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Desert Thunder is an arcade-style action tank game for the PC. Ripped from today’s headlines, the storyline immerses players into the heat of a desert-based military conflict. Players will tear through desert, urban and industrial settings in their experimental battle engine, the Abrams M1A6 Advanced tank that’s loaded with awe-inspiring...

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Release DateMar 19, 2014
Price$ 2.99  Bottom 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)61% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 41.3%  Bottom 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)57.4% Bottom 25% / 43%  Bottom 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)41  / 254  Top 30%
Curators13 reviews
Median Play Time28 min  Bottom 15%
Play Time per Dollar10 minutes  Bottom 20%
Followers251 
Owners± 220.9K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 2.1K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 3.5K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Desert Thunder steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Desert Thunder's Steam rating and reviews between March 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 20% (August 2014) to 41.6% (July 2023).

With 254 reviews Top 25%, Desert Thunder could be a decent indie success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Desert Thunder and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Desert Thunder's reviewers. The most popular language is English (41%), followed by Russian (22%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 18 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Desert Thunder percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Desert Thunder, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is short, reaching only 144 minutes in the 80th percentile. Short games can be fun, but some players might feel that it's too short and ask for a refund.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.2 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Decent graphics and textures
  • Destructible objects
  • Decent audio
  • Voice acting
  • Combined environments
  • Mildly fun for first minutes
  • Bullet drop
  • No bugs in user interface
  • Some decent engines
  • Some decent mechanics
  • Extremely repetitive gameplay
  • Unrealistic mechanics
  • Poor AI
  • Problematic camera
  • Short
  • Overpriced
  • Bad controls
  • Forgettable soundtrack
  • Low enemy variety
  • Clipping in graphics

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 score of 61%  Bottom 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Desert Thunder'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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