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The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] is a remake of the original "ETERNAL CASTLE" from 1987, with additional game mechanics, sophisticated sound design, polished 2-bit CGA animated graphics, and modernized game design.

Release DateJan 5, 2019
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87% (very positive) / 86.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.6% Top 20% / 81.7%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)615  Top 20% / 690  Top 20%
Curators59 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time3.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar19 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers4.5K  Top 15%
Owners± 41.6K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 20.8K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 140.4K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]'s Steam rating and reviews between January 2019 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 84.8% (January 2019) to 89.5% (December 2019).

The 690 reviews Top 15% suggest that The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] might be an indie success or even a small AAA 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 The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]'s Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by Russian (11%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 19 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 5 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 66 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • faithful & nostalgic retro design
  • frequent checkpoints / low penalty for death
  • immersive world / amazing art & soundtrack
  • challenging but enjoyable gameplay
  • decent amount of content / achievements
  • intentionally clunky controls
  • visual masterpiece
  • fluid animations
  • ingeniously simple gameplay
  • great soundtrack
  • thin puzzles
  • short
  • limited replay value
  • hard to read text
  • clunky controls

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 rating of 87% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]'s Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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