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You are Eve, fresh out of Eden and armed with a living suit of armor, Smelter. Explore a dangerous new world, battle its bizarre denizens and expand your empire in a desperate journey to find Adam.

Release DateApr 22, 2021
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)66% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 71.9%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)62.5% Bottom 35% / 67.4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)153  / 199  Top 30%
Curators42 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time12 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar36 minutes
Followers3.4K  Top 20%
Owners± 16.9K 
Copies Sold± 5.2K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 65.4K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Smelter's Steam rating and reviews between April 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 81.3% (May 2021) to 71.8% (December 2023).

The 199 reviews Top 30% suggest that Smelter might be a reasonable indie success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut chart shows Smelter's review languages. The most popular language is English (56%), followed by Simplified Chinese (9%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 13 different languages represented. The game is translated in 8 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Smelter, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 21 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.2 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • tight and fun action-platforming
  • great pixel art graphics
  • sense of humor
  • unique mix of real-time strategy and platformer
  • over 40 power-ups
  • elaborate boss fights
  • excellent music and audio
  • fun story
  • cool powers
  • short and enjoyable RTS part
  • control issues in dashing and dash jumping
  • pointlessly brutal trials
  • softlocks and cutscene bugs
  • badly executed shmup sections
  • unmarked hidden unlockables
  • scrolling in boss fights
  • required building without adequate defense strategy
  • lack of guidance on removing buildings
  • tedious platforming towards the end
  • imprecise controls

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 score of 66%  Bottom 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Smelter's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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