Tokyo 42
Skip · Multiplayer · 2017
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 23, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 7.1h 20.9h to 100%
- Value
- $2.82/hr
- Reviews
- 69% of 677 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. Calls like this were right 83% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks.
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
Tokyo 42 is a hyper-stylish isometric open-world shooter. Framed for a murder you didn't commit, you'll delve into a world of assassins, deadly corporate intrigue and cats. Explore this beautifully hand-crafted micro Tokyo and discover its secrets.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, nVidia GTX 560 or AMD 7850, 3 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 41 discounts in the 9 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 11 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 88 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 64 percent. On the same math Seven: Enhanced Edition ($29.99, scores 37) and The Ascent ($29.99, scores 36) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
More about Tokyo 42
Inside the two-hour refund window, 52 percent of the 110 reviews written there were positive, against 69 percent overall, and those are 28 percent of everything written about it.
HowLongToBeat players log 7.1 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 21, 2.9 times as much.
The drop-off
94% start to 5% finishA game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Really cool and unique visual style. Fun and arcadey shooter sandbox gameplay. This game is very underrated.
1 more review
This review could just as easily have been negative rather than positive. The clincher for going with positive is that I got the game at 90% discount, and with ~19 hours playtime at time of writing, it's hard to say I didn't get my money's worth. And there is a lot you can enjoy here, as long as you know what to expect. So consider this a heavily qualified positive review. The Good There is a lot to like about this...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Tokyo 42 scores 23/100 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/490450/tokyo-42Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.