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A thousand years had passed since the great battle between the Lord of Chaos and the forces of the Order. Little by little, life returned back to normal. The story begins, when a young neophyte journeys north, to learn from an eccentric wizard, one of the most ancient and powerful Guild’s members.

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Release DateJul 24, 2014
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.8% (mostly positive) / 76.3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.6% / 70.3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)125  / 139
Curators6 reviews  Bottom 35%
Median Play Time12 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar2.4 hours  Top 10%
Followers475 
Owners± 100.5K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 8.6K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 6.9K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness's Steam rating and reviews from July 2014 to November 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 71.6% (July 2019) to 88.4% (June 2016).

With 139 reviews, Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness could be a decent indie success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (35%), followed by Russian (35%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 13 languages represented. The game has 3 translations (English, Russian and German), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 52 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 5 hours) could mean that Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Magic
  • New campaigns
  • New units and races
  • Level system for mage
  • Upgrading troops
  • Delving into story
  • Equipping army with special items
  • Helping towns gather resources
  • Solid, strategic fantasy mix
  • Spell casting
  • Outdated graphics
  • Uninteresting quests
  • Irrelevant story
  • Cumbersome camera controls
  • AI issues
  • Waiting for troops to move
  • Unintuitive user interface
  • Pathfinding issues
  • Bugs
  • Lacks polish

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 76.8% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness'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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