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A story-driven, tactical RPG set in the fantasy realm of Lumus; a world divided by affluence and poverty. Take control of Nahmi and her fellow outcasts, utilising a brand new deck and dice based combat system to strike a blow to the noble Lords’ and Ladies’ unquenchable thirst for profit.

Release DateJul 18, 2017
Price$ 17.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.1% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 71.2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)66.6% / 68%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)331  Top 25% / 507  Top 20%
Curators45 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time16.3 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar54 minutes  Top 30%
Followers14.6K  Top 10%
Owners± 67.7K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 27.8K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 346.1K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Children of Zodiarcs steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Children of Zodiarcs's Steam rating and reviews between July 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 77% (July 2017) to 71.2% (December 2023).

With 507 reviews Top 20%, Children of Zodiarcs could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. 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 Children of Zodiarcs and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Children of Zodiarcs's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (75%), followed by French (6%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 15 different languages represented. The game is available in 5 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 Children of Zodiarcs percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Children of Zodiarcs, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 28 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.1 times less than the median for positive reviews. The negative review time is high (median is 9 hours), it can be a sign that Children of Zodiarcs crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • card & dice system
  • customization of characters
  • tactical fights
  • good soundtrack
  • interesting plot
  • challenging gameplay
  • depth of combat system
  • deck building
  • 7 playable characters
  • cool system
  • awkward controls
  • long enemy turns
  • grinding necessary
  • clunky camera
  • repetitive gameplay
  • boring writing
  • slow animations
  • lack of content
  • bad UI
  • horrifying story

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 score of 70.1%  Bottom 35% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Children of Zodiarcs'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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