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Choose a path to adventure! Will you sneak into the dragon's lair, or challenge the beast openly? Will you fight for vengeance or for glory? Will you be tempted by elven romance? Will you be buried underground forever? Relive classic 1980s fantasy in this remastered gamebook.

Release DateFeb 13, 2015
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)51.3% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 52.1%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)51% Bottom 20% / 51.6%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)115  / 121
Curators12 reviews
Median Play Time2.3 hours
Play Time per Dollar28 minutes
Followers642 
Owners± 11.1K 
Copies Sold± 8.9K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 24.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Sword Daughter's Steam rating and reviews between February 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 42.8% (February 2015) to 53% (July 2016).

With 121 reviews, Sword Daughter could be a decent indie success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut graph displays the languages of Sword Daughter's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (82%), followed by Russian (6%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 11 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Sword Daughter percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Sword Daughter, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is relatively low, with only 271 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.9 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Beautiful artwork with an impressionistic feel
  • Well-done world building and details
  • Fascinating fantasy lore
  • Great soundtrack including ethnic-inspired selections
  • Jump to a section feature saves time
  • Simple and easy-to-use user interface
  • Tight storytelling with 22 endings
  • Plenty of save slots
  • Distintive Western fantasy art
  • Good representation of the genre
  • Short paths with lack of depth or character development
  • Romance is rushed and not well developed
  • Underdeveloped characters
  • Cliche story and characters
  • Flawed story with lots of potential
  • Not recommended for those who want a deeper love story
  • Some endings pop up too fast

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 51.3%  Bottom 15% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Sword Daughter's review data that Steam provides. 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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