Downwell (Steam Game) 
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
- Precision Platformer (217)
- Action Roguelike (179)
- Indie (160)
- Pixel Graphics (158)
- Platformer (153)
- 2D Platformer (136)
- Action (134)
- Arcade (126)
- Difficult (120)
- 2D (104)
- Fast-Paced (90)
- Retro (77)
- Adventure (73)
- Rogue-like (62)
- Singleplayer (60)
- Shoot 'Em Up (59)
- Rogue-lite (51)
- Procedural Generation (36)
- Replay Value (28)
- Great Soundtrack (28)
| Release Date | Oct 15, 2015 |
| Price | $ 2.99 Bottom 25% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 96.7% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 4% / 96.8% Top 4% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 93.5% Top 1% / 93.6% Top 1% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 7K Top 4% / 7.7K Top 4% |
| Curators | 355 reviews Top 1% |
| Median Play Time | 7 hours Top 25% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 2.3 hours Top 10% |
| Followers | 15.4K Top 10% |
| Owners | ± 587.6K Top 5% |
| Copies Sold | ± 474.4K Top 3% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 643.7K Top 10% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows Downwell's Steam rating and reviews from October 2015 to December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 98.9% (November 2015) to 96.7% (November 2023).
Downwell is an AAA level success, with 7.7K reviews Top 4%. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. Most of the peaks took place in November.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Downwell's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (66%), followed by Spanish - Spain (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is available in 9 languages, which is great.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in Downwell depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 18 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 4.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 90 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 Downwell and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
| Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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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 96.7% rating Top 4% should be factored in during their evaluation.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Downwell'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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