Vaporum
Fair · RPG · 2017
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $19.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 12.3h
- Value
- $1.63/hr
- Reviews
- 85% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce 400 series 512 MB video card or AMD equivalent, 6 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.
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 $1.99, set in December 2024. Its cuts run 75 percent off as a rule. There have been 98 in the 9 years tracked, about 5 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 11 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 89 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 86 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition ($19.99, scores 91) beats it on value, while it beats Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord ($34.99, scores 39).
75 from critics against 85 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
Steam's global achievement data puts about 2 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 12.3-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour. This site sampled 406 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 3 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.
The drop-off
67% start to 2% finishSteam counts fewer than one in ten of its players at the ending achievement. On a 12.3-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
Players
1 players online when we last checked, on Sep 29, 23:51 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Solid dungeoneering, decent combat and customization, stupid story. A somewhat interesting and decently executed game, with a decent selection of puzzles. It's decent! I concur with others who say that this is a great entry point for those interested in the grid-based dungeon crawler, with some caveats. You are not going to find the majority of secrets without a guide, guaranteed, and it is in your best interest to...
Vaporum is what emerges when the soul of *BioShock* is locked inside a grid-based framework; a hero-nameless and awakened on a damp rock-believes that battling malevolent toasters within a steampunk elevator shaft is merely the path to the truth.
Second best dungeon crawler around (beaten only by Grimrock 1) with a innovative "time-freeze" mechanic, allowing you to play the game at your pace, open inventory and switch gear and plan mid-combat. Time only starts moving when you choose to or when you perform an action like attacking or turning. +++Time-freeze (very original and welcome mechanic) ++Atmosphere (I like the steampunk-esque setting) +Pacing (felt...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Vaporum scores 57/100 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/629690/vaporumReviews 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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