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Melrose is trapped in a life of hardship. She can find no one who understands her. To cope with her sorrow, Melrose turns to her imagination. Sadly, dreams must end... But not today. Melrose is about to meet her godmother and discover that the land in her dreams is real and in trouble.

Release DateNov 14, 2014
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 49.5%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)56% Bottom 25% / 49.6%  Bottom 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)39  / 93
Curators3 reviews  Bottom 10%
Median Play Time4.8 hours
Play Time per Dollar29 minutes
Followers1K 
Owners± 65.2K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 2.8K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 16.9K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Whisper of a Rose steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Whisper of a Rose's Steam rating and reviews between November 2014 and October 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 68.7% (November 2014) to 45.7% (November 2020).

With 93 reviews, Whisper of a Rose might be a minor indie success if it was made quickly. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Whisper of a Rose and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Whisper of a Rose's review languages. The most popular language is English (81%), followed by Russian (6%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 10 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 Whisper of a Rose percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Whisper of a Rose, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 44 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.6 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Interesting combat mechanics with elemental damages
  • Exploration and quests to unlock points, skills and gears
  • Excellent crafting mechanism for best armors and weapons
  • New Journey+ mode and replay value
  • Mixed skill sets and better creatures to summon
  • Good story with solid combat, skill trees and crafting
  • Lots of areas to explore with many side-quests
  • Great soundtrack and likable characters
  • Beautiful in-game art style and area designs
  • Recommend for those who love good RPG Maker games with excellent storyline
  • Backtracking and repetitive grinding
  • Inconsistent pacing and too many boring fights
  • Low on combat and too story-based in early game
  • Awkward scripted scenes and misdirection
  • Cliché and bland writing
  • Generic and tedious side-quests
  • Clunky RPGMaker mechanics and low quality assets
  • Overused high school anime club fan fiction
  • Not worth it for JRPG fans seeking good retro experience
  • Stolen money with ineffective game design

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 59%  Bottom 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Whisper of a Rose'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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