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Get to the bottom of the unexplainable events in the Buried Kingdom and save all its inhabitants in this thrilling fantasy experience. The eighth part of the Secret Order series introduces new adventures, riddles, secrets, and a solid amount of fun!

Release DateJan 30, 2020
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.8% (positive) / 84.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.9% / 76.6%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)92  / 135
Curators17 reviews
Median Play Time4.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar16 minutes  Bottom 30%
Followers459 
Owners± 27.4K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 3.9K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 28.5K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom's Steam rating and reviews between February 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 80.7% (August 2020) to 90% (May 2020).

The 135 reviews suggest that The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom might be a reasonable indie success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom's review languages. The most popular language is English (53%), followed by Simplified Chinese (13%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 15 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 9 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Beautiful detailed artwork and locations.
  • Good music.
  • Variety of puzzles.
  • Bonus Chapter.
  • Fast traveling map.
  • Multiple hidden objects scenes
  • Good voice-overs.
  • Solid graphic style.
  • Help function.
  • Exciting story.
  • Short playing time of 3 hours.
  • Some puzzles repetitive.
  • Unoriginal story.
  • Sloppy continuity.
  • Uninteresting cutscenes.
  • Jarring music.
  • Annoying hidden object scenes.
  • Simple, cookie-cutter puzzles.
  • Few Hidden object scenes compared to other games.
  • Nothing.

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 84.8% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom'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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