Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Skip · Action · 2017
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 48, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 5.1h
- Value
- $3.92/hr
- Reviews
- 85% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000-5000 series (game in 720p), 1.1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
The lowest price on record is $4.99, set in June 2025. Its cuts run 60 percent off as a rule. There have been 55 in the 9 years tracked, about 9 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 16 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, La-Mulana ($14.99, scores 58) beats it on value, while it beats Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty ($19.99, scores 43).
4 of the 458 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 58 percent of the 337 reviews written there were positive, against 85 percent overall, and those are 17 percent of everything written about it.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 5.1 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
84% start to 5% 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
Tastes like childhood. A beautiful coat of paint over a classic that aged like fine wine. Although I'd forgotten how hard if gets once you become hawk man.
We love hand-drawn animation in this house. It's a really really good remake. Pick it up.
I like side-scrollers with challenges and hidden bonuses. I haven't gotten any charms yet- I'm not at the level that I can tank the special levels until I learn the patterns at the moment- but I know they're THERE to be found and have found at least two of the doors! There's also plenty of "stand there and slash it" mechanics for when the puzzles get frustrating, which is always refreshing to me in side scrollers. I...
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Cite this score
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap scores 48/100 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/543260/wonder-boy-the-dragon-s-trapReviews 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 26, price as of Oct 1.
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