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Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Release DateJan 21, 2022
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 95.1%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.1% Top 2% / 92.2%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)8.5K  Top 3% / 9.3K  Top 3%
Curators111 reviews  Top 5%
Median Play Time8 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar32 minutes
Followers24.9K  Top 5%
Owners± 332.1K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 284.9K  Top 5%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.7M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Strange Horticulture's Steam rating and reviews from January 2022 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 97.7% (January 2022) and 95% (December 2023), with relatively small variations.

The 9.3K reviews Top 3% suggest that Strange Horticulture is an AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows Strange Horticulture's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (70%), followed by Simplified Chinese (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 25 languages represented. The game has been translated in 15 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Strange Horticulture percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Strange Horticulture, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 12 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. The negative review time is high (median is 5 hours), it can be a sign that Strange Horticulture 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
  • Beautiful atmosphere
  • Engaging narrative
  • Variety in gameplay
  • Well-written characters
  • Original gameplay
  • Flexible gameplay
  • Strong mystery element
  • Immersive UI/Controls
  • Charming artwork
  • Branching story arcs
  • Lack of player agency
  • Potential lost with secondary mechanics
  • Limited paths in story
  • Lack of memorable characters
  • Clunky UI/Controls
  • Few stand out moments in story
  • Less enjoyable on first playthrough
  • Limited reuse of individual plants
  • Minimal player influence on story
  • Few one solution problems

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 95% rating  Top 10% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Strange Horticulture'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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