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The true rebirth of iconic beat 'em up genre in vein of old-school video games! As a simple Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng you have to avenge the death of your friends and family slaughtered in a pirate raid at your peaceful village.

Release DateOct 16, 2020
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.9% (very positive) / 86.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80.6% Top 20% / 81.4%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)580  Top 20% / 737  Top 15%
Curators80 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time5.4 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar16 minutes  Bottom 30%
Followers6.6K  Top 15%
Owners± 37.5K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 18.9K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 260.4K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of 9 Monkeys of Shaolin steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows 9 Monkeys of Shaolin's Steam rating and reviews from October 2020 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 93.3% (November 2020) and 86.3% (November 2023).

The 737 reviews Top 15% suggest that 9 Monkeys of Shaolin might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. 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 9 Monkeys of Shaolin and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows 9 Monkeys of Shaolin's reviewers languages. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (32%), followed by English (26%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 21 languages represented. The game has been translated in 8 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying 9 Monkeys of Shaolin percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in 9 Monkeys of Shaolin, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 9 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Polished action game
  • Responsive combat controls
  • Diversified levels
  • Variety of moves
  • Fun combat
  • Qi power moves
  • Intuitive combat movements
  • Distinct play of light
  • Battles with waves of enemies
  • Secretive and powerful moves
  • Repetitiveness
  • Short game length
  • Boring after a short while
  • Some ugly glitches
  • Gets repetitive and boring in long bursts
  • Lack of spice
  • Too simplistic story

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 85.9% rating 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 9 Monkeys of Shaolin's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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