The Innsmouth Case (Steam Game) 
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
- Lovecraftian (124)
- Choose Your Own Adventure (113)
- Multiple Endings (110)
- Visual Novel (106)
- Story Rich (97)
- Atmospheric (90)
- Mystery (88)
- Horror (86)
- Text-Based (86)
- Fantasy (84)
- Indie (73)
- Adventure (69)
- Singleplayer (31)
- Comedy (14)
| Release Date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Price | $ 12.49 Top 25% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 67.4% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 66.9% Bottom 30% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 63% Bottom 35% / 63.2% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 95 / 151 |
| Curators | 56 reviews Top 10% |
| Median Play Time | 3.8 hours |
| Play Time per Dollar | 18 minutes Bottom 35% |
| Followers | 1.4K Top 30% |
| Owners | ± 54.9K Top 25% |
| Copies Sold | ± 4.5K |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 20.8K |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows The Innsmouth Case's Steam rating and reviews between June 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 87.5% (August 2020) to 66.2% (September 2023).
With 151 reviews, The Innsmouth Case could be a decent indie success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of The Innsmouth Case's reviewers. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by German (9%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 14 different languages represented. The game has 3 translations (English, German and Simplified Chinese), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in The Innsmouth Case, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 10 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 70 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 The Innsmouth Case and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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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 67.4% Bottom 30% should be considered while evaluating them.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Innsmouth Case's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.
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