NUTS
Skip · Shooter · 2021
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 49, under the fair line, at $24.99.
- Length
- 3.5h
- Value
- $7.14/hr
- Reviews
- 88% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher with 1GB Memory, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
NUTS is a single-player walking simulator surveillance mystery. Record the squirrels, report your findings, and piece together what’s really going on in Melmoth Forest.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
September 2025 is where it bottomed out, at $2.49. 57 discounts in the 6 years on record. They run about 75 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 42 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 83 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 73 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Painscreek Killings ($19.99, scores 66) beats it on value, while it beats Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express ($39.99, scores 46).
This site sampled 406 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 3 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written February 2021 to September 2026.
At 3.5 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
80% start to 19% 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
Players
2 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 01:51 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Cute, squirrely little game. Good to play once, maybe twice. Achievements are easy and can be done in one playthrough.
Detective Nutsjack. Arriving. On The Scene. This game is a gorgeous gem with an intriguing story. The lack of attention it gathered is however disappointing. I never thought figuring out squirrel trails could be this fun or soothing. I do admit the ending was very vague and didn't tie up all the plotpoints....but to me the journey was more important than the destination here.
A good game. I like the concept, it could work great with other investigative settings too.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
NUTS scores 49/100 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/768450/nutsReviews 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 27, price as of Oct 1.
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