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Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.

Release DateSep 14, 2017
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80% (positive) / 80.3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.2% Top 30% / 77.6%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.5K  Top 10% / 2.9K  Top 10%
Curators48 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time27.4 hours  Top 5%
Play Time per Dollar55 minutes  Top 25%
Followers49.4K  Top 3%
Owners± 245.5K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 156.6K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.2M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Oriental Empires steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Oriental Empires's Steam rating and reviews from September 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 86.3% (September 2016) to 78.3% (October 2019).

With 2.9K reviews Top 10%, Oriental Empires is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Oriental Empires and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Oriental Empires's Steam reviews. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (52%), followed by English (31%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game is available in 6 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 Oriental Empires percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Oriental Empires, comparing positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time in game is outstanding, with 88 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.9 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (44 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Oriental Empires's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Intricate management
  • Intriguing gameplay
  • Multiple new DLCs add greater game content
  • Good delivery of Chinese atmosphere
  • Decent graphics
  • Fresh take on TBS genre
  • Solid and fluid graphics
  • Different skill sets and abilities
  • New gameplay elements
  • Better map design
  • Simultaneous turns that decrease game control
  • No Zone of Control and moving towards enemy unit not possible
  • Micromanagement can be a hassle
  • Nothing is returned for clearing forests
  • No helpful tutorial
  • Battles are very chaotic
  • Limited diplomacy
  • Factions are very alike
  • Game does not offer enough depth
  • Very slow-paced

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 80% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Oriental Empires's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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