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You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.

Release DateApr 29, 2014
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)53.4% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 50.5%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)53% Bottom 20% / 50.4%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1K  Top 15% / 1.6K  Top 10%
Curators52 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time2.4 hours
Play Time per Dollar29 minutes
Followers5.3K  Top 15%
Owners± 85.6K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 48.8K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 275.6K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Daylight's Steam rating and reviews between April 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 54.3% (April 2014) to 47.1% (January 2015).

The 1.6K reviews Top 10% suggest that Daylight might 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 Daylight and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Daylight's reviewers. The most popular language is English (53%), followed by Russian (13%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 24 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 Daylight percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Daylight, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is short, reaching only 286 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

The negative reviews play time is 1.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • atmospheric horror and shock moments
  • fascinating soundscape
  • mobile phone with an automatic map function
  • achievements and trading cards
  • competent gameplay
  • decent graphics
  • creepy atmosphere
  • good horror story
  • maze-like gameplay areas
  • story told by reading scattered notes
  • uninspired and confusingly told story
  • low-detail backdrops
  • short playing time
  • outdated technology
  • weak mechanics
  • no feeling of threat
  • poorly optimized game
  • no replayability
  • poor voice acting
  • horrible interface

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 53.4%  Bottom 15% should be taken into account when assessing them.

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