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Inspired by the party games Werewolf and Mafia, Town of Salem is a game of murder, mystery and deception.

Release DateDec 15, 2014
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89% (very positive) Top 30% / 88.5%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.3% Top 10% / 86.9%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)31.4K  Top 1% / 36.8K  Top 1%
Curators597 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time59.7 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar12 hours  Top 1%
Followers37.8K  Top 3%
Owners± 1.8M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.4M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 4.1M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Town of Salem steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Town of Salem's Steam rating and reviews between December 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 95.6% (December 2014) and 86.5% (May 2019).

With its 36.8K reviews Top 1%, Town of Salem is indisputably a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Town of Salem and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Town of Salem's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (78%), followed by Turkish (14%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game has 3 translations (English, Spanish - Spain and Turkish), it could have been more popular if it was translated in a few more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Town of Salem percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Town of Salem, comparing positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 192 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. Some Town of Salem players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 232 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Interesting concept
  • Cooperation
  • Lots of players
  • Competitive community
  • Requires sociability
  • Teaches lying
  • Fun even in death
  • Well-designed graphics
  • Excellent servers
  • In-game purchases
  • High learning curve
  • Wait times
  • No good tutorials
  • Character rotation
  • No leaving penalties
  • Toxicity possible
  • Issues with game launch
  • Kicked for being AFK
  • Soundtracks repetitive
  • Microtransactions advertised

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 score of 89%  Top 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Town of Salem's review data provided by Steam. 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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