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Manage a team of ghosthunters and free London from paranormal terror in turn-based battles. Develop your own strategy and build your business well.

Release DateJun 6, 2014
Price$ 16.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)69.3% (mixed) Bottom 35% / 71.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64.9% / 66.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)140  / 175
Curators29 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time5.5 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar19 minutes
Followers2.2K  Top 25%
Owners± 21.2K 
Copies Sold± 13.4K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 106.1K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see GhostControl Inc.'s Steam rating and reviews between June 2014 and November 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 88.8% (July 2014) to 71.3% (November 2022).

With its 175 reviews Top 30%, GhostControl Inc. could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut chart displays the languages of GhostControl Inc.'s reviewers. The most popular language is English (73%), followed by German (15%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 10 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 4 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

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

This chart displays the time played in GhostControl Inc. depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 15 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.3 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Ghostbusters nostalgia
  • retro graphics
  • upgrades
  • X-com turn-based combat
  • flexible development
  • gallery of different types of ghosts
  • a breath of fresh air
  • large arsenal
  • hilarious dialog
  • Ghostbusters-style theme
  • a couple gamebreaking bugs
  • insanity mechanic not very effective
  • buildings can be small and crowded
  • buggy character selection
  • unintuitive interface
  • repetitive gameplay
  • lack of challenge
  • uneven graphics of ghosts/monsters
  • lack of unique content
  • current price

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 rating of 69.3%  Bottom 35% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of GhostControl Inc.'s Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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