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Synthwave roguelike deckbuilder set in the neon 80's. Pick your agent. Build your deck. Hit card combos and fight through the floors of INFINITY tower. Featuring 30+ fresh Synthwave tracks by LudoWic, Tonebox and Jules Reves.

Release DateOct 18, 2022
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.7% (very positive) Top 20% / 92.4%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.5% Top 15% / 84.9%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)245  Top 30% / 317  Top 25%
Curators27 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time16.3 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar49 minutes  Top 30%
Followers3.3K  Top 20%
Owners± 16.8K 
Copies Sold± 11.5K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 141.8K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Nitro Kid's Steam rating and reviews between October 2022 and December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 93.1% (February 2023) to 91.8% (November 2022).

With its 317 reviews Top 25%, Nitro Kid 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 Nitro Kid and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Nitro Kid's reviewers. The most popular language is English (68%), followed by Russian (8%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 15 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 10 languages, which is great.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in Nitro Kid depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is excellent, with 35 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.6 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 7 hours) could mean that Nitro Kid crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • well-polished roguelike
  • strong thematic presentation of synthwave/retrowave cyberpunk
  • synergies and abilities well-done
  • unbelievably fun
  • unique spin on core roguelike concepts
  • well-done presentation and art design
  • ascending levels of difficulty
  • solid soundtrack
  • different and personalized decks
  • nice variety between 3 classes
  • massive balancing gap between characters
  • Lee is the weakest and worst character
  • enemies increase damage too fast
  • no real way of getting any decent damage mitigation
  • huge issue with baddies that retaliate off of every attack
  • lifeless animations
  • no content
  • troublesome event rewards/decisions
  • substantially more forgiving than most games in this space
  • game can feel a bit on the easy side

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 rating of 92.7%  Top 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Nitro Kid's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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