Scorch

Scorch

Fair · Short indie · 2018

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Free and middling. Worth a look if the genre is yours.

Length
0.4h
Price
Free to play
Reviews
83% of 316 positive

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

Raising the score
ValueFree
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews83% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 81% after the small-sample adjustment
Reach75K+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). A free game has no price to weigh, so this is its value read
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
RefundsFree
A free game cannot be refunded, so the label never applies
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

It's been 30 years since a terrible arson attack erased an entire family. Until today the culprit has been on the loose. You are sent to investigate a similar incident in this narrative exploration game.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 502 MB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

On value it sits in the top 11 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 82 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Adventure Escape Mysteries (free, scores 63) beats it on value, while it beats Enemy On Board (free, scores 26).

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
Scorch 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/875740/scorch
Embed the live badge

Reviews 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 Sep 29. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperEllie's Lunchbox
PublisherEllie's Lunchbox
GenreShort indie
Released2018
Players75Kowners, SteamSpy estimate