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Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?

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Release DateMay 31, 2019
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.4% (mostly positive) / 77.2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.2% / 70.5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)84  / 101
Curators14 reviews
Median Play Time1.5 hour
Play Time per Dollar19 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers408 
Owners± 4.5K 
Copies Sold± 3.7K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 20K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of There The Light steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows There The Light's Steam rating and reviews between May 2019 and June 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 77.2% (June 2023) to 70.7% (July 2019).

The 101 reviews suggest that There The Light might be a reasonable indie success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for There The Light and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of There The Light's reviewers. The most popular language is English (75%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (6%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 11 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying There The Light percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in There The Light, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is short, reaching only 138 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

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
  • relaxing experience
  • mysterious atmosphere
  • great ambiance
  • lovely environment
  • amazing soundtrack
  • enigmatic mechanisms
  • beautiful hieroglyphic-like art
  • interactive panels
  • solid puzzles
  • good level design
  • short game
  • too simple puzzles
  • overpriced
  • no story
  • bland puzzles
  • vague story
  • lack of variation in design
  • not challenging puzzles
  • not fun puzzles
  • not enough outdoor levels

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 score of 77.4% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of There The Light's review data that Steam provides. 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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