A Long Way Down
Skip · Roguelike · 2020
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 16, under the fair line, at $17.99.
- Length
- 8h
- Value
- $2.25/hr
- Reviews
- 66% of 230 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 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
About the game
A deck-building roguelite RPG set in a dark and tormented world. Assemble your party and use your cards to survive, fight and build your way through a dark maze of monsters orchestrated by an evil mastermind. Your choices will lead you to judgement.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Open GL 3.2+ Compliant, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 53 discounts in the 7 years tracked, the median cut is 70 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 74 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 89 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Overdungeon ($7.49, scores 51) and Iris and the Giant ($17.99, scores 64) both outscore it.
The drop-off
42% start to 2% 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
I played for 21 hours and probably will play even more. I finished the game in 7 hours and I was so disappointed that it is all for now... So I was messing around with different playstyles for next 14 hours of game play. I like the art I like the combat system I like the upgrade system I like the dungeon master trolling you. I hope this project will be finished and I will have more fun... I will probably finish the...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
4 hours in. It's addictive. I like the progression. There are puzzles, which you can ignore if you want, but there are quest rewards for beating them. I like replaying the boards. I like improving my character. I like this game.
Extremely buggy. Crashes a lot. Can't get the cursor to work sometimes. I've played for 8 hours and had to quit in and out again three times now (I think). It looks like only 10% of players can even get past level 3. I've been stuck here for about four hours, trying over and over. How long is this game?
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
A Long Way Down scores 16/100 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/856990/a-long-way-downReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base 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.