Wheely

Wheely

BANGER · Narrative · 2016

The verdict

BUY IT.

A BANGER at $1.99.

Length
3.4h 4.1h to 100%
Value
$0.59/hr
Reviews
95% of 310 positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it goes on sale.

Buy now or wait

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

Raising the score
Value$0.59/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews95% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 92% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds1 of 229 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Plunge into exciting adventures with Wheely car. There are eight stories in the game, in which you will have to solve puzzles, save the planet from disaster, fight with foes, travel in time, investigate crimes and find your love. More than 100 levels, each of them is a unique mini-puzzle.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 154 MB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

Across all 74 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.

Value puts it in the top 1 percent of the games it competes with. It is cheaper than 86 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, FRAMED Collection ($1.99, scores 91) beats it on value, while it beats 100 hidden cats ($0.59, scores 82).

The math says it holds its tier up to $3.82.

More about Wheely

This site sampled 229 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written May 2020 to August 2026.

The drop-off

77% start to 23% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No 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

I mainly played flash games before this one took off in popularity, it does bring back fond memories of the old flash puzzle games, like Red Remover, Protect the Ball and the like
LordpandawafflesRecommendedafter 4.6hJul 2026Read on Steam
1 more review
Wheely is a lighthearted puzzle-adventure game developed and published by Mana Potion Studios that transforms a simple red car into the hero of a surprisingly entertaining collection of stories. Designed to be approachable for players of all ages, the game combines point-and-click puzzle solving with charming cartoon visuals and a steady stream of imaginative scenarios. What initially appears to be a straightforward...
xxadonisxxRecommendedafter 15hJun 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Wheely scores 85/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/548330/wheely
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Reviews 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.

Tags

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Details

DeveloperMana Potion Studios
PublisherMana Potion Studios
GenreNarrative
Released2016
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements12