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Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.

Release DateMay 16, 2017
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)60.8% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 61.4%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.4% Bottom 30% / 59.1%  Bottom 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)148  / 202  Top 30%
Curators24 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time6.2 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar19 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers2.7K  Top 20%
Owners± 38.7K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 9.3K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 77.7K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Empathy: Path of Whispers steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Empathy: Path of Whispers's Steam rating and reviews from May 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 89.2% (June 2017) and 59.6% (July 2021).

With its 202 reviews Top 30%, Empathy: Path of Whispers could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Empathy: Path of Whispers and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Empathy: Path of Whispers's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Russian (14%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 12 languages represented. The game is available in 6 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 Empathy: Path of Whispers percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Empathy: Path of Whispers depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 11 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.9 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great graphics
  • Well optimized
  • Developers are actively updating and answering questions
  • Voice acting is good
  • Unique art style
  • Interesting Puzzles
  • Free flowing exploration
  • Gorgeous world
  • Solid amount of content
  • Captive story
  • Narrator talks too much
  • Some puzzles are too easy
  • A bit slow pace
  • A fair amount of walking back and forth
  • A few overlapping textures
  • Uninteresting plot, poorly explained in the end
  • Technical issues
  • Bad graphics
  • Repetitive gameplay mechanics
  • Confusing story

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 60.8% rating  Bottom 20% 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 Empathy: Path of Whispers'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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