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"unbearable... this place stinks... i need to get out of here. the boat is waiting for me."

Release DateFeb 2, 2015
Price$ 8.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.6% (mostly positive) / 75.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.3% / 68%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)47  / 57
Curators6 reviews  Bottom 35%
Median Play Time3.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar20 minutes
Followers903 
Owners± 8.5K 
Copies Sold± 4.4K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 20K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Guilt and the Shadow steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Guilt and the Shadow's Steam rating and reviews from February 2015 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (February 2015) to 75.4% (December 2023).

Considering the 57 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, The Guilt and the Shadow could be a small indie success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Guilt and the Shadow and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of The Guilt and the Shadow's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (53%), followed by Russian (21%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 10 languages represented. The game has 3 translations (English, Portuguese - Brazil and Russian), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Guilt and the Shadow percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Guilt and the Shadow 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
  • atmosphere
  • art style
  • story
  • immersion
  • simple puzzles
  • slow pace
  • beautiful visuals
  • animation
  • audio design
  • imaginative textures
  • gameplay
  • backtracking
  • tedious puzzler
  • fixed controls
  • not fun to play
  • uncomfortable story
  • limited plot
  • lazy textures
  • uninteresting monologues
  • surprisingly hard to find proper spot

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 76.6% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Guilt and the Shadow'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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