Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom

Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom

Steam Deck Verified

Rideon,Inc. · RPG · Jan 7, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

73%
Mostly Positive
168 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 168 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 89 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-Good story (surprisingly)
33 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
-Good game progression and freedom, you don't really feel rushed to do anything.
12 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Gamepad support works fine, ultrawidescreen not.
8 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
-The interface is easy to get used to.
8 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Also, the music and art style are nice (both the sprite work and the character art by Makimura Shunsuke), and the characters are likable enough.
4 of 89 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters33 reviews
Gameplay12 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Graphics4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat18 reviews
67%
Difficulty4 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs3 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
45
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.