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CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.

Release DateFeb 3, 2014
Price$ 5.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.7% (positive) / 80%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)79.5% Top 25% / 78.1%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)7.3K  Top 4% / 10.4K  Top 3%
Curators209 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time7.6 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar1.9 hour  Top 10%
Followers23K  Top 5%
Owners± 782.3K  Top 4%
Copies Sold± 505.6K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.3M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of CastleMiner Z steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see CastleMiner Z's Steam rating and reviews between February 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 82.3% (May 2014) to 70.3% (August 2015).

With its 10.4K reviews Top 3%, CastleMiner Z is indisputably a major AAA level success. There is a peak in August 2015 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for CastleMiner Z and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of CastleMiner Z's reviewers. The most popular language is English (72%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (9%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 6 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 CastleMiner Z percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in CastleMiner Z, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 22 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 111 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by CastleMiner Z 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
  • concept is good
  • can play a few hours with fun
  • limited crafting options
  • horrible crafting menu
  • bad animations
  • bad/low quality models and textures
  • repetitive
  • expensive
  • achievements don't work on other mods
  • tries to market off Minecraft's success
  • lacks optimization
  • boring

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 81.7% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of CastleMiner Z's review data that Steam provides. 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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