The Ranch of Rivershine (Steam Game) Steam logo

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Saddle up and build your own horse ranch! Raise foals, care for your horses and train them as you explore the western wilderness! Participate in cross country competitions and become your town's champion. Befriend the villagers who'll help you on your adventure at the Ranch of Rivershine!

Early AccessMay 12, 2023
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.9% (very positive) Top 15% / 92.7%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.8% Top 10% / 86%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)427  Top 20% / 477  Top 20%
Curators14 reviews
Median Play Time26.3 hours  Top 5%
Followers7K  Top 15%
Owners± 14.5K 
Copies Sold± 14.5K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 367.3K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Ranch of Rivershine steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows The Ranch of Rivershine's Steam rating and reviews between May 2023 and December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 93.2% (May 2023) to 91.4% (July 2023).

With its 477 reviews Top 20%, The Ranch of Rivershine could be considered a decent success for an indie game. 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 Ranch of Rivershine and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of The Ranch of Rivershine's reviewers. The most popular language is English (77%), followed by German (10%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 15 different languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and French), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Ranch of Rivershine percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Ranch of Rivershine depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. The time played is great, reaching 57 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 14 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 117 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 Ranch of Rivershine and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Smooth controls
  • Seasonal cycle
  • Lots of activities
  • Realistic horse training
  • Well-polished game
  • Enjoyable game mechanics
  • Nice relaxing gameplay
  • Good horse game mechanics
  • Cute and cozy atmosphere
  • Interesting horse training activities
  • Grindy for money
  • Bland exploration
  • Occasional bugs
  • Game-breaking bugs
  • Limited interaction

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 93.9%  Top 15% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Ranch of Rivershine's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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