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Entertaining plunge into the world of debauched elites, alluring women and corrupted cops, where power is the ultimate currency. This is a thrilling introduction to the brand new Hidden Object Game series in the tradition of best police dramas.

Release DateMar 26, 2020
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.8% (mostly positive) / 77.3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)71.3% / 71.8%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)126  / 211  Top 30%
Curators19 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time5.3 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar22 minutes
Followers373 
Owners± 32.6K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 5.8K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 35.2K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises's Steam rating and reviews between March 2020 and November 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 71.4% (April 2020) to 79.6% (July 2023).

The 211 reviews Top 30% suggest that Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises might be a reasonable indie success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (53%), followed by Simplified Chinese (9%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 17 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 9 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 8 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
  • Good artwork except for the character's design
  • OK story
  • Fast travel map (Only a few locations available before it is blocked to proceed to the next location)
  • Collectibles
  • Steam achievements
  • Decent HD graphics
  • Interesting use of some mechanics most HoGs don't use (evidence gathering, the fight scenes)
  • Good to see some technology like smart phones and tablets, rather than dragons, demons, and talking trees for a change
  • Protagonist is voiced well
  • Fairly challenging hidden object scenes (all interactive)
  • Bad voice-over
  • No Journal
  • Repetitive mini-games and puzzles
  • Bad animation and cut scenes
  • Shallow mechanics
  • Contrived and illogical puzzles
  • Dreary, melancholy and repetitive music
  • Cliched and contrived plot
  • Pointless jump-scares
  • Far shorter but more expensive than many much better HoGs

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 77.8% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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