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Time has come to join the dark side. Take a trip to the other side of Teana, to the part of the world that has yet remained unseen to the royal bounty hunters.

Release DateAug 19, 2014
Price$ 12.99  Top 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)71.7% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 73.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)69.1% / 70.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.2K  Top 15% / 1.6K  Top 10%
Curators25 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time73.4 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar5.7 hours  Top 2%
Followers3.8K  Top 20%
Owners± 302.1K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 94.6K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 640.4K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of King's Bounty: Dark Side steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows King's Bounty: Dark Side's Steam rating and reviews from May 2014 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 95.4% (May 2014) to 68.9% (July 2018).

The 1.6K reviews Top 10% suggest that King's Bounty: Dark Side might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for King's Bounty: Dark Side and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows King's Bounty: Dark Side's review languages. The most popular language is Russian (40%), followed by English (30%). 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 King's Bounty: Dark Side percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in King's Bounty: Dark Side, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 161 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (104 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of King's Bounty: Dark Side's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • funny scenario
  • refreshing story
  • replayability
  • new unit variations
  • handy new features
  • good stability
  • interesting companions
  • raging skills
  • improvable base
  • catchy soundtrack
  • repetitive end-game
  • boring texts
  • lack of bosses
  • long leveling
  • bugs and glitches
  • typos
  • boring quests
  • unbalanced combat
  • confusing quests
  • unchanged graphics

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 71.7% rating  Bottom 35% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of King's Bounty: Dark Side's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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