Equilinox
Worth it · Strategy · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.99, a BANGER if it drops to $6.50.
- Length
- 8.3h
- Value
- $1.20/hr
- Reviews
- 92% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Intel HD 4000 or better, capable of OpenGL 3.3+ support, 297 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Equilinox is a relaxing nature simulation game in which you can create and nurture your own ecosystems. Shape the world to your liking, cultivate and raise hundreds of different species, and evolve your wildlife to unlock more exotic plants and animals.
What drives the score
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The value story
It has never been cheaper than $4.49. That was December 2025. It has been discounted 32 times in the 8 years tracked here, typically at 50 percent off, with about 11 weeks between sales. It becomes a BANGER at $6.50, a level the record has reached 29 times.
On value it sits in the top 2 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 67 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 97 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Viridi (free, scores 82) beats it on value, while it beats Aquarist ($15.99, scores 59).
This site sampled 384 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 79 percent of the 297 reviews written there were positive, against 92 percent overall, and those are 11 percent of everything written about it.
What players say
I remember watching this game as it was made on YouTube. Brought back some nice memories.
Really enjoyable to watch your world bloom, and I really like the random mutations in color just as a silly visual thing. I especially enjoyed that I did not once get stuck in progression to the point where I had to Google the answer. It's always a bit of a bummer to have to do that so it was really nice that everything I needed to know was easy to find in-game, and I think a good balance was struck with that too...
Oh no, my grass is growing out of control, I need more sheep to contain it! Oh no, my sheep are out of control, I need more wolves to contain them! Oh no, my wolves are out of control, time to unleash THE BEES!
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Cite this score
Equilinox scores 78/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/853550/equilinoxReviews 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 26, price as of Oct 1.
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