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In a land of enchantment, torn by evil, a hero arrives to save the day! Guide Solar and his band of helpers as they set out to stop the dark sorcerer Grogan from achieving eternal life and to rescue the fair Lumina.

Release DateMay 22, 2014
Price$ 6.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.3% (very positive) / 86.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.8% Top 25% / 79.3%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)190  Top 30% / 197  Top 30%
Curators12 reviews
Median Play Time5.4 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar46 minutes  Top 30%
Followers321 
Owners± 38.6K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 28.1K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 34.9K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Ballad of Solar steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Ballad of Solar's Steam rating and reviews between May 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 83.3% (July 2014) to 92.5% (October 2014).

With 197 reviews Top 30%, Ballad of Solar could be a decent indie success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts. Most of the peaks took place in November.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Ballad of Solar and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Ballad of Solar's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (38%), followed by Russian (20%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 17 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 13 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Ballad of Solar percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Ballad of Solar, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • cute fantasy storyline
  • well-drawn characters
  • fun writing
  • two different difficulty game modes
  • careful planning required
  • thirty levels to play through
  • levels have sub-levels within them
  • replayable for better scoring and rating
  • enjoyable game
  • well-done visuals
  • little strategy in the game
  • bug prevents moving on to level 20
  • time limits are strict
  • levels are somewhat repetitive
  • audio is simplistic and repetitive
  • replay value is low
  • not worth full price value
  • voice acting is hilariously terrible
  • only worth it for perfectionists trying to get full stars

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 rating of 86.3% should be taken into account when assessing them.

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