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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 DateNov 2, 2015
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95% (very positive) Top 10% / 95.2%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.3% Top 10% / 85.8%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)161  / 186  Top 30%
Curators47 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time8.1 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar49 minutes  Top 30%
Followers1.3K  Top 30%
Owners± 42.5K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 6.3K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 26.9K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Umihara Kawase's Steam rating and reviews between November 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (November 2015) to 94.8% (September 2020).

With its 186 reviews Top 30%, Umihara Kawase could be considered a decent success for an indie game. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows Umihara Kawase's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (70%), followed by Japanese (11%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 11 different languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in Umihara Kawase for positive reviews. (There was not enough negative reviews.) The time played is adequate, reaching 28 hours in the 80th percentile.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Challenging gameplay mechanics
  • Satisfying swings and maneuvers
  • Addicting gameplay
  • Surprisingly complex rope physics
  • Varied level design and style
  • Creative use of fishing rod
  • Great aesthetics
  • Endurance challenge in every level
  • Multiple paths through levels
  • Clever and gratifying
  • Severe frustration
  • Ridiculously bad boss fights
  • Random enemy spawns
  • Lack of checkpoints
  • Unforgiving level design
  • Excessive repetition
  • Difficult to get started with
  • Not many instructions
  • Enemies can ruin attempts
  • Impenetrable mechanics

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 score of 95%  Top 10% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Umihara Kawase'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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