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Become the greatest hero or villain that the world has ever seen! Balance the challenges of a normal life, while fighting evil... or wreak havoc yourself.

Developer  Publisher:  Genres:  Translations:  Features:  Tags:  
Release DateSep 19, 2019
Price$ 6.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.6% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 71.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)63.5% / 64.1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)34  / 35
Curators2 reviews  Bottom 1%
Median Play Time9.9 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar1.4 hour  Top 15%
Followers82  Bottom 20%
Owners± 1.4K  Bottom 35%
Copies Sold± 1.4K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 4.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Hero or Villain: Genesis steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Hero or Villain: Genesis's Steam rating and reviews between September 2019 and November 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 53.8% (November 2019) to 71.8% (October 2022).

With 35 reviews, Hero or Villain: Genesis could be a success for a hobbyist, or a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce. 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 Hero or Villain: Genesis and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Hero or Villain: Genesis's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (91%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (6%). The player's languages are not very diversified, with only 3 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Hero or Villain: Genesis percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Hero or Villain: Genesis, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 20 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.4 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 5 hours), it can be a sign that Hero or Villain: Genesis crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • huge amount of character customization
  • good use of super powers
  • well-built game world
  • good amount of content
  • can discover something new each playthrough
  • good superhero/villain game
  • choose your own adventure style
  • lots of superpowers
  • great character customization
  • huge undertaking
  • not worth the price
  • unbalanced and not fun
  • mundane powers are more important than superpowers
  • choices don't matter much
  • linear with little impact
  • frustrating
  • not as good as other games in the genre
  • job section is repetitive
  • narrow pathways with little illusion of choice
  • lack of villain options

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 rating of 70.6%  Bottom 35% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Hero or Villain: Genesis'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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