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A berserker viking and his psychopathic sidekicks travel to Midgard for bloody, mushroom-tripping escapades leading to a showdown with Loki. Hack, slice, disembowel, sever limbs and F&%K S#!T up in this must-play RPG.

Release DateNov 13, 2020
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)49.1% (mixed) Bottom 10% / 54.1%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)49.3% Bottom 15% / 53.4%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)285  Top 25% / 429  Top 20%
Curators83 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time4.8 hours
Owners± 24.7K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 12.3K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of RUNE II: Decapitation Edition steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows RUNE II: Decapitation Edition's Steam rating and reviews from November 2020 to November 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 57.7% (January 2021) and 54% (November 2023), with relatively small variations.

With 429 reviews Top 20%, RUNE II: Decapitation Edition could be a decent indie 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
 

Donut graph showing review languages for RUNE II: Decapitation Edition and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of RUNE II: Decapitation Edition's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Russian (12%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 17 languages represented. The game is available in 6 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 RUNE II: Decapitation Edition percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in RUNE II: Decapitation Edition, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 16 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 122 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by RUNE II: Decapitation Edition and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Addictive gameplay flow
  • Fun combat and looting
  • Some well-designed areas
  • Decent voice acting
  • Good enemy variety
  • Basic crafting/loot elements
  • Interesting environments
  • Good potential
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Okay atmosphere
  • Poor optimization
  • Clunky combat system
  • Buggy
  • Bad voice acting
  • Empty fields and boring activities
  • Awful visuals
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Unpleasant gameplay
  • Inconsistent combat
  • Poor hitboxes

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 49.1% rating  Bottom 10% 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 RUNE II: Decapitation Edition's review data provided by Steam. 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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