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Become a farming Witch and pioneer the range that has been mysteriously corrupted with Miasma. Discover the secret behind its appearance, grow plants to power up your spells, and use nature’s magic to heal the land.

Release DateApr 21, 2023
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.4% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 64.4%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64.3% / 60.6%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)54  / 87
Curators38 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time6.8 hours  Top 25%
Followers2.5K  Top 25%
Owners± 2.9K 
Copies Sold± 1.8K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 28.8K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Homestead Arcana's Steam rating and reviews from April 2023 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 60.4% (April 2023) and 67.5% (August 2023).

With 87 reviews, Homestead Arcana could be a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut chart shows Homestead Arcana's review languages. The most popular language is English (78%), followed by German (5%). The player's languages are diversified, with 9 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 7 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Homestead Arcana percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Homestead Arcana, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 21 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 5.3 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 127 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Homestead Arcana and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • exploration game
  • decent exploration game
  • terrific worldbuilding
  • cozy game
  • psychological tension
  • beautiful illustrations
  • great voice acting
  • promising game
  • subtle worldbuilding
  • casting spells
  • awkward controls
  • bugs with controller
  • janky running
  • pointlessly awkward harvesting
  • annoying menus
  • poor graphics
  • confusing gameplay
  • difficult to harvest
  • takes time to figure out controls
  • needs improvement

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 70.4% rating  Bottom 35% 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 Homestead Arcana's review data provided by Steam. 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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