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Welcome to The Fabled Woods, a dark and mysterious narrative short story. Despite the picturesque beauty, ugly and terrible secrets lurk among the shifting boughs, darkness that no amount of dappled sunlight can erase. Take the first step, and experience an unforgettable journey.

Release DateMar 25, 2021
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)62.2% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 61.5%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59.3% Bottom 30% / 59.1%  Bottom 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)119  / 187  Top 30%
Curators37 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time1.6 hour
Play Time per Dollar10 minutes  Bottom 20%
Followers1.5K  Top 30%
Owners± 8K 
Copies Sold± 3K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 15.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Fabled Woods steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see The Fabled Woods's Steam rating and reviews between March 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 70.7% (March 2021) to 61% (May 2022).

With 187 reviews Top 30%, The Fabled Woods could be a decent indie success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Fabled Woods and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows The Fabled Woods's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (49%), followed by German (17%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 14 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 7 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 The Fabled Woods percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Fabled Woods, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is relatively low, with only 151 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 negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great voice acting
  • Chill experience
  • Breathtaking graphics/RTX implementation
  • Awesome music/sound effects
  • Immersive environment/atmosphere
  • Interesting narrative/storyline
  • Unique memory vision mechanic
  • Good for achievement hunters
  • Well-made notebook explaining the story
  • Excellent for fans of the walking simulator genre
  • Short gameplay
  • Too expensive for the length
  • Repetitive assets
  • Lack of interactivity/gameplay
  • Unintuitive puzzles/mechanics
  • Scarlet vision mechanics are tedious
  • Simple/trivial storyline
  • Confusing design
  • Limited replay value
  • Some drunk rays/sunlight

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 62.2%  Bottom 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Fabled Woods'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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