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At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth.

Release DateMar 26, 2015
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.9% (mostly positive) / 78.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)72.2% / 73.8%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)325  Top 25% / 439  Top 20%
Curators49 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time4 hours
Play Time per Dollar47 minutes  Top 30%
Followers3.6K  Top 20%
Owners± 65.2K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 34.9K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 105.4K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Spirits of Xanadu steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Spirits of Xanadu's Steam rating and reviews between March 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 94.1% (March 2015) to 77.9% (February 2023).

The 439 reviews Top 20% suggest that Spirits of Xanadu might be a reasonable indie success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Spirits of Xanadu and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Spirits of Xanadu's reviewers. The most popular language is English (83%), followed by Russian (5%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 18 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 Spirits of Xanadu percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Spirits of Xanadu, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.1 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 127 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 Spirits of Xanadu 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
  • atmosphere
  • story
  • exploration
  • audio logs
  • detail
  • writing
  • voice acting
  • choice
  • retro feel
  • logical puzzles
  • gameplay length
  • combat
  • graphics

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 rating of 76.9% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Spirits of Xanadu'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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