Tales of Symphonia (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateFeb 1, 2016
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.3% (very positive) / 85.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.4% Top 15% / 82.6%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)3.8K  Top 5% / 4.6K  Top 5%
Curators113 reviews  Top 5%
Median Play Time42.5 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar2.1 hours  Top 10%
Followers35.2K  Top 4%
Owners± 573.5K  Top 5%
Copies Sold± 333.7K  Top 4%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.7M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Tales of Symphonia steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Tales of Symphonia's Steam rating and reviews from February 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 64.1% (February 2016) to 85.8% (February 2023).

Tales of Symphonia is an AAA level success, with 4.6K reviews Top 5%. 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 Tales of Symphonia and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Tales of Symphonia's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (64%), followed by Spanish - Spain (10%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 23 languages represented. The game is translated in 5 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Tales of Symphonia percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Tales of Symphonia depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is outstanding, with 84 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 7.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Tales of Symphonia players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 41 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great story and narrative
  • Fantastic combat and party management
  • Good group of characters
  • Nice soundtrack
  • Humorous dialogue and scenes
  • Satisfying combat and party management
  • Vast open world to explore
  • Good length, 80+ hours
  • Puzzles
  • Interesting mechanics
  • Confusing skill tech build
  • Repeating models
  • No quick jump
  • No main quest markers
  • Can't control camera rotation
  • Surprisingly confusing skill tech build
  • Roaming creatures give random monsters
  • The city size does not match its model
  • Mini games are weirdly placed
  • Wasted Quartz

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 85.3% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Tales of Symphonia's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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