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300 years of tyranny. A mysterious mask. Lost pain and memories. Wield the Blazing Sword and join a mysterious, untouchable girl to fight your oppressors. Experience a tale of liberation, featuring characters with next-gen graphical expressiveness!

Release DateSep 9, 2021
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.7% (very positive) Top 30% / 88.9%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.9% Top 10% / 87.2%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)23.9K  Top 2% / 31.8K  Top 1%
Curators204 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time53.3 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar53 minutes  Top 30%
Followers138K  Top 1%
Owners± 1.1M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 742K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 24.7M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Tales of Arise's Steam rating and reviews from September 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 91.7% (November 2021) to 88.8% (December 2023).

With 31.8K reviews Top 1%, Tales of Arise is definitely a major AAA level success. 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 Tales of Arise and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Tales of Arise's reviewers. The most popular language is English (39%), followed by Simplified Chinese (30%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is translated in 12 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Tales of Arise depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is outstanding, with 79 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (61 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Tales of Arise's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great graphics
  • Great cutscenes
  • Music is good
  • Optimization, no problems
  • Good markings on the map
  • Most of the characters were really likable
  • Side quests are not annoying or tedious
  • Outfits of characters changed with the story
  • Story was good
  • Combat on mobs was really fun
  • Bosses lack depth in terms of story
  • The last city you free from a Lord feels rushed and/or lazy
  • Paid cosmetics are more than cosmetic
  • Story suffers from severe pacing issues
  • The plot is bad
  • Writing is laughable
  • The fighting mechanics can be abused
  • Side activities are exact copies of other series
  • Publisher is testing waters with microtransactions
  • Game balance shift towards DLC consumption

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 88.7% rating  Top 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.

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