OVERWHELM
Fair · Action · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $9.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 2.6h 4h to 100%
- Value
- $3.84/hr
- Reviews
- 85% of 239 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 830 days ago.
- 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
You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 5000 or better, 205 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 21 discounts in the 8 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 15 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 119 weeks ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 10 percent on value. It is pricier than 72 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 87 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Gato Roboto ($1.19, scores 93) beats it on value, while it beats Valfaris ($24.99, scores 43).
The drop-off
56% start to 4% 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
OVERWHELM is an action horror platformer whose horror comes from the extreme hostility the game presents. Almost everything about the game hates you and is designed to stress you out. Unlike most games you are not rewarded for success in OVERWHELM. Each boss you kill empowers everything else in the game, forget fanfare and a powerup. Progress in this game is dread inducing. You're closer to the top, but the mountain...
2 more reviews
Hands down one of the best, most atmospheric and well made retro games, ever. It's a travesty that OVERWHELM is still largely unknown. I've finished it multiple times and come back to it every couple of years to relive the immersion, tension and incredible music.
I definitely recommended this game to anyone who loves to have that buzz at their fingertips. The constant need to refrain from blinking. The sitting at the edge of your seat, hoping your next breath won't distract you from what might lie just ahead. For a simple game with simple mechanics, it takes those few traits and cranks it up to 11. The music, the silence, the lack of ammunition... It all plays a part as...
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Cite this score
OVERWHELM scores 54/100 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/785880/overwhelmReviews 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 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.