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Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!

Release DateOct 23, 2020
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.3% (positive) / 84.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)73% / 75.5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)48  / 79
Curators18 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time1.3 hour  Bottom 35%
Play Time per Dollar8 minutes  Bottom 15%
Followers522 
Owners± 3.2K 
Copies Sold± 1.9K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.9K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Jetboard Joust's Steam rating and reviews between October 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 94.7% (October 2020) to 84.5% (August 2023).

With 79 reviews, Jetboard Joust might be a minor indie success if it was made quickly. 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 Jetboard Joust and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Jetboard Joust's reviewers. The most popular language is English (63%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (8%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 12 different languages represented. The game is translated in 10 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Jetboard Joust, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 5 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 48 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 Jetboard Joust 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
  • Fun gameplay with rogue-like elements
  • Pixel art graphics and retro style
  • Upgradable weapons, jetboard, and suit
  • Multiple levels and worlds with randomized trees
  • Treasure chamber sequence with special weapons, upgrades, and items
  • Shop for upgrades and repairs
  • Different enemies with unique abilities
  • Fast and frantic arcade action
  • Friendly to low-spec computers
  • Good array of modern input for added complexity
  • Difficulty spikes and unbalanced enemies
  • Lack of player control and dodging
  • Lack of outside motivation and story
  • Unintuitive controls
  • Clunky and simplistic core gameplay
  • Low difficulty and slow ramp-up
  • Basic enemies and collectibles
  • Uninteresting from arcade and rogue perspectives
  • Limited replayability
  • Extremely hard-to-beat final boss

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 83.3% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Jetboard Joust'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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