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In a world of steampunk and magic you take the role of Gladia, a monster huntress set on a quest to find a cure to the disease that is spreading across Tripudia. Trulon combines adventure RPG elements with a unique card combat system.

Release DateMar 1, 2016
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)54.3% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 66.3%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)52.8% Bottom 20% / 62%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)35  / 83
Curators18 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time9.5 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar29 minutes
Followers1.7K  Top 25%
Owners± 27.7K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 2.4K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 20.6K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Trulon: The Shadow Engine steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Trulon: The Shadow Engine's Steam rating and reviews from March 2016 to April 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 66.2% (April 2023) and 72.9% (January 2017).

With 83 reviews, Trulon: The Shadow Engine could be a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce. 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 Trulon: The Shadow Engine and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Trulon: The Shadow Engine's review languages. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by German (14%). There is diversity in the review languages, with 9 languages represented. 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 Trulon: The Shadow Engine percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Trulon: The Shadow Engine, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 15 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. A high negative review play time (median : 10 hours) could mean that Trulon: The Shadow Engine crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Customizable card combat system
  • Variety of cards
  • Interesting combat system
  • Open-world exploration
  • Good writing in dialogues and characters
  • Fun card combos
  • Solid combat system
  • Great art style
  • Entertaining story
  • Fun to try out different deck builds
  • Repetitive music
  • Sluggish animations
  • Limited attacks
  • Buggy story progression
  • Not balanced enough
  • No new game+
  • Expensive
  • Limited to 4 cards in hand
  • Limited deck size
  • No discard option

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 54.3% rating  Bottom 15% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Trulon: The Shadow Engine's review data provided by Steam. 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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