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Kotama and Academy Citadel

80% positive · 2,729 Steam reviews · released Jan 14, 2026 · by Atomstring Games

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~90,057 (P10–P90: 36,023 – 198,125)

Gross revenue: ~$1,476,196 ($590,482 – $3,247,625)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 87% positive across 97 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).

Gameplay & mechanics90% positive · 164 mentions
“After 100% completion, I regret to inform you... that this game is much more than a g00ner trap I was gifted Steam credits by a friend to explicitly get this game since they knew my love for metroidvanias. When I saw the art style and a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 23 h played
Story & writing88% positive · 130 mentions
“After 100% completion, I regret to inform you... that this game is much more than a g00ner trap I was gifted Steam credits by a friend to explicitly get this game since they knew my love for metroidvanias. When I saw the art style and a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 23 h played
Visuals & audio91% positive · 95 mentions
“After 100% completion, I regret to inform you... that this game is much more than a g00ner trap I was gifted Steam credits by a friend to explicitly get this game since they knew my love for metroidvanias. When I saw the art style and a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 23 h played
Difficulty & balance93% positive · 55 mentions
“After 100% completion, I regret to inform you... that this game is much more than a g00ner trap I was gifted Steam credits by a friend to explicitly get this game since they knew my love for metroidvanias. When I saw the art style and a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 23 h played
Content & longevity83% positive · 40 mentions
“After 100% completion, I regret to inform you... that this game is much more than a g00ner trap I was gifted Steam credits by a friend to explicitly get this game since they knew my love for metroidvanias. When I saw the art style and a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 23 h played
Controls & UI84% positive · 38 mentions
“Cute Girls, Fun Metroidvania. To be frank, I didn't think much of this game initially. My bias towards Chinese games tended to be negative—all style and no substance—and it didn't help that this game at first glance also looked like one of…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 17 h played
Performance & stability76% positive · 34 mentions
“I went into this expecting one of those “looks okay in screenshots, probably plays like ass” metroidvanias. Instead, I got a game that is actually fun, runs well, and so far has avoided the usual indie genre diseases of: fake difficulty…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 6 h played
Price & value88% positive · 33 mentions
“First of all, if you focus only on the main story, the game is fairly short about 8-10h long (still decent imo). Finishing all side content and getting the "true" ending, however takes much longer. A large portion of the playtime is spent…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 23 h played

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