Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
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BANGER · RPG · 2010
Steam Deck UnsupportedBUY IT.
Yes. A BANGER at $3.99.
about 13.2h$3.99 (~)
Better value than 100% of RPG games
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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale scores 94/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/70400/recettear-an-item-shop-s-tale<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/70400/recettear-an-item-shop-s-tale"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/70400" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/70400/recettear-an-item-shop-s-tale)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 1h ago.
Peak 12Low 12Latest 12
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
Low $3.99High $19.99Now $3.9980% off high
Price line + bands by tier:BANGERWorth itPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
The lowest price on record is $1.99, set in June 2025. It has been discounted 47 times in the 14 years tracked here, typically at 80 percent off, with about 15 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. The games it most resembles do better on the same math: Kabuto Park ($4.99, scores 95) and FlyKnight ($5.99, scores 95) both outscore it.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).