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Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.

Release DateOct 24, 2013
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.9% (very positive) / 83.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80.1% Top 20% / 79%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)433  Top 20% / 672  Top 20%
Curators40 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time3.6 hours
Play Time per Dollar22 minutes
Followers1.8K  Top 25%
Owners± 212.9K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 50.8K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 170.1K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Syder Arcade steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Syder Arcade's Steam rating and reviews from October 2013 to November 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 95.5% (January 2014) to 83.7% (November 2023).

The 672 reviews Top 15% suggest that Syder Arcade might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Syder Arcade and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Syder Arcade's reviewers. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Russian (8%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game is translated in 4 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 Syder Arcade percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Syder Arcade depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.4 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 97 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Syder Arcade and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • great gameplay
  • good graphics
  • great controls
  • different looking graphics style
  • full controller support
  • pick-up-and-play accessibility
  • compelling leaderboard system
  • innovative ship flipping mechanic
  • solid level design
  • upgradeable weapons
  • short story/campaign mode
  • uninspired weapons
  • lack of story depth
  • some enemy bullets difficult to see
  • survival mode repetition
  • too easy to accidentally leave level boundaries
  • repetitive gameplay
  • lack of variety in mission types
  • limited number of levels
  • limited number of ships

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 85.9% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Syder Arcade'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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