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Ballads of Hongye is a unique city-builder strategy game. As the local magistrate, you must carefully plan and act to complete the various challenges in different environments to earn the right to rule the lands. Build a thriving city and revive Hongye County as you discover a unique story.

Release DateNov 14, 2022
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.4% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 59%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)57.2% Bottom 25% / 57.8%  Bottom 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)685  Top 15% / 744  Top 15%
Curators19 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time9.5 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar57 minutes  Top 25%
Followers8.6K  Top 10%
Owners± 20.1K 
Copies Sold± 16.1K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 100.4K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Ballads of Hongye's Steam rating and reviews between November 2022 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 55.1% (November 2022) to 59% (December 2023).

With 744 reviews Top 15%, Ballads of Hongye could be an indie success or even a small AAA 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 Ballads of Hongye and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Ballads of Hongye's Steam reviews. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (68%), followed by English (18%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 13 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in Ballads of Hongye, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 37 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.1 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • stunning graphics
  • challenging gameplay
  • vast variety of buildings
  • realistic seasonal impact
  • talent tree
  • peaceful citybuilding mode
  • detailed building animations
  • unique look
  • responsive dev team
  • generous asking price
  • absurdly small text
  • unplayable for people with eyesight problems
  • too much information thrown at the player
  • tiny placeholders not fitting with scenery
  • not relaxing like the title suggests
  • poor advisor guidance
  • small start area
  • too restrictive in playstyle
  • slow load times
  • no response from developers regarding complaints

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 58.4%  Bottom 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Ballads of Hongye'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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