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Resurrect the classic era of RPGs with the retro parody RPG, Breath of Death VII: The Beginning. Join Dem the Skeleton Knight, Sara the ghost historian, Lita the vampire techie, and Erik the zombie prince as they explore an undead world in search of the secrets of the past. Laugh! Cry! Laugh some more!

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Release DateJul 13, 2011
Price$ 2.99  Bottom 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.6% (positive) / 83.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)79.6% Top 25% / 79.8%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.2K  Top 15% / 1.4K  Top 15%
Curators77 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time4.5 hours
Play Time per Dollar1.5 hour  Top 15%
Followers1.5K  Top 30%
Owners± 618.2K  Top 5%
Copies Sold± 116.6K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 135.4K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Breath of Death VII steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Breath of Death VII's Steam rating and reviews between July 2011 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 98.4% (October 2011) and 83.6% (August 2021).

The 1.4K reviews Top 10% suggest that Breath of Death VII might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Breath of Death VII and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Breath of Death VII's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (74%), followed by Russian (7%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 21 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Breath of Death VII percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Breath of Death VII depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 127 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Breath of Death VII and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • The entire party is fully healed after every fight
  • Has a run feature
  • Menu navigation is straightforward
  • You can save at anytime, anywhere
  • You can pick a difficulty level
  • Enemies get stronger the further into an area you progress
  • Unite skills don't seem potent enough
  • There's no map feature
  • Combat is simplistic but fun
  • Boss fights are challenging
  • Lack of clear information on level up choices
  • Unclear if certain chests are secrets or jokes
  • Soundtrack doesn't play unique songs per area
  • Abrupt ending
  • Repetition of tilesets and enemy designs
  • Bland and repetitive combat
  • Frustrating difficulty spikes in boss battles
  • Dry parts with long periods between story and dialogue
  • Health regeneration after every fight makes many fights trivial
  • Map design can feel confusing and punishing

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 83.6% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Breath of Death VII's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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