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Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.

Release DateDec 8, 2022
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.8% (very positive) Top 25% / 90.9%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.6% Top 10% / 87.8%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)4.9K  Top 5% / 5.1K  Top 5%
Curators94 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time50.3 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar2 hours  Top 10%
Followers38.3K  Top 3%
Owners± 210.4K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 184.3K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 3.9M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Chained Echoes's Steam rating and reviews from December 2022 to December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 92.2% (December 2022) to 90.8% (September 2023).

With 5.1K reviews Top 5%, Chained Echoes is an AAA level success. 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 Chained Echoes and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Chained Echoes's reviewers. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Simplified Chinese (12%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 26 languages represented. The game is translated in 6 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in Chained Echoes, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 70 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (48 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Chained Echoes's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • 35+ hours of gameplay
  • Great pixel graphics
  • Great music
  • Great character development
  • Great story
  • Achievements to hunt & become stronger
  • A lot of customization per each character
  • Anti-Grind mechanic
  • Unique enough to differentiate itself from others
  • Solid turn-based jrpg combat
  • Takes its sweet time actually giving you enough party members
  • Too much going on all at once to keep track of
  • Not enough sidequests at the beginning
  • Can't farm EXP
  • Boss fights are too difficult and unfair
  • Non-boss battles feel excruciating
  • Some boss fights are 10x weaker than the previous fights
  • Storytelling beyond the major plot beats can be tedious
  • Exploration can be discouraging
  • High expectations not fully met

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 90.8% rating  Top 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Chained Echoes'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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