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Like any decent demon Cid spends his nights performing all kind of evil deeds to the peaceful people of Darkestville. Little does he know that his old arch enemy is about to change his life forever.

Release DateSep 21, 2017
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.4% (very positive) Top 15% / 93.1%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.5% Top 10% / 86.5%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)451  Top 20% / 521  Top 20%
Curators46 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time7.3 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar29 minutes
Followers3.4K  Top 20%
Owners± 29.5K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 18.9K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 120.6K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Darkestville Castle's Steam rating and reviews from September 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 97.2% (March 2018) to 92.3% (August 2020).

The 521 reviews Top 20% suggest that Darkestville Castle might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut chart displays the languages of Darkestville Castle's reviewers. The most popular language is Russian (40%), followed by English (39%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 19 languages represented. 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 Darkestville Castle percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Darkestville Castle depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 10 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.5 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • good graphics
  • fun story and dialogues
  • achievements
  • well-done puzzles
  • polished animations
  • intuitive interface
  • object interactivity highlight function
  • decent voice acting
  • game flow
  • homage to Monkey Island
  • puzzles could have been harder
  • no trading cards
  • confusing puzzles
  • minor typos
  • autosaves in only one slot
  • no manual save
  • no chapter selection after game finished
  • randomness in puzzles

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 93.4% rating  Top 15% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Darkestville Castle'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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