Scalak
BANGER · Short indie · 2018
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
A BANGER at $2.99.
- Length
- 2.4h
- Value
- $1.25/hr
- Reviews
- 97% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, Intel Iris. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Fulfilling puzzle game.
What drives the score
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The value story
The lowest price on record is $0.59, set in December 2023. 85 discounts in the 8 years on record. They run about 50 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 1 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 99 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Delete ($1.99, scores 96) beats it on value, while it beats Zenge ($1.99, scores 91).
The math says it holds its tier up to $5.03, and you are being asked for $2.99.
This site sampled 324 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written June 2020 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 94 percent of the 190 reviews written there were positive, against 97 percent overall, and those are 18 percent of everything written about it.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 2.4 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
Players
3 players online when we last checked, on Oct 1, 06:50 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
A great little puzzle game! Mechanics are well explained without a single word and they interact in interesting ways. Definitely worth the price
Scalak developed and published by Hamster On Coke Games is a minimalist puzzle experience built around the idea that complexity can emerge from extremely simple rules. Rather than relying on story, characters, or elaborate mechanics, the game focuses almost entirely on spatial reasoning and the satisfaction of solving elegant geometric problems. The result is a quiet, thoughtful puzzle title that invites players to...
A very intelligent puzzle game that plays similarly to a 3D Jigsaw, with complex levels combining several simple mechanics; around 2h of gameplay and 2 easy achievements to gain
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Cite this score
Scalak scores 95/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/858760/scalakReviews 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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