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It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Release DateSep 1, 2021
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.5% (very positive) / 86.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.1% Top 15% / 83.3%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.7K  Top 10% / 3.6K  Top 10%
Curators181 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time7.1 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar21 minutes
Followers19.1K  Top 10%
Owners± 150.9K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 102.1K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.2M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Lake's Steam rating and reviews from September 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 83.8% (September 2021) and 87.8% (July 2022), with relatively small variations.

Lake is an AAA level success, with 3.6K reviews Top 10%. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut graph displays the languages of Lake's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by German (7%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 26 languages represented. The game has been translated in 11 languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in Lake depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 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 : 6 hours) could mean that Lake crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Pretty scenery
  • Good story
  • Satisfying package delivery
  • Autopilot function
  • American 80s references
  • Photo taking option
  • Decent soundtrack
  • Nice characters
  • Steady performance
  • Poor animations
  • Short game
  • Technical issues
  • No skip function
  • Lack of racial diversity
  • Low render distance
  • Limited soundtrack
  • Limited activities
  • Walking speed
  • Button prompt issues

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 86.5% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Lake's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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