Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
- RPG (148)
- Indie (110)
- Lovecraftian (105)
- Horror (84)
- Turn-Based Combat (73)
- Violent (55)
- Atmospheric (50)
- Adventure (45)
- 2D (42)
- Singleplayer (42)
- Story Rich (42)
- Choices Matter (37)
- Philosophical (33)
- Strategy (31)
- CRPG (29)
- Great Soundtrack (28)
- Party-Based RPG (22)
- Isometric (20)
- 2.5D (17)
- Sexual Content (12)
Release Date | Sep 26, 2019 |
Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 65.9% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 66.5% Bottom 30% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 64.2% / 64.9% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 1.7K Top 10% / 2.3K Top 10% |
Curators | 99 reviews Top 10% |
Median Play Time | 19.8 hours Top 10% |
Play Time per Dollar | 59 minutes Top 25% |
Followers | 18.8K Top 10% |
Owners | ± 343.7K Top 10% |
Copies Sold | ± 79K Top 10% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 1.3M Top 10% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones's Steam rating and reviews between September 2019 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 69.6% (May 2020) to 65.5% (October 2019).
With 2.3K reviews Top 10%, Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is an AAA level success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones's reviewers. The most popular language is English (37%), followed by Simplified Chinese (25%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 23 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 7 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
This chart displays the time played in Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 34 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. The negative review time is high (median is 17 hours), it can be a sign that Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 65.9% Bottom 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.