SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateJul 9, 2020
Price$ 59.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)62% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 61.5%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)61.1% Bottom 35% / 60.7%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)4.8K  Top 5% / 6.5K  Top 4%
Curators68 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time44.6 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar44 minutes
Followers42.6K  Top 3%
Owners± 208.9K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 126.6K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.2M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris's Steam rating and reviews between July 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 57% (July 2020) to 62% (December 2021).

The 6.5K reviews Top 4% suggest that SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris is an AAA level success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris's reviewers. The most popular language is English (32%), followed by Simplified Chinese (25%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 27 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 11 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 145 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.7 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (102 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Combat system is good
  • Graphics are good/nice
  • Plot/storyline is interesting
  • Plenty of content/Replay value
  • Game is updated frequently
  • World building is good
  • Gameplay has evolved from past games
  • Characters are created in detail
  • Plenty of side-quests
  • The game works better technically
  • Performance issues
  • Loading times are long
  • Gameplay is boring/grindy
  • Storytelling is poor
  • Chapter 1 is a remake and linear
  • Absence of voice acting in some parts
  • Poor optimization and control
  • Bad UI system
  • Micro transactions in the game
  • Multiplayer is dead

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 62%  Bottom 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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