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In this unique Zelda-lite game, explore and fight your way through surreal and creepy, nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack.

Release DateMar 22, 2013
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.9% (very positive) / 84.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82% Top 20% / 80.5%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)829  Top 15% / 1.4K  Top 10%
Curators123 reviews  Top 4%
Median Play Time7.3 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar44 minutes
Followers5.4K  Top 15%
Owners± 286.4K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 114.7K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 500.5K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Anodyne's Steam rating and reviews from March 2013 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (March 2013) to 83.5% (September 2020).

With 1.4K reviews Top 10%, Anodyne could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut chart shows Anodyne's review languages. The most popular language is English (80%), followed by Japanese (4%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 23 languages represented. The game is translated in 8 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Anodyne, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 12 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.1 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • expansive dreamscape
  • engaging gameplay
  • fun boss fights
  • interesting setting and world
  • balanced humor-to-drama ratio
  • cryptic story that leaves interpretation to player
  • various areas to explore
  • solid combat
  • good assortment of baddies and bosses
  • old school soundtrack
  • limited combat options
  • precision required for puzzles with imprecise controls
  • weak story
  • some frustrating areas
  • glitches
  • some uncertainty and confusion in progressing
  • pretty short game
  • no monetary currency
  • some sections aren't clearly defined
  • limited equipment variety

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 86.9% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Anodyne'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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