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Engare is a game about motion and geometry. Part puzzle game, part drawing tool, Engare is all about your geometric imagination. It’s a meditation on the dynamics of simple machines and the beauty buried deep within repeating motion.

Developer  Publisher:  Genres:  Translations:  Features:  Tags:  
Release DateOct 23, 2017
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95% (very positive) Top 10% / 95%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.5% Top 10% / 87.7%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)381  Top 20% / 420  Top 20%
Curators17 reviews
Median Play Time1.5 hour
Play Time per Dollar9 minutes  Bottom 15%
Followers1.8K  Top 25%
Owners± 17K 
Copies Sold± 11.7K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 61.4K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Engare's Steam rating and reviews between October 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 98.9% (October 2017) to 94.7% (September 2021).

With 420 reviews Top 20%, Engare could be a decent indie success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut chart shows Engare's review languages. The most popular language is English (68%), followed by Simplified Chinese (22%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 15 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in Engare, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is relatively low, with only 171 minutes in the 80th percentile. Short games can be fun, but some players might feel that it's too short and ask for a refund.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.5 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Beautiful spirographic patterns, although limited
  • Superb but limited soundtrack
  • Enjoyable, relaxing vibe
  • Overly easy single-click puzzles
  • Low amount of content and lack of variety
  • No hints provided for tedious puzzles
  • Game defaults to windowed mode

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 rating of 95%  Top 10% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Engare's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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