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Dark Bestiary is a turn-based tactic game with RPG elements. The very core of the game consists of continuous and exciting battles with monsters rather than a deep story. So, you will have to explore a rich combat system and discover your character’s possibilities.

Early AccessJul 26, 2019
Release DateJul 12, 2020
Price$ 8.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.9% (very positive) Top 25% / 91.1%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.5% Top 15% / 84.7%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)471  Top 20% / 485  Top 20%
Curators20 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time20.9 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.7 hour  Top 15%
Followers2.9K  Top 20%
Owners± 21.1K 
Copies Sold± 17.7K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 136.8K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Dark Bestiary steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Dark Bestiary's Steam rating and reviews from July 2019 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (August 2019) and 90.7% (July 2020).

With 485 reviews Top 20%, Dark Bestiary could be a decent indie success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Dark Bestiary and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Dark Bestiary's review languages. The most popular language is English (52%), followed by Simplified Chinese (22%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 19 languages represented. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Dark Bestiary percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Dark Bestiary, comparing positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time played is very good, reaching 45 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.1 times less than the median for positive reviews. The negative review time is high (median is 6 hours), it can be a sign that Dark Bestiary crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Interesting class mechanics
  • Large amount of skills
  • Stylish graphics and animations
  • More difficult missions
  • Tactical battles
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Deep enough yet not overcomplicated
  • Quick loot/quest run
  • Great artwork
  • No crashes or bugs
  • Short story
  • Manually moving to dungeon sections
  • No puzzles
  • Talent grid may be too small
  • Not enough quest/mode
  • Pets are not very useful
  • General lack of talents for summoner builds
  • Short campaign
  • Some plagiarism from WoW
  • Boring combat early on

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 90.9% rating  Top 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Dark Bestiary's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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