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Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.

Release DateOct 25, 2006
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.1% (very positive) Top 25% / 91.3%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.3% Top 10% / 88.6%  Top 5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)7.3K  Top 4% / 9.6K  Top 3%
Curators218 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time13.2 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar1.3 hour  Top 15%
Followers15.1K  Top 10%
Owners± 1.1M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 629K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 3.2M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Dark Messiah of Might & Magic steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Dark Messiah of Might & Magic's Steam rating and reviews from October 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 99.7% (March 2012) to 91.2% (November 2023).

Dark Messiah of Might & Magic is an AAA level success, with 9.6K reviews Top 3%. There is a peak in November 2016 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Dark Messiah of Might & Magic and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Dark Messiah of Might & Magic's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (52%), followed by Russian (21%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 29 languages represented. The game is translated in 5 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Dark Messiah of Might & Magic percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Dark Messiah of Might & Magic depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is adequate, reaching 26 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 5 hours), it can be a sign that Dark Messiah of Might & Magic crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • good combat system
  • great textures
  • nice story
  • versatile combat
  • medieval atmosphere
  • decent voice acting
  • colorful world
  • creative gameplay
  • balanced skills
  • countless creative ideas
  • long loading times
  • die a lot
  • recycled art and sound
  • lack of hints
  • slow spell animations
  • fiddly climbing controls
  • linear gameplay
  • occasional bugs
  • story role-playing is banal
  • favours ranged combat over melee

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 90.1% rating  Top 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Dark Messiah of Might & Magic's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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