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Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.

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Release DateNov 16, 2018
Price$ 5.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.4% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 5% / 96.1%  Top 5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.7% Top 4% / 89.6%  Top 4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)608  Top 20% / 689  Top 20%
Curators42 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time5.5 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar55 minutes  Top 25%
Followers2.4K  Top 25%
Owners± 83.7K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 39.2K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 100.1K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Sam & Max Hit the Road steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Sam & Max Hit the Road's Steam rating and reviews from November 2018 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (November 2018) and 95.8% (June 2023), with relatively small variations.

With 689 reviews Top 15%, Sam & Max Hit the Road could be an indie success or even a small AAA success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Sam & Max Hit the Road and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Sam & Max Hit the Road's review languages. The most popular language is English (78%), followed by German (5%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 18 languages represented. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Sam & Max Hit the Road percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Sam & Max Hit the Road, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 9 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. The negative review time is high (median is 6 hours), it can be a sign that Sam & Max Hit the Road crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Hilarious and witty dialogues
  • Clever and well-built puzzles
  • Iconic duo of Sam and Max
  • Great animations
  • Excellent voice acting performances
  • Variety of funny sounds
  • Gorgeous surreal world
  • Nice music
  • No red herring items
  • Well-written humor
  • Problematic control mechanics
  • A lot of pixel hunting
  • Max is overused
  • Inconsistent interaction with items
  • Serial mouse commands
  • Sam walks boringly slow
  • No double click for run
  • Cannot skip dialogues
  • Some puzzles are baffling
  • YMMV because of age

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 96.4% rating  Top 5% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Sam & Max Hit the Road'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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