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A spooky trick-or-treat adventure about a mischievous puppy on a mission to score the evening's best candy. Create your costume, explore the neighborhood, and help your friends track down a menacing monster to save Halloween.

Release DateOct 25, 2021
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)94.3% (positive) Top 10% / 95.4%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)79.2% Top 25% / 80.8%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)35  / 43
Curators12 reviews
Median Play Time1.8 hour
Play Time per Dollar11 minutes  Bottom 20%
Followers179  Bottom 35%
Owners± 1.2K  Bottom 35%
Copies Sold± 945  Bottom 35%
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.7K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Howloween Hero's Steam rating and reviews between October 2021 and November 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (October 2021) to 94.1% (November 2022).

With 43 reviews, Howloween Hero could be a success for a hobbyist, or a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce. 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 Howloween Hero and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Howloween Hero's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (86%), followed by Russian (5%). The player's languages are diversified, with 6 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 7 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Howloween Hero percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Howloween Hero for positive reviews. (The number of negative reviews was not significant.) The time in game is relatively low, with only 192 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.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • cute
  • charming
  • child-friendly
  • silly
  • safe
  • amusing
  • appreciable
  • fun
  • enjoyable
  • appealing
  • short
  • limited controls
  • fetch quests
  • price high for length
  • buggy resolution detection
  • floaty movement
  • overuse of assets
  • janky
  • missed potential
  • lack of polish

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 rating of 94.3%  Top 10% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Howloween Hero's review data that Steam provides. 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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