'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
- Indie (49)
- Puzzle (47)
- Adventure (45)
- Horror (35)
- Mystery (34)
- Atmospheric (27)
- First-Person (23)
- Walking Simulator (15)
- Psychological Horror (14)
- Short (9)
- Exploration (8)
- Singleplayer (8)
- Escape Room (5)
Release Date | Mar 10, 2016 |
Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 75.2% (mostly positive) / 75.1% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 71.7% / 71.8% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 710 Top 15% / 811 Top 15% |
Curators | 29 reviews Top 20% |
Median Play Time | 3.8 hours |
Play Time per Dollar | 23 minutes |
Followers | 4.4K Top 15% |
Owners | ± 71K Top 20% |
Copies Sold | ± 50.4K Top 15% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 186.4K Top 20% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows The Guest's Steam rating and reviews between March 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 84.6% (March 2016) and 75% (November 2023).
The 811 reviews Top 15% suggest that The Guest might be an indie success or even a small AAA 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
This doughnut chart shows The Guest's review languages. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Russian (15%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 20 different languages represented. The game is available in 7 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
This chart displays the time players have spent in The Guest depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 6 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 Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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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 75.2% 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 The Guest'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.