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Who would name their town Sinister City? Vampires, of course! When John discovers his bride-to-be has been kidnapped by Sinister City's number one bloodsucker, there's only one thing to do - search for hidden objects! And kill vampires! Or at least insult them until they give your girl back.

Release DateOct 20, 2014
Price$ 0.99  Bottom 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)67.7% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 66.1%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)65.6% / 64.4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.2K  Top 15% / 1.6K  Top 10%
Curators29 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time3.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar3.2 hours  Top 4%
Followers661 
Owners± 304.8K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 178.1K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 87K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Sinister City steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Sinister City's Steam rating and reviews from October 2014 to December 2023. Steam's rating varies from 23% (October 2014) to 68% (November 2015).

The 1.6K reviews Top 10% suggest that Sinister City might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Sinister City and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Sinister City's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (42%), followed by Russian (25%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 26 languages represented. The game is available in 10 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Sinister City percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Sinister City depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 5 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fast travel map
  • Steam achievements
  • Voice-acting
  • Point & Click / Hidden Object
  • Puzzle works
  • Non sense jokes
  • 3D model
  • Hint system
  • Decent story
  • Cheesy jokes
  • Ridiculous story
  • Bad graphics
  • Bug-prone
  • Pathetic voice acting
  • Blurry hidden objects
  • Dumb 3D movement
  • Very challenging to tolerate voice acting
  • Zero replay value
  • Illogical gameplay
  • No sense hidden object scenes

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 67.7% rating  Bottom 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Sinister City's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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