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You play as an adventurer arriving to Hollow Island, but what you do next is up to you: Grow crops, harvest, fish, cook food, brew and sell potions, expand your property, explore the island, fight monsters, dig for riches underground, build camps and hoard your treasures!

Release DateJan 29, 2020
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.2% (positive) / 86.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75% / 77%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)76  / 88
Curators13 reviews
Median Play Time14.6 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.5 hour  Top 15%
Followers937 
Owners± 3.6K 
Copies Sold± 3.1K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 19.9K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Hollow Island's Steam rating and reviews from January 2020 to October 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (February 2020) to 85.1% (November 2022).

Considering the 88 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, Hollow Island could be a small indie success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut chart displays the languages of Hollow Island's reviewers. The most popular language is English (86%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (6%). There is diversity in the review languages, with 8 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Hollow Island depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is outstanding, with 51 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 11 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 86 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Hollow Island and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Relaxing atmosphere with amazing soundtrack
  • Great freedom of exploration and customization
  • Satisfying progress with upgrading tools, armor and weapons
  • Simple but engaging combat with unique enemy types
  • Versatile crafting system to create different playstyles
  • Good value for the price
  • Unique enough to justify buying alongside or over Stardew Valley
  • Interesting bosses that require different tactics
  • Can eventually start your own settlement wherever you want
  • Ability to decorate and customize the starting town
  • Clunky controls and slow stamina regeneration
  • Bad level design and lack of clear goals
  • Linear gameplay that restricts exploration
  • Too much running around
  • Ranged combat is favored, but ranged goblins spawn in inaccessible locations
  • Plants take too long to grow
  • Awkward placement of action bar and inventory
  • Inability to rebind keys
  • Not enough NPCs with homes and schedules
  • Art style may not appeal to everyone

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 84.2% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Hollow Island's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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