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Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).

Release DateDec 10, 2020
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)94.5% (very positive) Top 10% / 94.8%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.3% Top 4% / 90.1%  Top 3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.3K  Top 15% / 1.8K  Top 10%
Curators49 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time6.7 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar27 minutes
Followers7.4K  Top 15%
Owners± 308.3K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 66.4K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 385.8K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Shady Part of Me steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Shady Part of Me's Steam rating and reviews between December 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 97.6% (January 2021) and 94.4% (June 2023), with relatively small variations.

With 1.8K reviews Top 10%, Shady Part of Me could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Shady Part of Me and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Shady Part of Me's Steam reviews. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (31%), followed by English (31%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 24 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 12 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Shady Part of Me percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Shady Part of Me, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 9 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. A high negative review play time (median : 5 hours) could mean that Shady Part of Me crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Stellar art design
  • Excellent soundtrack
  • Creative puzzles
  • Well executed gameplay mechanics
  • Flawless light and shadow mechanic
  • Seamless switching between characters
  • Clever use of light in puzzles
  • Clever rewind mechanism
  • Beautiful visuals
  • Diverse artwork
  • Lost emotional connection to the game
  • Under-tone of the game
  • Stereotypic environments
  • Simple message about depression and self-isolation
  • Little variation in gameplay
  • Lack of explanation for mechanics
  • Easy puzzles
  • Inconsistent boundary conditions
  • Vague and incomplete story
  • No payoff for collecting collectibles

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 94.5%  Top 10% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Shady Part of Me's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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