Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder (Steam Game) Steam logo

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Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.

Release DateNov 13, 2014
Price$ 7.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.2% (mostly positive) / 73.9%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)71.3% / 70.3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)484  Top 20% / 552  Top 20%
Curators31 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time9.6 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers3.5K  Top 20%
Owners± 109.1K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 38.5K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 78K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder's Steam rating and reviews from November 2014 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 86.4% (February 2015) and 73.1% (November 2021).

With 552 reviews Top 20%, Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There is a peak in May 2015 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder's reviewers. The most popular language is English (49%), followed by Russian (24%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 19 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 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 15 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.7 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Atmosphere is unsettling and believable
  • Captures essence of Lovecraftian horror
  • Story is fantastic
  • Environment creates lingering, uncanny feeling
  • Balance between uneasiness and raw sense of dread
  • Requires effort to understand and solve mystery
  • Music blends with environment
  • Graphics not too terrible
  • Uses direct characters and anecdotes from Lovecraft stories
  • Fantastic as adventure and horror game
  • Horrible game design
  • Puzzles are ridiculous
  • Movement is disorienting and induces sea sickness
  • Finding clues in documents is tedious
  • Some documents only used at specific location
  • Inventory system is convoluted and unintuitive
  • Story is unfinished
  • Requires excessive walkthrough use
  • Bug can cause item to vanish from inventory
  • No resolution to the case

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 75.2% rating 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 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder's review data provided by Steam. 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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