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Horror-themed action-adventure set in alternate history Finland.

Release DateDec 29, 2016
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)62.5% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 56%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.4% Bottom 30% / 54.4%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)40  / 84
Curators23 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time3.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar37 minutes
Followers421 
Owners± 82.3K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 1.8K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.7K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Kalaban's Steam rating and reviews from December 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 78.9% (March 2019) to 50.9% (December 2020).

With 84 reviews, Kalaban could be a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut graph displays the languages of Kalaban's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Russian (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 10 languages represented. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Kalaban percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Kalaban, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 5 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 108 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 Kalaban 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
  • atmosphere is good
  • story is pretty good
  • plenty of open maps to explore
  • sidequests to complete
  • enemy variety is diverse
  • environments created in Kalaban are genuinely creepy
  • loot system is fun
  • handmade artwork is perfectly acceptable
  • game launches under Windows 10
  • unique, effective experience
  • game is too buggy
  • crashes frequently
  • difficulty caused by bugs
  • quests that crash
  • combat is non-rewarding
  • weird hitbox of hero and monsters
  • bugs
  • lack of tutorial
  • extremely limited graphic options
  • quite useless food mechanic

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 62.5% rating  Bottom 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Kalaban's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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