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Demon strikes back is a rogue-lite action game, across the abyssal fissure and beat all your foes! Seize their weapons, snatch their equipment, retrieve their relics, and reave their soul! The demon grows stronger than ever!

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Release DateAug 15, 2021
Price$ 7.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)63.6% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 66.7%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59.3% Bottom 30% / 61.7%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)44  / 54
Curators11 reviews
Median Play Time4.8 hours
Play Time per Dollar36 minutes
Followers370 
Owners± 2.3K 
Copies Sold± 1.9K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 9.5K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Demon Strikes Back steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Demon Strikes Back's Steam rating and reviews from August 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 71.1% (August 2021) to 66% (May 2023).

With 54 reviews, Demon Strikes Back could be 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 Demon Strikes Back and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Demon Strikes Back's Steam reviews. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (81%), followed by English (11%). The player's languages are diversified, with 5 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 2 translations (Simplified Chinese and English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Demon Strikes Back percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Demon Strikes Back, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 16 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 124 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Demon Strikes Back and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • neat little game
  • gradually get stronger
  • love the art style
  • music is nice
  • clear enemy tells
  • playable ranged character
  • passes the time in a fun way
  • clear weakness of every enemy
  • moment to attack well telegraphed
  • possible without the grind
  • too reflex intensive for me
  • have to switch button presses fast to be effective
  • some sound effects aren't balanced
  • speech and tutorial tips disappeared too fast to fully read
  • a little buggy
  • a little grindy
  • small game
  • lose unlocked progress when you die
  • no option to select a prompt or halt any of it
  • not game-breaking

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 63.6% rating  Bottom 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Demon Strikes Back'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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