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A flight-based action game designed to be easy to pick up and enjoy right away, and be playable over short timeframes. Make use of a range of weapons and achieve dangerously high levels of mobility by disabling your Alpha Limiter to spear your way through waves of enemy attacks.

Release DateApr 28, 2017
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.3% (mostly positive) / 77.2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.9% / 71.6%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)186  Top 30% / 193  Top 30%
Curators10 reviews
Median Play Time2.7 hours
Play Time per Dollar32 minutes
Followers3.2K  Top 20%
Owners± 16.1K 
Copies Sold± 9.9K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 33.3K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Vertical Strike Endless Challenge steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Vertical Strike Endless Challenge's Steam rating and reviews between April 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 90% (July 2017) and 77.2% (December 2023).

With 193 reviews Top 30%, Vertical Strike Endless Challenge could be a decent indie success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Vertical Strike Endless Challenge and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Vertical Strike Endless Challenge's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (51%), followed by Japanese (21%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 18 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Vertical Strike Endless Challenge percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Vertical Strike Endless Challenge, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 8.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 28 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 Vertical Strike Endless Challenge and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • fun gameplay
  • great controls
  • achievements
  • wide arsenal of ordnance
  • toggleable Angle of Attack Limiter
  • fun arcadey feel
  • good replayability
  • passable graphics
  • easy to get into
  • worth the price
  • lack of aircraft
  • lack of game modes
  • monotonous waves
  • only one enemy type
  • barren maps
  • no cockpit view
  • lack of content
  • no trading cards
  • limited weapons capacity
  • not a full game

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 76.3% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Vertical Strike Endless Challenge's review data provided by Steam. 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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