Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat (Steam Game) Steam logo

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As the world's second-greatest jewel thief, you must steal the Black Cat, the world's unluckiest diamond, in this thrilling interactive heist caper novel.

Release DateOct 17, 2014
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.1% (positive) / 80%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.5% / 69.3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)28  Bottom 35% / 30  Bottom 35%
Curators11 reviews
Median Play Time2.4 hours
Play Time per Dollar28 minutes
Followers172  Bottom 35%
Owners± 3K 
Copies Sold± 2.2K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 4.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat's Steam rating and reviews between October 2014 and February 2021. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (July 2015) to 77.7% (April 2019).

With its 30 reviews, Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat might be a success for a hobbyist, or a small indie success if it was made in a short amount of time.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat's reviewers. The most popular language is English (93%), followed by Finnish (3%). There is not much diversity in the review languages, with only 3 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 Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat for positive reviews. (There was not enough negative reviews.) The time in game is acceptable, with 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Solid and enjoyable premise
  • Nostalgic and referential
  • Fun factor
  • Good story
  • Many choices
  • No 'empty place' in the story
  • Good price
  • Replayability
  • Good and solid team
  • Different consequences for choices
  • Short and lacking in depth
  • Not enough stressful decisions
  • Not enough choices
  • Too many characters
  • Two characters have no purpose or specialization
  • Not enough deviation in alternate branches
  • No replayability after first day
  • Some character traits more useful than others
  • Few chances to explore or play out morality stats
  • Mechanically underwhelming

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 82.1% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat'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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