Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateJan 15, 2016
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.7% (very positive) Top 25% / 89.7%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.9% Top 10% / 88.1%  Top 5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)29.2K  Top 1% / 38.4K  Top 1%
Curators471 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time64.6 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar2.2 hours  Top 10%
Followers198.5K  Top 1%
Owners± 3M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 2.1M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 23.2M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen's Steam rating and reviews between January 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 92.9% (January 2016) and 88.9% (May 2019), with relatively small variations.

With 38.4K reviews Top 1%, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is an undeniable major AAA level success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen's review languages. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by Simplified Chinese (9%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 29 different languages represented. The game is available in 7 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 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 154 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 6.1 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. 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 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Open world action RPG
  • Innovative concepts
  • Variety of characters
  • Engaging and entertaining
  • Fun combat and vocations
  • Well-done world
  • Pulled-DnD monsters
  • Useful DLC items
  • Unique casting mechanics
  • Large selection of quests
  • Lack of faster travel mechanism
  • Dated aspects
  • Limited selection of equipment
  • Lack of players
  • Expensive duplicate merchant
  • No horse for faster travel
  • Shaky start to the game
  • Not all quests are interesting
  • Limited fast-travel mechanism
  • Complicated process to get a quick travel system

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 score of 89.7%  Top 25% 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 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen'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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