NightCry is set on a cruise ship, and you have been invited along for the cruise of a (possibly short) lifetime. While your surroundings are luxurious and the guests are friendly, not everything is as it should be. The guests and the crew start to turn up dead, the victims of some foul murderer.
- Exploration (160)
- Puzzle (145)
- Female Protagonist (141)
- Point & Click (141)
- Third Person (136)
- Horror (129)
- 3D (129)
- Stealth (125)
- Psychological Horror (125)
- Dark Fantasy (122)
- Multiple Endings (121)
- Story Rich (119)
- Casual (117)
- Demons (107)
- Survival (103)
- Cinematic (102)
- Mystery (99)
- Atmospheric (97)
- Dark (96)
- Adventure (93)
Release Date | Mar 28, 2016 |
Price | $ 24.99 Top 5% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 60.2% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 59.8% Bottom 20% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 58.1% Bottom 30% / 58% Bottom 30% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 201 Top 30% / 276 Top 25% |
Curators | 39 reviews Top 15% |
Median Play Time | 10.6 hours Top 15% |
Play Time per Dollar | 25 minutes |
Followers | 3.7K Top 20% |
Owners | ± 8.6K |
Copies Sold | ± 4.7K |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 80K Top 25% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows NightCry's Steam rating and reviews from March 2016 to November 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 55.5% (March 2016) and 61.4% (April 2017).
The 276 reviews Top 25% suggest that NightCry might be a reasonable 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
This donut graph displays the languages of NightCry's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (60%), followed by Japanese (13%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 18 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in NightCry, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 17 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.3 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 5 hours) could mean that NightCry crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.
Players' Feedback
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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 60.2% rating Bottom 20% should be factored in during their evaluation.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of NightCry's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!