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In this thrilling point-and-click adventure game, you’ll confront strange phenomena while exploring the dark corners of the Medieval castle, the old scientist’s secret laboratory and finally the troubled waters of Loch Ness.

Release DateJul 18, 2014
Price$ 2.99  Bottom 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)67.4% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 60.8%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)62% Bottom 35% / 57.9%  Bottom 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)49  / 79
Curators5 reviews  Bottom 30%
Median Play Time3.6 hours
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers207 
Owners± 27.9K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 3.2K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Cameron Files: The Secret at Loch Ness steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Cameron Files: The Secret at Loch Ness's Steam rating and reviews from July 2014 to December 2023. Steam's rating varies between 62.3% (October 2023) and 32.1% (September 2015).

With 79 reviews, The Cameron Files: The Secret at Loch Ness could be a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce. The December 2021 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Cameron Files: The Secret at Loch Ness and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows The Cameron Files: The Secret at Loch Ness's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Russian (14%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 13 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 The Cameron Files: The Secret at Loch Ness percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Cameron Files: The Secret at Loch Ness, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 6 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 15 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 18 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by The Cameron Files: The Secret at Loch Ness and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Rewarding progression after hours of searching
  • Cohesive story
  • Supernatural themes
  • Humorous aspects
  • Low price point
  • Large game world
  • Good for fans of Myst
  • Better than another terrible point and click (Mystery of the Druids)
  • Strong hold over some players
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Poorly rendered backgrounds
  • No tutorial
  • Stupid and frustrating puzzles
  • Incongruous navigation
  • Poor hint system
  • Fatal game-over outcomes
  • Does not run well on modern computers
  • Useless journal
  • Nauese-inducing travel
  • Laughable cut-scene models

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 67.4% rating  Bottom 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Cameron Files: The Secret at Loch Ness'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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