Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (Steam Game) Steam logo

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There's no reason to be afraid of the dark. Fed up with his fear of the dark, Sam transforms himself into Pajama Sam - world's youngest superhero and resolves to confront Darkness! With help from King the mine car, Otto the boat, and a host of fascinating characters.

Release DateApr 17, 2014
Price$ 6.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)97.9% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 2% / 97.6%  Top 2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91.7% Top 2% / 91.8%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)870  Top 15% / 1.1K  Top 15%
Curators81 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time3.2 hours
Play Time per Dollar27 minutes
Followers1.4K  Top 30%
Owners± 166.9K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 38.7K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 124K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside's Steam rating and reviews between April 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 100% (April 2014) to 96.9% (January 2020).

With 1.1K reviews Top 15%, Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. 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 Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (94%), followed by Russian (2%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 13 different languages represented. The game is translated in 4 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 7 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.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great memories
  • Charming and timeless
  • Replayability
  • Enjoyable as fuck
  • Worth getting for nostalgia
  • Fantastic visual art
  • Great attention to detail
  • Simple gameplay
  • Engaging voice acting
  • Great soundtrack
  • Limited languages available
  • No remastered menus
  • Short game length
  • No save feature
  • Plays better in windowed mode
  • Not challenging
  • Lack of save and load instructions
  • Outdated graphics
  • Lack of tutorial
  • No profile system

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 97.9%  Top 2% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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