The Lords of the Earth Flame
Skip · RPG · 2016
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 11, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 0.4h 1.4h to 100%
- Value
- $24.97/hr
- Reviews
- 67% of 259 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 5 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 287 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
The Lords of The Earth Flame is a novel game created in the best traditions of interactive fiction and text-based role-playing. Non-linear structure, rich text core, and the “analog” feel of times past are certain to provide unforgettable gaming experience for hours on end.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, OpenGL 2.1 or higher, 246 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 43 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 70 percent, about 11 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 41 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 60 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 80 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Clicker Heroes (free, scores 70) beats it on value, while it beats Savage Lands ($3.99, scores 0).
More about The Lords of the Earth Flame
Steam's global achievement data puts about 4 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 0.4-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour.
0.4 hours to finish it, 1 to exhaust it. The completionist tail is 3.5 times the campaign.
The drop-off
5% start to 4% finishSteam counts fewer than one in ten of its players at the ending achievement. Steam global achievements
What players say
A short interactive novel, where most of the endings are very bad... and frankly, even the ones you live through aren't the greatest... Decent plot, nice setting, and spooky events. Would suggest getting it on discount, but still a decent read.
2 more reviews
The Lords of the Earth Flame is a really short interactive story, with choices and some images here and there. It's more focused on your choices than on the visuals. I honestly enjoyed this little story, but I strongly recommend getting this title on a sale; it's too short and the price is a bit high for only a few minutes of entertainment. 6/10. I wish there was a save feature, that would have made the other...
For a $5 game this is interesting. I know that I havent unlocked every ending but there are a good number of ways for things to end. The story can end very early or can go on. I found myself getting more and more intrigued. Definitely play through several times, you'll need to to get the full picture. The world could use just a bit more fleshing out but I tihnk this is pretty good. I'm going to keep digging for more...
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Cite this score
The Lords of the Earth Flame 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/487180/the-lords-of-the-earth-flameReviews 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.