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Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!

Release DateDec 15, 2020
Price$ 11.99  Top 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.6% (very positive) Top 25% / 88.8%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.9% Top 10% / 85.6%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.8K  Top 10% / 4.3K  Top 5%
Curators145 reviews  Top 4%
Median Play Time8.3 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar41 minutes
Followers10.9K  Top 10%
Owners± 428.4K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 95.8K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 902.4K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Calico steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Calico's Steam rating and reviews from December 2020 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 93.9% (December 2020) to 88.7% (August 2023).

Calico is an AAA level success, with 4.3K reviews Top 5%. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Calico and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Calico's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (82%), followed by Simplified Chinese (5%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 25 languages represented. The game is translated in 9 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Calico percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Calico depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 13 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 7.6 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 70 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Calico and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Cute graphics
  • Fun music
  • Customization options
  • Inclusive character designs
  • Charming and adorable
  • Level of customization
  • Helpful during difficult times
  • Body positivity
  • Active developers
  • Fun and unique gameplay
  • Empty world
  • Shallow dialogues
  • Mindless quests
  • Limited replayability
  • Buggy
  • Lack of depth
  • Limited interactions with NPCs
  • Pointless cafe management
  • Clunky controls
  • Short gameplay length

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 90.6% rating  Top 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Calico's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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