A darkness has fallen over the town of Lorwich. Monstrous hordes emerge from beyond the realm of nightmares to sow chaos on the land. As one of four heroes, you must battle the minions of the old ones with the force of arms, and the power of illumination.
- Action (34)
- Adventure (29)
- Horror (26)
- Co-op (21)
- Multiplayer (18)
- Shooter (17)
- Survival Horror (17)
- Illuminati (13)
- Lovecraftian (12)
- Third Person (9)
- Third-Person Shooter (6)
- Singleplayer (5)
Release Date | Jun 11, 2015 |
Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 22.5% (mostly negative) Bottom 2% / 20.9% Bottom 1% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 27.8% Bottom 10% / 25.8% Bottom 10% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 236 Top 30% / 373 Top 25% |
Curators | 28 reviews Top 20% |
Median Play Time | 2.2 hours |
Play Time per Dollar | 7 minutes Bottom 10% |
Followers | 3.6K Top 20% |
Owners | ± 23.3K Top 30% |
Copies Sold | ± 10.4K Top 30% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 106.3K Top 20% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Alone in the Dark: Illumination™'s Steam rating and reviews between June 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 23.6% (November 2015) and 19.7% (August 2015), with relatively small variations.
The 373 reviews Top 25% suggest that Alone in the Dark: Illumination™ might be a reasonable indie 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
This donut graph displays the languages of Alone in the Dark: Illumination™'s Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (47%), followed by Russian (14%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 20 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Alone in the Dark: Illumination™, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 6 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 2.3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 121 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 Alone in the Dark: Illumination™ and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours.