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Experience the horrors of a haunting that's never the same twice. Paranormal is a 3D fully dynamic haunting experience. The player takes the role of Mattel Clarke, an artist who has a haunted house. Mattel decides to film the hauntings with his camera, which is the viewpoint of the game.

Release DateSep 12, 2013
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.9% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 57.6%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)57.4% Bottom 25% / 56.5%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)372  Top 25% / 519  Top 20%
Curators32 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time2.8 hours
Play Time per Dollar17 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers1.7K  Top 25%
Owners± 51.4K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 29.8K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 216.7K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Paranormal's Steam rating and reviews between September 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 84.3% (October 2013) to 57.6% (December 2023).

With 519 reviews Top 20%, Paranormal could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut graph displays the languages of Paranormal's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (75%), followed by German (6%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 21 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Paranormal, comparing positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time in game is acceptable, with 5 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. When the negative review time is low (median : 128 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Paranormal and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • scary
  • horror
  • haunting
  • well done
  • atmospheric
  • immersive
  • interesting
  • exciting
  • indie
  • potential
  • abandoned
  • unfinished
  • slow updates
  • bad developer
  • abandonware
  • early access hell
  • motion sickness
  • atrocious head-bobbing
  • dated graphics
  • unplayable

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 58.9%  Bottom 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

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