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The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.

Release DateSep 5, 2019
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82% (positive) / 83.1%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.9% Top 30% / 79.1%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)879  Top 15% / 1.1K  Top 15%
Curators49 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time60.5 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar1.5 hour  Top 15%
Followers17.4K  Top 10%
Owners± 87.6K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 39.6K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.1M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Fantasy General II steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Fantasy General II's Steam rating and reviews from September 2019 to December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 81.1% (October 2019) to 85.2% (September 2020).

With 1.1K reviews Top 15%, Fantasy General II could 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 Fantasy General II and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Fantasy General II's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (52%), followed by German (15%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 23 languages represented. The game is available in 6 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 Fantasy General II percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Fantasy General II, comparing positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 162 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Fantasy General II players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 37 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Tactical turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Campaign with consequences
  • Troops leveling up and upgrading
  • Good music and sound effects
  • 4 difficult levels and 2 campaign modes
  • Interesting and fun side-quests
  • Scenarios offer multiple approaches
  • RPG-like hero development
  • Tree-based troop development
  • Option to ride a dragon
  • No interactive tutorial
  • Difficulty in managing excessive amount of units
  • No UNDO MOVE button
  • Hexes not clearly defined
  • Some trial and error necessary
  • Could be tedious to manage units
  • Missing voice-overs
  • Graphics are okay but not very detailed
  • Difficulty may be too high for some players

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 82% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Fantasy General II's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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