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As you journey to the seemingly placid surroundings of a Greek courtyard or the secret gardens of Tihuanica, beware - things are not as they seem. This supernatural action adventure is sure to pique your obsession with horror and espionage.

Release DateNov 4, 2015
Price$ 5.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)73% (mostly positive) / 73%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)67.1% / 67.3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)89  / 100
Curators15 reviews
Median Play Time3.4 hours
Play Time per Dollar34 minutes
Followers988 
Owners± 18.4K 
Copies Sold± 4.7K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 8.8K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice's Steam rating and reviews between November 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 58.3% (August 2016) and 80% (December 2021).

With its 100 reviews, Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice could be considered a decent success for an indie game. There is a peak in April 2023 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (37%), followed by Spanish - Spain (16%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 14 different languages represented. The game is available in 5 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 Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 5 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.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Interesting story
  • Good for beginning players
  • Automatic save feature for action scenes
  • Unique combination of 2D and 3D graphics
  • Music sets the tone well
  • Cut scenes are well executed
  • Mostly stable - minimal glitches
  • Fun for nostalgic players
  • Simpler game mechanics and puzzles
  • Great use of time and afternoon distraction
  • Short play time
  • Pixel hunting
  • Poor voice acting
  • Nonsensical puzzles/illogical
  • Weak story and ending
  • Some areas/items difficult to interact with
  • Outdated graphics and sound
  • Game runs too fast on modern systems
  • Not truly Lovecraftian
  • Poorly executed

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 73% 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 Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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