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54BANG SCORE
Vessel
Fair · Shooter · 2012
Fair value, not a standout: $4.99, 87% positive.
The verdict
Better value than 71% of Shooter games
Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!
Price
$4.99
Reviews
87%
826 reviews
Metacritic
81
critic score
Players
350K
owners (estimate)
Released
2012
What drives the score
Reviews87% positive
gates the score. weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach350K+ players
how many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement3% finish
how far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Metacritic81/100
critic consensus, a supporting signal next to player reviews
Monetization✓ None
no microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Critics vs players+6
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 826 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
34% start to 3% finishOnly 3% of players reach the end. Most never finish it. Steam global achievements
Price history
PriceBecomes a BANGER at
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DeveloperStrange Loop Games
PublisherIndiePub
GenreShooter
Achievements20
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