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Trials of Mana is a modern revival of the 3rd game in the seminal Mana series. The game, originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 3, has been fully rebuilt from the ground up in 3D.

Release DateApr 24, 2020
Price$ 49.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.5% (very positive) Top 20% / 92.5%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.1% Top 5% / 89.2%  Top 4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)4.2K  Top 5% / 5K  Top 5%
Curators115 reviews  Top 5%
Median Play Time36.9 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar44 minutes
Followers46.7K  Top 3%
Owners± 189.1K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 134.5K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.4M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Trials of Mana steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Trials of Mana's Steam rating and reviews from April 2020 to December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 94.6% (May 2020) to 92.4% (September 2023).

With 5K reviews Top 5%, Trials of Mana is an 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 Trials of Mana and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Trials of Mana's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (47%), followed by Simplified Chinese (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 25 languages represented. The game is available in 8 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Trials of Mana percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Trials of Mana, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 63 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.2 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (34 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Trials of Mana'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 soundtrack
  • good fighting system
  • great additions to the remake
  • high production
  • impressive class system
  • plenty of customization
  • replayability
  • fresh and fun experience
  • smoothed out combat
  • gold standard for JRPG remakes
  • low-res textures
  • bad voice acting
  • stupid AI companions
  • way too easy
  • unskippable cutscenes
  • annoying character
  • no co-op
  • polygon meshes update too late
  • repetitive combat
  • basic and simplistic

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 92.5% rating  Top 20% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Trials of Mana'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.

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