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Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

Release DateMay 28, 2015
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.3% (mostly positive) / 78.2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)74.1% / 75%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.2K  Top 15% / 1.4K  Top 15%
Curators29 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time3.2 hours
Play Time per Dollar13 minutes  Bottom 25%
Followers16K  Top 10%
Owners± 65.6K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 44.2K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 371.2K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Homesick's Steam rating and reviews from May 2015 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 84.9% (May 2015) to 77.4% (October 2019).

With 1.4K reviews Top 10%, Homesick 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 Homesick and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Homesick's reviewers. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Simplified Chinese (10%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in Homesick, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is short, reaching only 294 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.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Immersion
  • Poetic music
  • Fun translation mini-game
  • Interesting story
  • Quiet and reflective
  • Streams well
  • Good for a zen-like experience
  • Art of graphic design and storytelling
  • Good atmosphere
  • Way too short
  • Slow movement speed
  • Few puzzles
  • UI lacks options
  • Inventory is a mess
  • Nonsensical and obtuse puzzle
  • Cursor/reticle disappears in VR
  • Game not polished
  • Not optimized
  • Unclear storyline

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 77.3% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Homesick'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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