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Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.

Release DateFeb 26, 2019
Price$ 13.99  Top 20%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.1% (very positive) Top 30% / 89.4%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.6% Top 15% / 84.1%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)703  Top 15% / 773  Top 15%
Curators62 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time4.7 hours
Play Time per Dollar20 minutes
Followers4.8K  Top 15%
Owners± 28.5K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 19.4K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 120.4K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Cursed Forest steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Cursed Forest's Steam rating and reviews from September 2015 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 97.2% (December 2015) to 88.5% (August 2021).

The 773 reviews Top 15% suggest that The Cursed Forest might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The March 2019 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Cursed Forest and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows The Cursed Forest's review languages. The most popular language is English (40%), followed by Russian (34%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 21 languages represented. The game is translated in 8 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Cursed Forest percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in The Cursed Forest, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time played is decent, reaching 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.3 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 129 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 Cursed Forest 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
  • Beautiful graphics and sounds
  • Intriguing storyline and puzzles
  • Steam Achievements & Trading Cards
  • Excellent horror game
  • Environment
  • Game settings
  • Save points
  • Developers are actively working on the game and communicating with gamers
  • Interesting innovations in terms of player scaring
  • Well-written storyline
  • The environment is literally too dark at times
  • Even if still in Early Access, the maps feel a bit small and restrictive
  • It's buggy
  • Game takes a while to load
  • Textures take a while to fully load at start of game
  • The notes you find in the game are plain text and don't look like they're written on paper
  • Lack of ambient soundtrack
  • Character models are lackluster
  • Lack of replayability
  • Weird pop-in textures after dying

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 89.1% rating  Top 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The Cursed Forest's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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