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This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.

Release DateOct 3, 2019
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.4% (very positive) Top 20% / 92.9%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.2% Top 10% / 85.9%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)367  Top 25% / 408  Top 25%
Curators47 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time22.9 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar34 minutes
Followers2.6K  Top 20%
Owners± 14.1K 
Copies Sold± 9.3K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 308.6K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones's Steam rating and reviews from October 2019 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 91.3% (October 2019) and 93.1% (August 2023), with only very small variations.

With its 408 reviews Top 20%, Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (72%), followed by Simplified Chinese (6%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 17 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is very good, reaching 37 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. Some Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 39 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • interesting premise
  • excellent worldbuilding
  • best pacing yet
  • great colouring on character sprites
  • more visually pleasing backgrounds
  • good dose of mystery
  • captivating story
  • some interesting characters
  • delivers a good amount of insanity
  • unique setting
  • price is higher than usual
  • story is an annoying chore
  • too many characters
  • some characters underdeveloped
  • dialogues happen in a VR sort of thing
  • proportion for immersive driven story is destroyed
  • no surprises in action
  • too much thrown at once
  • unlikeable storytelling approach
  • not exciting

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 92.4% rating  Top 20% 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 Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones'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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