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Enter Japan in the age of warring states. At the center of this role-playing, action-adventure simulation of combat, statesmanship and intrigue, you are a samurai warrior struggling for honor!

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Release DateOct 17, 2014
Price$ 6.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95% (very positive) Top 10% / 90.2%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.4% Top 15% / 81.2%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)121  / 143
Curators17 reviews
Median Play Time4.6 hours
Play Time per Dollar40 minutes
Followers800 
Owners± 29.6K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 7.3K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 17.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Sword of the Samurai steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Sword of the Samurai's Steam rating and reviews between October 2014 and October 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (October 2014) to 90% (November 2022).

With its 143 reviews, Sword of the Samurai could be considered a decent success for an indie game. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Sword of the Samurai and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Sword of the Samurai's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (88%), followed by German (3%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 10 different languages represented. 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 Sword of the Samurai percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Sword of the Samurai depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 13 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 21 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 15 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 Sword of the Samurai and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Historical setting - Japan feudal era
  • Total freedom to create your own story
  • Challenging combat system
  • No restrictions on dishonorable actions
  • Swordfighting minigame
  • Dueling system
  • Slashing sea bandits
  • Righting wrongs
  • Interesting concept
  • Unique gameplay
  • Outdated graphics
  • Not honorable way to increase rice income
  • Too primitive by today's standards
  • Not for people who don't like strategy games
  • Limited way to increase rice income

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 score of 95%  Top 10% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Sword of the Samurai's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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