If a game receives high ratings from both the trade press and fans, it should actually be a big success. But in this particular case, the exact opposite happened: Probably the best strategy game of the year so far doesn't exactly start to rise to a considerable height, but rather is going badly on Steam.
Strategy game hit crash-lands on Steam
We are talking about the strategy game Hell alonethe nach langer Early Access-Phase was finally released for the PC last week. Since launch Almost everything points to a big hitbecause the ratings are predominantly positive.
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With Belial, a particularly clever archfiend awaits you in the turn-based strategy game Solium Infernal.
The game from developer League of Geeks currently has a “very positive” rating on Steam. A look at the website of the review aggregator Metacritic shows a similarly encouraging picture. It says Solium Infernum at 84 percent (trade press) respectively 8.2 points (User Rating). A game with such a positive response should actually be very well received. However, draw the current statistics an other picture.
As can be seen on Steamdb.info, during peak times just over 1,000 players at the same time traveling in the worlds of Solium Infernum. Exactly, there were 1,115 users who went to the hellish battlefield at the same time. The strategy title is currently coming only 477 players.
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Therefore, the legitimate question arises as to why Solium Infernum despite the good reviews attracts so few hobby strategists. One possible explanation would be, among other things the low level of awareness of the game. It was able to build up a loyal community during the long early access phase, but outside of that hardly anyone seems to know about it. Besides, it is probably more of a niche game with a specific target group and not a blockbuster for the general public.
Those: Steamdb.info