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Ideology in Friction is the story of two knights, Clacier and Annette. They're forced into an impossible situation where they must make a decision that will change their entire lives. What does this destiny have in store for them? Find out in Ideology in Friction!

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Release DateJun 13, 2019
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.1% (very positive) Top 30% / 88.5%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.9% Top 15% / 84.3%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.5K  Top 10% / 1.6K  Top 10%
Curators55 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time13.6 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar32 minutes
Followers15.1K  Top 10%
Owners± 96.4K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 79.5K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 907.2K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Ideology in Friction steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Ideology in Friction's Steam rating and reviews between June 2019 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 88.5% (December 2023) to 90.7% (August 2020).

The 1.6K reviews Top 10% suggest that Ideology in Friction might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Ideology in Friction and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Ideology in Friction's reviewers languages. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (76%), followed by English (14%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 18 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 2 translations (English and Simplified Chinese), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Ideology in Friction percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Ideology in Friction depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is adequate, reaching 25 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. The negative review time is high (median is 8 hours), it can be a sign that Ideology in Friction crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • solid story
  • lots of content
  • multiple routes
  • great CGs
  • good soundtracks
  • wide range of skills/magics
  • good classic turn-based battle
  • good enemy difficulty balance
  • great map/dungeon design
  • New Game+
  • no party system
  • limited character selection
  • small number of side quests
  • graphical glitches
  • poor translations
  • cumbersome gameplay to reach h-scenes
  • extreme fetish content with little connection to story
  • under-developed sex-combat mechanics
  • recycled and bland tropes and characters
  • DLC not worth price

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 88.1%  Top 30% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Ideology in Friction's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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