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Behold, the miracle of life… packed into cubes! Create fantastic creatures in an open-world sandbox game like no other. Explore, craft, and survive—all with the help of your very own creations.

Release DateApr 1, 2016
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.5% (mostly positive) / 79.2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.1% / 76%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.1K  Top 15% / 1.5K  Top 10%
Curators26 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time11.3 hours  Top 15%
Followers14.5K  Top 10%
Owners± 295.6K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 120.4K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 14.8K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows CHKN's Steam rating and reviews between April 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 89.9% (September 2016) to 78.6% (June 2023).

With 1.5K reviews Top 10%, CHKN could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The March 2023 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows CHKN's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (77%), followed by Russian (7%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 22 different languages represented. 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 CHKN percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in CHKN, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time in game is excellent, with 34 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 6 hours) could mean that CHKN crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Open-world sandbox game
  • Unique lifeform creator
  • Creative and Adventure modes
  • Wacky physics
  • Crafting menu
  • Different kinds of animals
  • Alien invaders
  • Daylight-night cycle
  • Taming and riding animals
  • Great graphics
  • Poor pointing abilities of the crosshair
  • Gathering resources is difficult
  • Basic mechanics need improvement
  • Data safety issues
  • Not much content
  • Could get boring quickly
  • Lags when generating terrain

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 78.5% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of CHKN's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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