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The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

Release DateSep 9, 2021
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.7% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 4% / 96.7%  Top 4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.2% Top 1% / 93.3%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)5.7K  Top 4% / 6K  Top 4%
Curators34 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time6.5 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar26 minutes
Followers20.1K  Top 5%
Owners± 131.9K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 108.1K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 844.1K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows The Rewinder's Steam rating and reviews between September 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 97.7% (October 2021) and 96.7% (December 2023), with only very small variations.

The Rewinder is an AAA level success, with 6K reviews Top 4%. 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 The Rewinder and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows The Rewinder's review languages. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (91%), followed by English (5%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 16 different languages represented. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in The Rewinder 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 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. The negative review time is high (median is 5 hours), it can be a sign that The Rewinder crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • engaging story
  • captivating mystery
  • well-designed puzzles
  • beautifully drawn graphics
  • atmospheric soundtrack
  • enjoyable gameplay
  • good mix of logic, math, pattern, and observation brainteasers
  • rewinding puzzles
  • interesting concept
  • immersive world
  • translation issues
  • simple puzzles
  • unexpected action sequences
  • out of place quick time events
  • lack of glossary for Chinese terms
  • not using best features to their full extent
  • too much focus on math
  • could benefit from more polish

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 96.7%  Top 4% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of The Rewinder'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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