Capsized

Capsized

Skip · Shooter · 2011

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

SKIP IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

It scores 39, under the fair line, at $9.99.

Cost per hour▼
$2.56/hr
Reviews▼
76% of 1,106
Critics
80 players 4 lower
Genre rank
Top 53% Shooter

Holding it back: Reviews, Cost per hour

Why
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Time and effort

Main story
3.9h
To 100%
10h 2.6x the story
Achievements
18

Price and sales

Sales
62 on record
Typical cut
75% off
Steam low
$0.99 September 2017
Sale every
76d last October 2026
Lowest now $2.49 at GOGall-time low $0.99 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
1 now
Cheaper than
46% of its genre
Better reviewed
43% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

63% start to 1% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

This site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

It has been discounted 62 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 75 percent, about 11 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.

The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Orbital Gear (free, scores 59) and Intrusion 2 ($9.99, scores 69) both outscore it.

More about Capsized

Inside the two-hour refund window, 66 percent of the 197 reviews written there were positive, against 76 percent overall, and those are 33 percent of everything written about it.

3.9 hours to finish it, 10 to exhaust it. The completionist tail is 2.6 times the campaign.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4, at about $2.49 (75% off). Predictions like this were right 87% of the time when tested on 70 past weeks.

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 31 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
MonetizationNone
Checked: no in-game purchases or loot boxes. That earns a small credit unless Steam lists in-app purchases
Holding it back
Cost per hour$2.56/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
For context
Refunds0 of 89 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

It's surprisingly fun and deserves to be remembered even after all these years! PROS: + INCREDIBLE mobility and feeling of momentum thanks to the hook and rocket jumps + Picking up massive objects and throwing them feels satisfying when taking out enemies + Graphics good enough to not make you realize this was 2011 + Unique weaponry, each with two firing modes + Does an impressive job with story considering the lack...
twitch.tv/EmiTVRecommendedafter 2.1h3 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews
Its a Sci-Fi Metroid-esque, nice side scroller with a survival twist. The Soundtrack is just well, its what got me into this game. Beat it once on a windows low end pc (win 8/10) and going for it again on a steamdeck. Keeping it at native 1280x720 is fine with minimal clipping. Sound works fine. Its playable and thats what counts. Its a comfy game to me. Once you've completed stages with enough stars your able to...
ARRAKYAHRecommendedafter 53hMay 2026Read on Steam
Capsized, developed and published by Alientrap, is a 2D action-platformer that blends physics-driven movement, shooting mechanics, and environmental problem-solving into a tightly interwoven experience. Set on a hostile alien world after a crash landing, the game wastes little time on exposition and instead throws players directly into a survival scenario where exploration and adaptability are key. It is a game that...
xxadonisxxRecommendedafter 13hApr 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 1.5 GB of memory, DirectX 9.0c compatible, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

Cite this score

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Capsized scores 39/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/95300/capsized
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Reviews 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 Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players-4
Critics80
Players76
Metacritic critics · 1,106 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperAlientrap
PublisherAlientrap
GenreShooter
Released2011
Players350Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements18