Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition

27 Aug, 2013Steam Store

★ 80%7,873 reviews24.99 €

DeveloperMercurySteam

PublisherKONAMI

Action Adventure Hack and Slash Vampire Singleplayer Fantasy Gothic Quick-Time Events Third Person Dark Fantasy Medieval Atmospheric Story Rich Great Soundtrack Action-Adventure Character Action Game Spectacle fighter Controller

Most distinctive niche

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Among all this game's genres, this is the one where players have the most distinctive taste — they rate games very differently from the average Steam gamer, suggesting a more passionate, selective community. It's not about what the game is most tagged as — it's about which of its communities has the most opinionated audience.

Vampire

Est. Gross Revenue$000,000Unlock →

Copies Sold000,000Unlock →

Avg Playtime10.1h

Median Playtime3.6h

Reviewer Playtime Distribution

Playtime at review time for 520 Steam reviewers — non-reviewing owners excluded.

Mean significantly exceeds median — a small group of highly dedicated players is pulling the average up. A passionate minority logs hundreds of hours while most players finish their run or the whole story and move on. Classic pattern for sandboxes, roguelikes, and competitive games with infinite depth — the 'superfan tail' inflates the mean.

10th %ile2.3h

90th %ile48.9h

Median24.4h

Mean41.4h

MedianMeanP10–P90 range

Review History Summary

Monthly reviews — positive up, negative down. Dotted lines: Releases = EA · 1.0 · DLCs (soundtracks, radio, music EPs excluded). Hover a release date to see details in the tooltip.

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