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You are Akane, a Kunoichi ninja secretely loving her master Goro, a noble samurai. One day Goro is kidnapped by the evil Hiromi - you have to rescue him, but it won't be an easy task!

Release DateMay 2, 2014
Price$ 2.99  Bottom 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)60% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 49.1%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.3% Bottom 30% / 49.2%  Bottom 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)330  Top 25% / 756  Top 15%
Curators39 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time3.3 hours
Play Time per Dollar1.1 hour  Top 20%
Followers906 
Owners± 115.5K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 40.7K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 43K  Top 30%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Akane the Kunoichi steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Akane the Kunoichi's Steam rating and reviews between May 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 63.4% (July 2014) to 47.9% (July 2020).

With 756 reviews Top 15%, Akane the Kunoichi could 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 Akane the Kunoichi and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Akane the Kunoichi's reviewers. The most popular language is English (54%), followed by Russian (9%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 20 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Akane the Kunoichi percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Akane the Kunoichi, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 6 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 143 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 Akane the Kunoichi and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Short levels
  • Collectable items
  • Rebindable controls
  • Level design on boss stages
  • Bosses pattern based
  • Easy to get achievements
  • Low price
  • Steamtrading cards
  • Great homage to the 16-bit era
  • Funny Chinese details
  • Unresponsive platforming
  • Slow game flow
  • Poor collision detection
  • Frustrating gameplay
  • Buggy special ability
  • Poor graphics
  • Limited enemy variety
  • Boring music
  • Long cutscenes/game over sequence
  • Edges of platforms drawn poorly

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 60%  Bottom 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Akane the Kunoichi's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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