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Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!

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Release DateAug 18, 2014
Price$ 6.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.3% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 95.4%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.3% Top 3% / 90.7%  Top 3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.5K  Top 10% / 1.9K  Top 10%
Curators79 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time3.4 hours
Play Time per Dollar29 minutes
Followers2.7K  Top 20%
Owners± 95.5K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 47.7K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 117.1K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Detective Grimoire's Steam rating and reviews from August 2014 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 99% (August 2014) and 94.1% (April 2017), with relatively small variations.

The 1.9K reviews Top 10% suggest that Detective Grimoire might 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 Detective Grimoire and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Detective Grimoire's review languages. The most popular language is English (79%), followed by Russian (3%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in Detective Grimoire depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is short, reaching only 287 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

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.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Mystery to be solved
  • Vibrant graphics
  • Fully voiced
  • Voice autoplays in conversations
  • Good music
  • High production values
  • Trading cards
  • Good story
  • Amazing music
  • Fast travel map
  • Puzzles too simple
  • Poorly conceived puzzles
  • No object use
  • Not a real adventure game
  • Clues pieced together by combining words
  • Very kiddish interface
  • Story is dull, uninspired, unoriginal and bland
  • Conclusion is really boring and anti-climactic
  • Holds your hand throughout
  • Short game

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 95.3% rating  Top 10% 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 Detective Grimoire's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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