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PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.

Release DateApr 11, 2017
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.4% (very positive) Top 20% / 92.4%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.3% Top 3% / 90.4%  Top 3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)22K  Top 2% / 25.5K  Top 2%
Curators344 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time13.5 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar40 minutes
Followers109.6K  Top 1%
Owners± 1.9M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.4M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 12.8M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Bayonetta's Steam rating and reviews between April 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 93.8% (April 2017) to 91.6% (October 2020).

With 25.5K reviews Top 2%, Bayonetta is definitely a major AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Bayonetta and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Bayonetta's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (39%), followed by Simplified Chinese (25%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 27 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 6 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 Bayonetta percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Bayonetta depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is adequate, reaching 25 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 7 hours), it can be a sign that Bayonetta crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Visceral combat mechanics
  • Over-the-top action
  • Replayability
  • Deep gameplay mechanics
  • Great difficulty system
  • Variety of content
  • Complex button combination
  • Fun to play
  • Fluid and satisfying combat
  • Likable protagonist
  • Repetitive torture attacks
  • Quick time events breaking the flow
  • Inconsistent cutscenes
  • Aged graphics
  • Copy-pasted locations between chapters
  • Overplayed sexuality
  • Lack of visual customization
  • Incomprehensible story fragments
  • Minor PC port quirks
  • Difficulty level may be too high for first-time players

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 rating of 92.4%  Top 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Bayonetta's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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