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Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.

Developer  Publisher:  Genres:  Translations:  Features:  Tags:  
Release DateAug 26, 2021
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.7% (very positive) Top 15% / 93.3%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.2% Top 10% / 87.1%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)558  Top 20% / 628  Top 20%
Curators32 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time5.4 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar32 minutes
Followers2K  Top 25%
Owners± 15.4K 
Copies Sold± 12.1K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 86.9K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows SPOOKWARE's Steam rating and reviews between August 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 93.3% (December 2023) and 96.2% (November 2021), with relatively small variations.

The 628 reviews Top 20% suggest that SPOOKWARE might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut graph displays the languages of SPOOKWARE's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (82%), followed by Spanish - Spain (4%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 21 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 SPOOKWARE percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in SPOOKWARE depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.9 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Variety of minigames with varied controls
  • Each chapter has a different aesthetic and gameplay
  • Forgiving gameplay lets you restart without penalties
  • Enjoyable vague story with charming chapter stories
  • Comprehensive options menu
  • Microgames woven into the story well
  • Logic puzzles in Chapters 2&3
  • Difficulty resets after each chapter
  • Charming paper-esque characters
  • Promising future
  • Little time to figure out controls
  • Easy to skip dialogue
  • Minimal backtracking but still annoying
  • Not always clear what you'll interact with
  • Need UI for current progress on objectives
  • Sudden change of gameplay style
  • Some microgames are reskins of each other
  • Short due to only episode one being released
  • Screen warbling effect can be bothersome
  • Fairly repetitive School Chapter

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 93.7%  Top 15% 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 SPOOKWARE's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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