Deep Sky Derelicts
Skip · Roguelike · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 35, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 18.6h
- Value
- $1.07/hr
- Reviews
- 74% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 4400, 4 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
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 $2.99, set in May 2022. 56 discounts in the 9 years on record. They run about 75 percent off, roughly 7 weeks apart.
It is pricier than 83 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 71 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Roguebook ($24.99, scores 60) beats it on value, while it beats Deck of Ashes ($19.99, scores 28).
This site sampled 628 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 6 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 28 percent of the 189 reviews written there were positive, against 74 percent overall, and those are 10 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
59% start to 23% 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
Players
5 players online when we last checked, on Sep 28, 09:48 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
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It's really nice rogue-like game, the art style is just great. Game loop is a bit repetative and becomes a little bit boring after you figure out the build, but the process of figuring out and difficulty spikes bring some challenge. There is not much of a storytelling, but the general background vibe is fabalous. And rare encounters are fun to read and I even felt touched sometimes. I would say, storytelling has...
I've completed the game in around 20 hours, doing most of the quests. Just a single team. To be honest it was my second attempt - first time I started the game and ditched it, but after many, many months I decided to give it a go again - and it clicked. It's not overstaying it's welcome, the enemy and biome variety is just enough to keep it fun and maintain steady progression. This game is sometimes compared with...
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Cite this score
Deep Sky Derelicts scores 35/100 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/698640/deep-sky-derelictsReviews 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 26, price as of Oct 1.
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