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Birmingham, England: 1993. A shocking ritual murder compels a world-weary forensic investigator to discover a hidden realm of witchcraft, gods and demons. Follow clues and use magic to solve the case, with moral choices leading to multiple possible endings.

Release DateAug 16, 2019
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)97.3% (positive) Top 3% / 96.3%  Top 5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.5% Top 20% / 82.4%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)37  / 54
Curators27 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time7.9 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar1.6 hour  Top 15%
Followers1.3K  Top 30%
Owners± 1.5K  Bottom 35%
Copies Sold± 994 
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.4K  Bottom 35%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of A Sceptic's Guide to Magic steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see A Sceptic's Guide to Magic's Steam rating and reviews between August 2019 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (August 2019) and 95% (October 2019).

Considering the 54 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, A Sceptic's Guide to Magic could be a small indie 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 A Sceptic's Guide to Magic and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows A Sceptic's Guide to Magic's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (74%), followed by German (6%). The player's languages are diversified, with 9 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 A Sceptic's Guide to Magic percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in A Sceptic's Guide to Magic for positive reviews. (There was not enough negative reviews.) The time in game is acceptable, with 11 hours in the 80th percentile.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Good dialog and story
  • Good pixel graphics
  • Nice music
  • Has achievements
  • Engaging and Interesting Murder Mystery
  • Some really well done custom sprites
  • Fitting Time fantasy tilesets
  • Top-notch music choice
  • Full mouse support
  • Good crafting system
  • No cards currently
  • It takes place in Birmingham
  • Being a man of science, Lester seems to accept magic a bit too easily
  • Lots of back and forth between locations, especially if you’ve forgotten something
  • Optional pixel nudity
  • Sex scene that comes off as more goofy than sensual
  • Murder Mystery Reveal felt flat
  • Pixel Hunting in some spots
  • Relies a bit too much on Deus Ex Machina to ‘save’ Lester

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 97.3%  Top 3% 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 A Sceptic's Guide to Magic'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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