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Stray Blade is an action-adventure where you play a rogue Adventurer exploring the ancient Valley of Acrea with your companion, the Xhinnon wolf Boji. Unveil the history of the forgotten valley and master the powers of the three Acrean Metals to restore balance to this war-torn land.

Release DateApr 20, 2023
Price$ 34.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.1% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 74.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64.7% / 70.4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)254  Top 25% / 387  Top 25%
Curators32 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time9.8 hours  Top 20%
Followers9.9K  Top 10%
Owners± 11.3K 
Copies Sold± 6.8K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 155K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Stray Blade's Steam rating and reviews between April 2023 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 74.6% (April 2023) and 73% (September 2023), with only very small variations.

With its 387 reviews Top 20%, Stray Blade could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut chart shows Stray Blade's review languages. The most popular language is English (49%), followed by German (13%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 17 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 11 languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in Stray Blade depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 24 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.4 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • animations are nice
  • climbing animation is believable
  • replay value with ecosystem
  • cool environment
  • satisfying combat
  • loot is crafting materials
  • nice execution cinematics
  • innovative crafting system
  • immersive gaming experience
  • engaging storyline
  • camera fights against player
  • difficulty to see combat moves
  • sluggish and imprecise dodge and parry mechanics
  • buggy camera
  • combat feels restrictive and slow
  • unresponsive and unpolished combat
  • annoying camera lock
  • janky jumping
  • no visual indication of fall damage or low health
  • graphically OK

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 score of 68.1%  Bottom 30% 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 Stray Blade's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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