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SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition is a humorous and strategic turn-based dungeon crawling ASCII adventure. Drawing heavy inspiration from both Roguelikes and Japanese RPGs, the game offers a robust action-RPG inspired combat system.

Release DateFeb 13, 2015
Price$ 7.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.5% (very positive) Top 20% / 91.9%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.2% Top 10% / 87.3%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1K  Top 15% / 1.6K  Top 10%
Curators91 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time9.1 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar1.1 hour  Top 20%
Followers7.4K  Top 15%
Owners± 234.2K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 103.4K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 294.3K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition's Steam rating and reviews from December 2014 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 99% (January 2015) and 91.8% (December 2023).

The 1.6K reviews Top 10% suggest that SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition's reviewers. The most popular language is English (81%), followed by Simplified Chinese (4%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time in game is not bad at all, with 23 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 5 hours) could mean that SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • text-based gameplay
  • funny gaming experience
  • great ASCII art
  • chiptune soundtrack
  • addictive
  • intuitive controls
  • thorough crafting
  • interesting lore
  • upgradable stats and skills
  • interesting questlines
  • lack of animation
  • confusing combat
  • very text-heavy
  • repetitive gameplay
  • game may be too long
  • unclear storyline
  • limited character variation
  • no resolution options
  • limited volume options
  • may require patience

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 92.5% rating  Top 20% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition's review data provided by Steam. 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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