Paradise Lost
Skip · Narrative · 2021
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 9, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Length
- 3.7h
- Value
- $4.05/hr
- Reviews
- 64% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GeForce GTX 960, 30 GB of storage. Windows only.
It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.
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
The value story
The lowest price on record is $1.49, set in March 2023. 39 discounts in the 6 years on record. They run about 70 percent off, roughly 6 weeks apart.
It is pricier than 80 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 93 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Cloud Climber (free, scores 77) and The Inn-Sanity ($7.99, scores 79) both outscore it.
This site sampled 771 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 8 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2021 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 30 percent of the 255 reviews written there were positive, against 64 percent overall, and those are 17 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
60% start to 6% 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'm sad that this game only has 'mixed' reviews, as it deserves much better. Yes, it's a walking sim, and it's a great one at that. Interesting story and good graphics. That's all you ask for in a walking sim. The controls can be slightly clunky, but it's not enough of a problem to not recommend it.
A unforgettable game with a truly unique and powerful atmosphere. An abandoned, gigantic German World War II bunker. A fully sustainable underground facility. Built in huge underground salt caves near Kraków, Poland. Luxury residences, shops, apartments, a promenade, a café, and a recreational area. Stunning visuals, beautiful design with careful attention to detail. The project was developed by a small, modest game...
Interesting concept, historically informational., cool graphic art work --- but the game has clunky mechanics and way too many annoying bugs. I was just getting into the story when I met a bug I could not find a work-around for. I'm glad I only paid a $1.50 for this ultimately disappointing game.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
Paradise Lost scores 9/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/982720/paradise-lostReviews 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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