Carrier Deck
Worth it · Strategy · 2017
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.99.
- Length
- 14.4h
- Value
- $0.69/hr
- Reviews
- 89% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, DirectX10 compatible graphics card Shader model 3+, 246 MB of storage. Windows only.
Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.
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
The value story
The lowest price on record is $3.99, set in June 2025. It has been discounted 41 times in the 9 years tracked here, typically at 51 percent off, with about 8 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 2 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 68 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. The nearest things to it, Cold Waters ($39.99, scores 46) and War on the Sea ($39.99, scores 27), are both worse buys on this math.
Of the 348 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written May 2020 to August 2026.
The drop-off
91% start to 7% 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
Players
8 players online when we last checked, on Sep 26, 12:51 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Addicting, but skill only takes you so far. RNG will kill your survival runs that's just how it is.
Before playing, book doctor appointment for carpal tunnel at your wrist. It all starts peacefully, until you realize it is not and you catch yourself under stressful situation where you need to make decisions quickly, sometimes choose what to sacrifice. It is like figuring out puzzle. Campaign is more like a training, there you should learn how to arrange different kind of operations your Carrier can get into.. ...
Needs alot of tuning for the survival mode. Designed as an endless wave style mode. It has too little time, too many enemies at once. and limited space. meanwhile the real life counter part can fit many more aircraft and can use the Entire Flight Deck to arm aircraft. Not letting you control what aircraft you have is another let down. The fighters should be able to use ALL available jets on Deck. Tired of only being...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Carrier Deck scores 76/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/580720/carrier-deckReviews 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 27, price as of Oct 1.
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