spaceship with something hunting you" feeling, and for a while it actually does a decent job of building tension. You wake up alone on a deteriorating research vessel, dealing with limited resources, locked doors, and something hostile roaming the corridors. The atmosphere is the main highlight here - dark, claustrophobic environments...
1 more review, not recommended
Bro… I really wanted to like this. It started off with cool Dead Space vibes - dark corridors, creepy sounds, a monster lurking somewhere… but that energy dies real quick. The scares? Repetitive. The gameplay? Walk, hide, grab keycard, repeat. The monster? Shows up once in a while like it's clocking in for a part-time job. By the time I was halfway through, I wasn't scared - I was just tired. Same hallways, same...
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Cite this score
Phantaruk scores 11/100 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/468930/phantarukReviews 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.