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Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story

Release DateMay 12, 2022
Price$ 49.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80% (positive) / 80%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.8% / 75.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)695  Top 15% / 758  Top 15%
Curators19 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time16.4 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar20 minutes
Followers11.5K  Top 10%
Owners± 34.2K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 26.9K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 679.5K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story's Steam rating and reviews between May 2022 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 76.8% (August 2022) to 79.9% (December 2023).

With 758 reviews Top 15%, The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story's reviewers. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (57%), followed by English (17%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 13 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 9 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 22 hours in the 80th percentile.

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. A high negative review play time (median : 16 hours) could mean that The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Interesting story with lots of twists
  • Great acting
  • Memorable characters
  • Good production and set design
  • Clever puzzles
  • Nice soundtrack
  • Different time periods
  • Epic post credit scene
  • Unique gameplay mechanics
  • Good voice acting
  • Obtuse clues / difficult to guess
  • Gameplay can be clunky
  • Replay value is zero
  • Some clues don't make sense
  • Weak conclusions
  • Gameplay flaw with trial and error
  • Hypotheses creation is tedious
  • Long videos for each clue
  • Some hypotheses don't make sense
  • Escape room puzzle is bad

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 80% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story'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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