Don't Sink

Don't Sink

Skip · RPG · 2018

The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 29, under the fair line, at $9.99.

Length
2.8h 3.1h to 100%
Value
$3.57/hr
Reviews
73% of 212 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in 3 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 207 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

Holding it back
Value$3.57/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews73% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 72% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 50 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Capture islands, sink ships, defend your towns, and discover an exciting world full of adventure.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Intel HD 5000 or better, 246 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

The value story

31 discounts in the 9 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 11 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 30 weeks ago.

The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Seablip ($14.99, scores 40) and Weapon Shop Fantasy ($4.99, scores 54) both outscore it.

The drop-off

81% start to 11% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No 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

I have always been a fan of pirate games since forever and seeing that this game is inspired by a bunch of my other favourite pirate games, I knew I had to try it out. The game features a pixel art style with very simple mechanics of taking your ship to do quests, delivery jobs, governing the lands and sailing the seas. I think this game has much potential to build more depth to certain features of the game such as...
JessspppiiiRecommendedafter 4.2hJul 2024Read on Steam
2 more reviews
neat little game, only downside for me was it being so small. Though the concept of it is nice, but the controls are weird for keyboard. i completed the game and all achievements within a few hours of playing. Nice game, just wish it had more stuff to do.
NagsRecommendedafter 5.7hMay 2024Read on Steam
A kind of (relatively) simple pirate game which took me three hours to complete. Maybe get this on sale, or if you can't think of any other games to buy with the same price as this one.
alphabros522Recommendedafter 3.0hOct 2023Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Don't Sink scores 29/100 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/710610/don-t-sink
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Reviews 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 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

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Details

DeveloperFern Nigro
PublisherStudio Eris
GenreRPG
Released2018
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements15