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Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!

Early Access1 Dec, 2021
Release DateApr 12, 2023
Price$ 34.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91% (very positive) Top 20% / 91%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89% Top 5% / 89%  Top 4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)20.2K  Top 2% / 22.2K  Top 2%
Curators186 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time70.6 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar2 hours  Top 10%
Followers186.1K  Top 1%
Owners± 1.1M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 987K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 24.2M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Wartales's Steam rating and reviews between December 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 92.8% (January 2022) and 90.7% (September 2023), with relatively small variations.

With its 22.2K reviews Top 2%, Wartales is indisputably a major AAA level success. There is a peak in April 2023 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Wartales and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Wartales's reviewers. The most popular language is English (42%), followed by Simplified Chinese (13%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 9 languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in Wartales, comparing positive and negative reviews. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 163 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Wartales players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 88 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Combat is challenging
  • Customizable party
  • Updated Happiness Gauge
  • Party survival game
  • Game difficulty
  • Action point system
  • Overworld progress
  • More specialized character classes
  • Individuality of characters
  • Engaging combat
  • Lack of character development
  • Mundane tasks
  • No real penalty for losing troops
  • Mundane resource gathering
  • Zero emotional connection to characters
  • Limited character customization
  • Repetitive gameplay loop
  • No party management screen
  • Long travel times on the world map
  • Not a fully developed story

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 score of 91%  Top 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Wartales's review data provided by Steam. 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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