Terroir

Terroir

Skip · Strategy · 2017

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 34, under the fair line, at $3.99.

Length
4.8h 24h to 100%
Value
$0.83/hr
Reviews
73% of 395 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in 3 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 378 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$0.83/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews73% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 72% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds1 of 117 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

Terroir is a 3D tile-based tycoon game where you manage your very own vineyard. In Terroir, you grow a variety of different grape varietals, craft your wine, and expand and manage your Chateau, all the while dealing with the weather and events that can either make or break your business.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Minimum of 2 GB Video RAM, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

The value story

It has been discounted 26 times in the 9 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 70 percent, about 18 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 54 weeks ago.

On value it sits in the top 39 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 72 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Ostriv ($24.99, scores 66) beats it on value, while it beats Farm Manager 2018 ($19.99, scores 33).

More about Terroir

Finishing takes 4.8 hours; clearing it takes 24, which is 5.0 times the campaign.

The drop-off

67% start to <1% 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 want this game to leave EA as a good game so here are my suggestions: -Have more interactive Canopy Management -Smooth out the curve in the beginning -Have the age of your vines mean something interesting -Allow vine grafting to other plots -Add Grenache -Introduce a blending mechanic
DagonisNot recommendedafter 1.7h18 found this helpfulearly accessRead on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
The frustration was so bad that I coded this tool to calculate the best ways to product 5 star wine. As a designer and software tester, I have to be honest: Terroir has a long way to go before it feels market-ready. The user experience is rough from the start. The cursor is frustrating to use, imprecise, sluggish, and extremely unpleasant. This really needs to be addressed by the developers as a priority. The...
AndilaziaNot recommendedafter 24hDec 2025Read on Steam
tl;dr Fantastic concept with a good execution... But has some strange quirks that need to be addressed. As someone who really enjoys a tycoon game AND a glass of wine, this was right up my alley. And let me say right off the bat, I enjoy playing this game... It's interesting, follows some good tycoon concepts, and is something that you can just jump on and play for a bit. You feel accomplished when you've had awful...
Jebediah KermanRecommendedafter 2.6h38 found this helpfulRead 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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Terroir scores 34/100 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/559910/terroir
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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

DeveloperGeneral Interactive Co.
PublisherGeneral Interactive Co.
GenreStrategy
Released2017
Players10Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements26