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Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.

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Release DateMar 1, 2022
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)66.7% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 67.4%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)60.6% Bottom 30% / 62%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)27  Bottom 35% / 49
Curators21 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time3 hours
Play Time per Dollar18 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers610 
Owners± 2.1K 
Copies Sold± 1.2K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 6.2K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Witchcrafty's Steam rating and reviews between March 2022 and August 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 65.2% (December 2022) and 68.7% (August 2022), with relatively small variations.

With 49 reviews, Witchcrafty could be a success for a hobbyist, or a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce. 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 Witchcrafty and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Witchcrafty's review languages. The most popular language is English (47%), followed by Russian (20%). There is diversity in the review languages, with 9 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Russian), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in Witchcrafty, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 5 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 82 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Witchcrafty and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Beautiful pixel presentation that oozes charm.
  • Main character is cute yet quirky in the right ways: secondary characterization with menus goes a long way for making me want to see more.
  • Writing is off-beat yet fun, just wanted more of it.
  • Cute pixel art graphics.
  • Excellent animation.
  • Full-length story with humor and dialogues.
  • Adequate difficulty.
  • Various magic spells.
  • Bosses.
  • Achievements.
  • Questions about controls and input eating/losing information is abundant, and that's a death nail in a platforming action game.
  • Lack of consistent information in hazards/enemies led to frustrating deaths.
  • Level design in map terms is boring: too many dead ends that aren't fun to get back through.
  • Questions about hit box detection at times, on both sides of the isle.
  • Gameplay design that doesn't know what audience it should focus on (hardcore action platformer, newbies, veterans, etc) and doesn't appeal to any one of them in the process.
  • Lack of fun with the magic spells for a game named Witchcrafty.
  • You can't remap keys/buttons.
  • The mechanics of damage and jumps have some drawbacks.
  • The maps are uninspired.
  • The map is broken up into single screen rooms.

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 66.7%  Bottom 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Witchcrafty'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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