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Shield Impact is an action survival game where a gladiator with only one shield will be challenged by rising hordes of enemies in an arena in ancient Rome.

Release DateAug 29, 2018
Price$ 0.99  Bottom 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)79.6% (mostly positive) / 80%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.5% / 71.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)49  / 75
Curators6 reviews  Bottom 35%
Median Play Time51 min  Bottom 25%
Play Time per Dollar52 minutes  Top 30%
Followers140  Bottom 30%
Owners± 13.8K 
Copies Sold± 3.1K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.6K  Bottom 30%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Shield Impact's Steam rating and reviews from January 2018 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (June 2018) to 79.7% (November 2023).

With 75 reviews, Shield Impact could be a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut graph displays the languages of Shield Impact's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (41%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (19%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 12 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Portuguese - Brazil). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Shield Impact, comparing positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time played is short, reaching only 148 minutes in the 80th percentile. Short games can be fun, but some players might feel that it's too short and ask for a refund.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.6 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Original idea
  • Strong Shields
  • Building an army
  • Easy Achievements
  • Fun spamming space
  • Interesting mana system
  • Great with controller
  • Capturing enemies
  • Good tutorial
  • Achievable combos
  • Invisible Characters
  • No actual bots
  • Game breaking bug
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Poor optimization
  • Annoying bugs
  • Lack of direct control
  • No clear instructions
  • Not worth the retry
  • Boring wave 100 survival

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 79.6% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Shield Impact's review data that Steam provides. 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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