Mana Spark
Skip · Roguelike · 2018
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 48, under the fair line, at $11.99.
- Length
- 8.5h 18.3h to 100%
- Value
- $1.41/hr
- Reviews
- 80% of 698 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 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
About the game
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, GeForce 7600 GS (512 MB) or equivalent, 502 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 52 discounts in the 8 years tracked, the median cut is 67 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Among the games that feel like it, SWORN ($24.99, scores 49) beats it on value, while it beats Dungeons of Edera ($14.99, scores 19).
More about Mana Spark
Of the 265 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.
HowLongToBeat players log 8.5 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 18, 2.2 times as much.
The drop-off
65% start to 9% finishA game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
It sparked my mana, would recommend. Also some partial spoilers and things to mention - Mana Spark is decent for its price and incredible on sale. Why? - it is now long, interesting, and challenging enough to warrant enough gameplay for what you pay - it is fun to exploit the systems of the game (some items interact with the games mechanics in exploitable ways that are fun for a player like myself) - the starting...
1 more review
It's a fairly short, but enjoyable roguelike. It offers four playable characters and, in my opinion, a lot of replay-ability. I'd recommend it :D
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Mana Spark scores 48/100 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/630720/mana-sparkReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.