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When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help. Instead, he finds a young boy. Help the blob dethrone the evil Emperor that's terrorizing Blobolonia and establish a friendship with the blob that will last a lifetime.

Release DateJan 19, 2016
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.7% (positive) / 68%  Bottom 35%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76% / 65.2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)191  Top 30% / 506  Top 20%
Curators44 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time6.7 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar40 minutes
Followers2.4K  Top 25%
Owners± 151.7K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 14.7K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 64.6K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of A Boy and His Blob steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows A Boy and His Blob's Steam rating and reviews from January 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 87.5% (February 2016) to 63.9% (October 2016).

With 506 reviews Top 20%, A Boy and His Blob 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 A Boy and His Blob and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows A Boy and His Blob's review languages. The most popular language is English (62%), followed by Spanish - Spain (6%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 20 languages represented. The game is available in 7 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 A Boy and His Blob percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in A Boy and His Blob, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 17 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.4 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Charming artstyle
  • Varied puzzles
  • Interesting mechanics
  • Fitting music
  • Reasonable price
  • Good AI
  • Gorgeous art
  • Lots of content
  • Very nice music
  • Tight platforming
  • Repetitive puzzles
  • Levels are dull
  • Cheap deaths design
  • No explanation for anything
  • Floaty disconnected movements
  • Buggy controls
  • Bad level design
  • Annoying boss fights
  • Shallow narrative
  • Minor technical issues

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 82.7% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of A Boy and His Blob's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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