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Horror Story: Hallowseed is a story-driven psychological horror game. An obscure event causes two of your friends to disappear while you were camping in the woods. Left alone and stranded in an unknown place, you need to seek the answers about what happened, face the horror and find your friends.

Early AccessJul 20, 2020
Release DateOct 28, 2021
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.7% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 70.9%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)66.4% / 67%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)184  Top 30% / 261  Top 30%
Curators19 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time3.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar10 minutes  Bottom 20%
Followers1.9K  Top 25%
Owners± 27.4K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 7.4K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 49.8K  Top 30%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Horror Story: Hallowseed steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Horror Story: Hallowseed's Steam rating and reviews between July 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 86.8% (August 2020) to 70.8% (December 2023).

With its 261 reviews Top 25%, Horror Story: Hallowseed could be considered a decent success for an indie game. There is a peak in November 2021 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Horror Story: Hallowseed and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Horror Story: Hallowseed's reviewers. The most popular language is English (49%), followed by Russian (11%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 18 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 6 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Horror Story: Hallowseed percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Horror Story: Hallowseed depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time in game is acceptable, with 5 hours in the 80th percentile.

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
  • graphics
  • good jumpscares
  • atmosphere
  • sound design
  • detailed visuals
  • eerie soundtrack
  • voice acting
  • certain sound editing
  • not overused jumpscares
  • enjoyable enough for weekend play
  • too many keys
  • glitchy beginning
  • slow-moving story
  • not that scary
  • bad enemy design
  • dull environment
  • telegraphed jumpscares
  • uneventful story
  • bad demon-chasing mechanics
  • forced walking segments

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 70.7%  Bottom 35% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Horror Story: Hallowseed's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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