Tender Loving Care
Fair · Narrative · 2017
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $5.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 5.5h
- Value
- $1.09/hr
- Reviews
- 84% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, Direct3D compatible 3D accelerator card, 748 MB of storage. Windows only.
You are about to enter a fantasy quite unlike anything you've ever seen or felt before - a fantasy built from the stuff of your very own mind. Tender Loving Care is not just a finely crafted suspense story; it's an exploration into your innermost perceptions, opinions, and attitudes.
What drives the score
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The value story
It has never been cheaper than $0.89. That was June 2021. Its cuts run 80 percent off as a rule. There have been 52 in the 10 years tracked, about 6 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 12 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 74 percent of its genre. It outscores the games it most resembles, including Plug & Play ($3.99, scores 35) and Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1) ($19.99, scores 0).
At 5.5 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Tender Loving Care scores 58/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/593900/tender-loving-careReviews 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 30, price as of Oct 1.
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