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Awaken as a vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.

Early AccessMay 17, 2022
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.3% (very positive) Top 30% / 88%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87% Top 10% / 86.7%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)66.9K  Top 1% / 77.2K  Top 1%
Curators408 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time56.1 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar2.8 hours  Top 5%
Followers224.6K  Top 1%
Owners± 4.1M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 3.7M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 51M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows V Rising's Steam rating and reviews from May 2022 to December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 89.2% (May 2022) to 87.9% (October 2023).

With its 77.2K reviews Top 1%, V Rising is indisputably a major AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows V Rising's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (50%), followed by Simplified Chinese (10%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is available in 15 languages, which is great.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in V Rising, 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 127 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some V Rising players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 75 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
  • satisfying weapons
  • fun gameplay loop
  • skill tree combos
  • crafting
  • variety of regions and monsters
  • buff variety
  • updates
  • multiplayer
  • graphics
  • sound quality
  • grinding
  • no story
  • backtracking
  • limited objectives
  • useless skill tree abilities
  • castle decay debuff
  • no teleporting
  • repetitive map
  • lack of content
  • unclear settings

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 88.3% rating  Top 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of V Rising'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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