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The Black Heart is a VS 2d fighting game in the tradition of Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat, where 6 creatures face each other in cruel battles with gothic aesthetic.

Early AccessOct 22, 2020
Release DateOct 21, 2021
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)97.4% (very positive) Top 2% / 97%  Top 3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.3% Top 10% / 88.3%  Top 5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)233  Top 30% / 269  Top 25%
Curators11 reviews
Median Play Time4.2 hours
Play Time per Dollar25 minutes
Followers1.3K  Top 30%
Owners± 15.8K 
Copies Sold± 5.7K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 21.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Black Heart steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see The Black Heart's Steam rating and reviews between October 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 93.7% (October 2020) to 97.5% (March 2022).

The 269 reviews Top 25% suggest that The Black Heart 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 Black Heart and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows The Black Heart's review languages. The most popular language is English (42%), followed by Spanish - Spain (26%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 17 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 3 translations (English, Spanish - Latin America and Spanish - Spain), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Black Heart percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Black Heart for positive reviews. (The amount of negative reviews was too low.) The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time in game is acceptable, with 9 hours in the 80th percentile.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fun gameplay
  • Great soundtrack
  • Simple graphics
  • Combos
  • Finishing moves
  • Original characters
  • Parallel dimension
  • True Indie game
  • Updated HD graphics
  • Supporting Independent Developers
  • Inconsistent difficulty
  • Broken MMR system
  • Only 6 characters
  • No online play

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 97.4%  Top 2% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Black Heart's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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