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Umihara Kawase is a girl who uses a fishing hook as a grappling hook. You’ll need quick reflexes to swing your way through the branching surreal environments. Use your brains to figure out the best way through. They say fish is brain food—you’re going to need it!

Release DateOct 5, 2015
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.7% (very positive) Top 20% / 93.4%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83% Top 15% / 83.8%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)136  / 151
Curators46 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time6.3 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar25 minutes
Followers2.4K  Top 25%
Owners± 34.9K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 9.7K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 70K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Sayonara Umihara Kawase steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Sayonara Umihara Kawase's Steam rating and reviews between October 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 97.2% (October 2015) to 93.3% (November 2023).

The 151 reviews suggest that Sayonara Umihara Kawase might be a reasonable indie success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Sayonara Umihara Kawase and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Sayonara Umihara Kawase's review languages. The most popular language is English (61%), followed by Japanese (19%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 12 different languages represented. The game is translated in 8 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Sayonara Umihara Kawase percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Sayonara Umihara Kawase, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 17 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. The negative review time is high (median is 5 hours), it can be a sign that Sayonara Umihara Kawase crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • traditional side-scroller gameplay
  • impressive VR experience
  • clear VR graphics
  • smooth VR experience
  • two different playable scales in VR
  • no VR sickness
  • plenty of levels
  • great grappling hook mechanic
  • multiple playable characters
  • challenging gameplay
  • graphics are not precise
  • inaccurate gameplay
  • annoying tutorial tips
  • need for a gamepad
  • anemic port
  • laughably easy first boss
  • difficult classic survival mode
  • unpolished trampolines
  • weird anime theme
  • Nintendo 3DS graphics

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 score of 92.7%  Top 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Sayonara Umihara Kawase'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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