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Reunite with Sergeant Cornelius M. Chesterfield and Corporal Blutch in this remastered game that combines turn-based strategy and real-time action. This new version will delight fans of the original game, initially released on the Amiga at the end of the 1980s!

Release DateNov 5, 2020
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)61% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 62.1%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.3% Bottom 30% / 59.4%  Bottom 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)100  / 140
Curators16 reviews
Median Play Time2.2 hours
Play Time per Dollar7 minutes  Bottom 10%
Followers1.1K  Top 30%
Owners± 19.2K 
Copies Sold± 3.9K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 35.9K  Top 30%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Bluecoats: North & South steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows The Bluecoats: North & South's Steam rating and reviews between November 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 72% (January 2021) to 50.8% (January 2022).

With 140 reviews, The Bluecoats: North & South could be a decent indie success. The December 2021 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Bluecoats: North & South and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows The Bluecoats: North & South's review languages. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by German (23%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 15 different 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 The Bluecoats: North & South percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Bluecoats: North & South, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 5 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.7 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 56 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 The Bluecoats: North & South and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • fun
  • FPS mode
  • local co-op
  • strategy
  • retro
  • visuals
  • gamepad support
  • balanced
  • nostalgic
  • enjoyable
  • slow
  • repetitive
  • not challenging
  • janky
  • lacks depth
  • AI issues
  • poor controls
  • bare-bones content
  • mouse acceleration
  • bugs

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 score of 61%  Bottom 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Bluecoats: North & South'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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