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Welcome to the world of HotDish, where knowing your way around the kitchen is a recipe for success! Build your career one dish at a time as you start at the bottom of the culinary ladder as a line cook in a local Italian restaurant with dreams of one day becoming a world class 5 Star French chef.

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    Release DateJul 29, 2008
    Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
    Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)66.7% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 45.2%  Bottom 10%
    Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59% Bottom 30% / 46.9%  Bottom 15%
    Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)12  Bottom 10% / 31  Bottom 35%
    Curators6 reviews  Bottom 35%
    Median Play Time32 min  Bottom 15%
    Play Time per Dollar3 minutes  Bottom 3%
    Followers84  Bottom 20%
    Owners± 6.7K 
    Copies Sold± 600  Bottom 30%
    Gross Revenue ($)± 3.9K 

    Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
      

    Chart showing the monthly evolution of Hot Dish steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

    This graph shows Hot Dish's Steam rating and reviews between January 2013 and September 2022. Steam's rating is varying from 50% (November 2015) to 40% (June 2016).

    With 31 reviews, Hot Dish could be a success for a hobbyist, or a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce.

    Review Languages
     

    Donut graph showing review languages for Hot Dish and the proportion of players they represent.

    This donut graph displays the languages of Hot Dish's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (68%), followed by German (13%). There is diversity in the review languages, with 7 languages represented. The game is available in 5 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 Hot Dish percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

    This chart displays the time played in Hot Dish, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is short, reaching only 294 minutes in the 80th percentile. Short games can be fun, but some players might feel that it's too short and ask for a refund.

    The median play time for the negative reviews is 11 times less than the median for positive reviews.

    Players' Feedback

    Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
    • repetitive
    • kid-friendly
    • good graphics
    • challenging tasks
    • easy to get into
    • decent casual game
    • good story
    • easy to follow
    • 6 hours of gameplay
    • player-unfriendly controls
    • low screen resolution
    • iffy click-boxes
    • annoying characters
    • poorly designed controls
    • little feedback
    • difficult to memorize recipes
    • boring graphics
    • boring sounds
    • unimpressive as PC game
    • not outstanding voice acting

    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 66.7%  Bottom 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

    Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Hot Dish'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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