Sky Mercenaries (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateDec 16, 2014
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.5% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 68.9%  Bottom 35%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64% / 64.4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)44  / 122
Curators9 reviews
Median Play Time3.3 hours
Play Time per Dollar20 minutes
Followers348 
Owners± 70.3K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 4.3K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 16.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Sky Mercenaries steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Sky Mercenaries's Steam rating and reviews between December 2014 and September 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 85.4% (December 2015) and 68.8% (September 2023).

With 122 reviews, Sky Mercenaries could be a decent indie success. The May 2015 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Sky Mercenaries and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Sky Mercenaries's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (52%), followed by Russian (16%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 14 different languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and German), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Sky Mercenaries percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Sky Mercenaries, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 6 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • fast and frantic gameplay
  • upgradable ships and stats
  • unique polarity/color system
  • location-based damage
  • multiple pilots with unique skill trees
  • up to 4 accompanying drones
  • over a dozen upgrade options
  • adrenaline-fueled soundtrack
  • 8 Worlds with 3 levels each
  • edit mode for user-created levels
  • poor frame-rate
  • sloppy design
  • half-baked weapon system
  • too-long-lasting enemies
  • weak and unnecessary color system
  • too-large hit-boxes
  • bad optimization
  • display mode issues
  • unsatisfying sound effects
  • too much bullet spam

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 70.5%  Bottom 35% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Sky Mercenaries'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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