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Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Release DateSep 22, 2022
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)98.3% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 1% / 98.2%  Top 1%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93% Top 1% / 93.2%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.5K  Top 10% / 1.9K  Top 10%
Curators196 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time6.8 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar20 minutes
Followers12.1K  Top 10%
Owners± 47.4K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 40K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 522.2K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Beacon Pines steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Beacon Pines's Steam rating and reviews between September 2022 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 97.6% (September 2022) and 98.5% (December 2022), with only very small variations.

The 1.9K reviews Top 10% suggest that Beacon Pines might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. 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 Beacon Pines and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Beacon Pines's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (84%), followed by German (3%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 23 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Beacon Pines percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Beacon Pines, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 9 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. The negative review time is high (median is 6 hours), it can be a sign that Beacon Pines crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • engaging story
  • great art
  • charming characters
  • unique storytelling
  • clever game mechanics
  • excellent narration
  • well-written
  • intriguing quests
  • immersive narrative design
  • great soundtrack
  • linear ending
  • repetitive gameplay
  • limited gameplay mechanics
  • Kickerstarter characters not developed
  • foreshadowing not developed
  • issues with true ending
  • lack of gameplay challenge

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 score of 98.3%  Top 1% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Beacon Pines's review data provided by Steam. 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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