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Mythos: The Beginning is a survival horror/adventure rpg based on the pulp-horror and monster movies of the 1930s. Set in London in 1934, Mythos tasks you with creating your own paranormal investigator from scratch and guiding them through an exploration of the infamous Harborough Asylum.

Release DateOct 27, 2014
Price$ 5.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.8% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 67.1%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)62.9% Bottom 35% / 62.4%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)48  / 70
Curators8 reviews
Median Play Time6 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar1 hour  Top 25%
Followers788 
Owners± 35.9K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 4.7K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 9.6K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut's Steam rating and reviews between October 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 72.7% (December 2014) to 60.8% (October 2016).

With 70 reviews, Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut could be a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (70%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (6%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 11 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 11 hours in the 80th percentile.

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

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Lovecraftian theme
  • Interesting story
  • Good atmosphere
  • Unique monsters
  • Custom-made music and animations
  • Nice puzzles
  • XP system allows customization
  • Good use of written text
  • Expansive backstory and lore
  • Fun and challenging gameplay
  • Short length of the game
  • Fixed appearance of enemies
  • Limited number of EXP
  • EXP earned for killing enemies is fixed
  • Puzzle solving is too easy
  • Frustratingly difficult combat
  • Poor production values
  • Atrocious voice acting
  • Awkward UI and controls
  • Unbalanced game difficulty

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 score of 68.8%  Bottom 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut's review data that Steam provides. 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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