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Inspired by the novel of Gustave Flaubert and the works of Phillippe Druillet, Salammbo: Battle for Carthage puts you in the middle of two of antiquities greatest powers. Can you deliver Salammbo's message before it's too late?

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Release DateMay 30, 2014
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.2% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 73.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64.2% / 67.6%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)57  / 84
Curators7 reviews
Median Play Time4.8 hours
Play Time per Dollar58 minutes  Top 25%
Followers376 
Owners± 55.7K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 4.4K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.1K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Salammbô: Battle for Carthage steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Salammbô: Battle for Carthage's Steam rating and reviews between June 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 66.6% (December 2014) to 83.3% (August 2018).

Considering the 84 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, Salammbô: Battle for Carthage could be a small indie success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Salammbô: Battle for Carthage and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Salammbô: Battle for Carthage's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (60%), followed by Russian (12%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 11 different languages represented. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Salammbô: Battle for Carthage percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Salammbô: Battle for Carthage 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 12 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 29 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 Salammbô: Battle for Carthage 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 art style
  • good voice acting
  • logical puzzles
  • enjoyable story
  • unique atmosphere
  • solid gameplay
  • 360 degree viewing
  • immersive design
  • good music
  • no dead ends
  • poor interface
  • short duration
  • linear storyline
  • badly named
  • no support available
  • compatibility issues
  • motion sickness
  • confusing navigation
  • challenging auditory puzzle
  • crashes

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 70.2%  Bottom 35% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Salammbô: Battle for Carthage'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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