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Badiya is a Sandbox Survival RPG set in the WWI era desert lands. Badiya challenges you to brave the sands, take part in wars, ply the spice routes, or hunt for treasure as you strive to fulfill your ambitions.

Release DateNov 11, 2016
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)52.3% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 49.9%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)51.9% Bottom 20% / 49.9%  Bottom 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)279  Top 25% / 337  Top 25%
Curators13 reviews
Median Play Time3.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar9 minutes  Bottom 15%
Followers5.7K  Top 15%
Owners± 17.4K 
Copies Sold± 11.7K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 157K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Badiya: Desert Survival steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Badiya: Desert Survival's Steam rating and reviews from November 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 58.6% (May 2018) and 49.8% (December 2023).

With its 337 reviews Top 25%, Badiya: Desert Survival could be considered a decent success for an indie game. 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 Badiya: Desert Survival and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Badiya: Desert Survival's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (78%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (5%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 15 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Arabic), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Badiya: Desert Survival percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Badiya: Desert Survival depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. The time played is decent, reaching 12 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 88 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 Badiya: Desert Survival 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
  • good graphics
  • great optimization
  • crafting system
  • day/night cycle
  • ambient sounds
  • lots of ways to travel
  • unique environment
  • upgradable vehicles
  • attention to detail
  • potential for future content
  • bugs
  • graphical issues
  • limited content
  • lack of activities/balancing
  • poor FPS optimization
  • keybinding issues
  • no predator enemies
  • no building structures
  • no multiplayer/co-op (yet)
  • crashes/freezing

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 52.3% 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 Badiya: Desert Survival's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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