8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Skip · Action · 2021
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 42, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 10.1h
- Value
- $1.98/hr
- Reviews
- 78% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GeForce Gtx 560, 8 GB of storage. Windows only.
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
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
November 2022 is where it bottomed out, at $3.99. Its cuts run 80 percent off as a rule. There have been 52 in the 5 years tracked, about 5 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 24 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 93 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 73 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap ($19.99, scores 48) beats it on value, while it beats DEVIATOR ($4.19, scores 19).
This site sampled 496 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 2 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written April 2021 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 44 percent of the 109 reviews written there were positive, against 78 percent overall, and those are 12 percent of everything written about it.
At 10.1 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
67% start to 3% 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
What players say
8/10 Great little game. Great music Great art style Good controls Cool story, felt unique. Started off a little slow but as you gain abilities every hour or 2, it makes the gameplay much more engaging and less tedious. Glad there are save points fairly often and the boss run backs are the perfect length (im over the usual MV grueling 10+ minute boss run back-obstacle course) Coulda used a bit more color and the...
Great metroidvania that can be a real challenge for people who enjoy them, while offering a story mode for people who are new to the genre that makes it much more accessible. The gameplay is fun though lacking full polish with niche interactions feeling a little clunky. It doesn't take away from the combat though, and the character design and art style is really unique. The music wasn't anything crazy, but fit the...
Slightingly above the average MV, backtracking was particularly boring due the limit in fast travel location, final boss was easier than some regular ones, weird choice.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure scores 42/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/668550/8doors-arum-s-afterlife-adventureReviews 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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