Through Abandoned: The Refuge (Steam Game) Steam logo

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It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Release DateMar 25, 2019
Price$ 0.99  Bottom 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)47.7% (mixed) Bottom 10% / 48.6%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)48.3% Bottom 15% / 48.9%  Bottom 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)132  / 144
Curators11 reviews
Median Play Time2 hours
Play Time per Dollar2 hours  Top 10%
Followers223 
Owners± 21.2K 
Copies Sold± 4.6K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.5K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Through Abandoned: The Refuge steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Through Abandoned: The Refuge's Steam rating and reviews between March 2019 and December 2023. Steam's rating varies from 91.6% (April 2019) to 48.3% (June 2023).

The 144 reviews suggest that Through Abandoned: The Refuge might be a reasonable indie success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Through Abandoned: The Refuge and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Through Abandoned: The Refuge's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Russian (24%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 16 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 22 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Through Abandoned: The Refuge percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Through Abandoned: The Refuge, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is short, reaching only 235 minutes in the 80th percentile. Short games can be fun, but some players might feel that it's too short and ask for a refund.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Variety of puzzles
  • Good story
  • Original look of the game
  • Atmospheric and addictive gameplay
  • Tough puzzles without handholding
  • Best looking environments yet
  • New additions to the lore are great
  • Sensible puzzle-design
  • Basic world/environment felt cohesive
  • Interesting and unfamiliar solutions to puzzles
  • Game-breaking bugs
  • Unlogical puzzles
  • Poorly described puzzles
  • No story/explanation
  • English localization is trash
  • Mechanics of interaction are imperfect
  • Cursor does not change shape on interaction places/objects
  • Bugs after solving puzzles
  • Complex puzzles at times
  • Buggy and almost impossible progression

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 47.7%  Bottom 10% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Through Abandoned: The Refuge's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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