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Play Avencast, the epic roguelike action-RPG with tons of combat moves, spells, and equipment. Fight against evil forces to save your academy and vanquish the darkness. As you progress, learn powerful spells and combos to increase your chances of victory.

Release DateMar 17, 2010
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.5% (mostly positive) / 69.1%  Bottom 35%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)71.6% / 66.4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)264  Top 25% / 667  Top 20%
Curators21 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time4.3 hours
Play Time per Dollar52 minutes  Top 30%
Followers1.5K  Top 30%
Owners± 336.4K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 24K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 71K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Avencast: Rise of the Mage steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Avencast: Rise of the Mage's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating varies from 100% (March 2011) to 63.4% (March 2016).

The 667 reviews Top 15% suggest that Avencast: Rise of the Mage might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Avencast: Rise of the Mage and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Avencast: Rise of the Mage's review languages. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Russian (13%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 22 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 2 translations (English and German). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Avencast: Rise of the Mage percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Avencast: Rise of the Mage depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 20 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 19 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 38 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Avencast: Rise of the Mage and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fun magic mechanics
  • Large amount of content
  • Feels like an RPG game
  • Decent graphics
  • Exploration
  • Rebindable keys
  • Unique spell-casting mechanics
  • In-depth leveling system
  • Gripping story
  • Humor
  • Camera issues
  • Confusing learning curve
  • Clunky key binding
  • Low metascore
  • Combat not for everyone
  • Few enemy types
  • Levelling feels underwhelming
  • Boring quests
  • Uninspired characters
  • Control scheme

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 rating of 76.5% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Avencast: Rise of the Mage'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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