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The tag-team fighting game based on the original "Umineko When They Cry" series, finally released on Steam, in English and with improved rollback netplay!

Release DateDec 8, 2017
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.4% (very positive) Top 25% / 90.6%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.5% Top 15% / 83.9%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)353  Top 25% / 403  Top 25%
Curators55 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time10.2 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar25 minutes
Followers3.7K  Top 20%
Owners± 25.9K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 22.2K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 366.3K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Umineko: Golden Fantasia steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Umineko: Golden Fantasia's Steam rating and reviews from December 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 78.8% (December 2017) to 90.5% (December 2023).

With its 403 reviews Top 20%, Umineko: Golden Fantasia could be considered a decent success for an indie game. 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 Umineko: Golden Fantasia and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Umineko: Golden Fantasia's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (56%), followed by Russian (13%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 18 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Umineko: Golden Fantasia percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Umineko: Golden Fantasia depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is excellent, with 41 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 137 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 Umineko: Golden Fantasia and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Full voice support
  • Impressive endings
  • Vibrant action effects
  • Well-made fighting game
  • Interesting gameplay
  • Meta system is impressive
  • Balanced characters
  • Entertaining story modes
  • Good fun for Umineko fans
  • Netplay is great
  • Insufficient guidelines
  • Low display resolution
  • Many spoilers included
  • Netplay no longer active
  • Too difficult normal mode
  • No tutorial or additional help
  • Arcade mode is too hard for newbies
  • Endless chains of combos and spamming of ranged attacks at normal finals
  • Easy mode is boring
  • 3 bars of HP is too much

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 90.4% rating  Top 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Umineko: Golden Fantasia'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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