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Desert Law is a new spin on the traditional real-time strategy that immerses players into a post-apocalyptic world where gasoline is the new world currency.

Developer  Publisher:  Genres:  Translations:  Features:  Tags:  
Release DateMar 25, 2015
Price$ 2.99  Bottom 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)53.3% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 52.1%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)52.3% Bottom 20% / 51.5%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)45  / 71
Curators7 reviews
Median Play Time1.2 hour  Bottom 35%
Play Time per Dollar24 minutes
Followers643 
Owners± 41.5K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 2.2K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.7K  Bottom 35%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Desert Law steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Desert Law's Steam rating and reviews between March 2015 and September 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 47.3% (November 2016) to 60% (February 2016).

Considering the 71 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, Desert Law could be a small indie success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Desert Law and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Desert Law's reviewers languages. The most popular language is Russian (44%), followed by English (35%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 10 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Desert Law percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Desert Law depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 30 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 Desert Law 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
  • Interesting twists on the genre
  • Comic style story
  • Funny
  • Refreshing twists
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Cool vehicles and units
  • Pretty good mission design
  • Upgradable hero skills
  • Detailed maps
  • About 10 to 13 hours of gameplay
  • Clunky engine and interface
  • Poor pathfinding
  • No support for resolutions higher than 1280x1024
  • Heroes die too fast and lead to failure of mission
  • Not really interesting story or characters
  • No multiplayer
  • Terrible control and void of any fluidity
  • Writing is pretty terrible
  • Graphics show their age
  • Gameplay is frustrating

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 rating of 53.3%  Bottom 15% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Desert Law'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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