METHODOLOGY
How the Bang Score works.
The Bang Score is one number, 0 to 100, for how much game you get per dollar. It is an absolute score, not a curve. A game's number does not change because some other game launched.
What goes in
- Value: the price against how long the game really is (its dollars per hour).
- Reviews: the Steam review score, the strongest signal of whether a game delivers.
- Engagement: how far players actually get, from public achievement stats.
We weigh these into one number. We never publish the weights: the recipe is the one part that stays ours. Everything else, including the data sources, is on the table.
The tiers
Banger73-100a lot of real game per dollar
Worth it52-72a fair deal for the money
Fair36-51OK, not a standout on value
Skip0-35overpriced, short, or poorly reviewed
The honest parts
- Dollars-per-hour uses advertised main-story length, not your personal playtime.
- A game needs enough reviews to be scored at all, otherwise it shows "not enough data".
- Data refreshes on a schedule; the home and each game page show when it was last updated.
Data: Steam · SteamSpy · HowLongToBeat. Not affiliated with Valve or Steam. About Steam Bangers →