The World Next Door
Fair · Action · 2019
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $4.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 3.3h 4.9h to 100%
- Value
- $1.51/hr
- Reviews
- 81% of 346 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
An addictive mix of lightning-fast puzzle battles, powerful storytelling and immersive visual novel elements, The World Next Door follows Jun, a rebellious teen girl trapped in a parallel realm inhabited by magical creatures, who must find her way home before time runs out.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
June 2025 is where it bottomed out, at $0.99. Across all 52 discounts in the 8 years tracked, the median cut is 70 percent, about 6 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 9 percent on value. It is better reviewed than 79 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Iconoclasts ($19.99, scores 59) beats it on value, while it beats Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) ($14.99, scores 46).
More about The World Next Door
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 3.3 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
47% start to 8% 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
Cùng Jun Khám Phá Thế Giới Song Song Đầy Kỳ Ảo Và Những Màn Đấu Phép Thuật Đầy Ảo Diệu
1 more review, not recommended
I really want to like this game, but I can't say I recommend it. The art style is lovely and I enjoyed the characters, but most of the game falls flat. The ending of the game seems rushed and leaves many questions unanswered, and just throws together certain solutions at the end despite the build up that led to it. There were also issues with the gameplay itself, such as puzzle pieces not registering, and enemies...
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Cite this score
The World Next Door scores 55/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/755470/the-world-next-doorReviews 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 Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.