SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition

SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition

Steam Deck Verified

Black Shell Media · RPG · Feb 13, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $7.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

91%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Deep combat, huge amount of RPG goodness like classes, crafting, customization, skills, discovery, exploration, and a deep narrative.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
ASCII graphics are solid and the art is amazing.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It's a straightforward enough goal and obstacle, though with the game tossing crumbs over what feels like long periods of time, plot progression comes out at a trickle.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
the game is very flawed, but, overall, it's just okay. the soundtrack is pretty good, as mentioned.
47 of 300 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 love4 themes
Story and characters89 reviews
Graphics66 reviews
Gameplay65 reviews
Audio47 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat81 reviews
75%
Interface23 reviews
74%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty30 reviews
70%

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. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $7.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

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Player review score
91%
Very Positive
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