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In this surreal Japanese-style RPG, when a mystery woman vanishes from an elevator in front of his eyes, fresh graduate Alex assembles a squad of internet misfits to investigate her disappearance. Tackle turn-based battles with a novel blend of twitchy minigames, weird weapons and weirder enemies.

Release DateJan 17, 2019
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)72.2% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 70%  Bottom 35%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.9% / 67.2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)540  Top 20% / 700  Top 15%
Curators52 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time16.3 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar49 minutes  Top 30%
Followers3.3K  Top 20%
Owners± 24.2K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 14.8K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 189.3K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of YIIK: A Postmodern RPG steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows YIIK: A Postmodern RPG's Steam rating and reviews from January 2019 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 70% (December 2023) to 51.9% (January 2021).

With 700 reviews Top 15%, YIIK: A Postmodern RPG could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There is a peak in January 2022 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for YIIK: A Postmodern RPG and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of YIIK: A Postmodern RPG's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (94%), followed by Japanese (1%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 14 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying YIIK: A Postmodern RPG percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in YIIK: A Postmodern RPG, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 32 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 11 hours), it can be a sign that YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 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
  • nice visuals
  • nice music
  • some potential ideas
  • potential for a great game
  • interesting
  • could be quirky
  • good but only needs improvement
  • some good aspects
  • decent writing
  • sliver of a halfway decent RPG
  • slow battles
  • tedious combat
  • boring battles
  • ugly and hideous artstyle
  • poor dungeon design
  • attrocious puzzles
  • bad music
  • bad graphics
  • worst RPG casts ever created
  • nonsensical story

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 72.2% rating  Bottom 35% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of YIIK: A Postmodern RPG's review data that Steam provides. 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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