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In X-Blades, the player takes on the role of the enchanting heroine Ayumi, who survives a breathtaking dance of blades through the Hordes of Darkness. The long-haired beautiful anime, with her pistol blades and mind-blowing leaps, whirls and swirls from one fantastic level to the next.

Release DateApr 30, 2009
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59.7% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 61.6%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.5% Bottom 30% / 60.6%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1K  Top 15% / 3.2K  Top 10%
Curators55 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time4 hours
Play Time per Dollar24 minutes
Followers3.8K  Top 20%
Owners± 2.3M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 95.7K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 152.7K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of X-Blades steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows X-Blades's Steam rating and reviews from March 2012 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 80.9% (November 2012) to 51.3% (February 2014).

The 3.2K reviews Top 10% suggest that X-Blades is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for X-Blades and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of X-Blades's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (43%), followed by Spanish - Spain (9%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying X-Blades percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in X-Blades, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • variety of spells to spend Souls on
  • tight controls
  • unique enchanting system for weapons
  • fast and easy chaining attacks
  • detailed and intriguing levels
  • decently fun gameplay
  • nice cartoonish graphics
  • appealing protagonist's looks
  • solid gameplay and aesthetics
  • nice music
  • poor reputation
  • repetitive battles
  • lack of puzzles
  • confusing beginning
  • badly written story
  • annoying enemies
  • throwaway attacks
  • below average boss fights
  • tedious and grindy
  • bad controls

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 59.7% rating  Bottom 20% should be factored in during their evaluation.

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