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Explore an intriguing world in The Book of Desires, a thrilling Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game! Ashley had a horrible dream where she traveled to a strange world. When she awoke she realized it was just a nightmare, but her reality turns out to be just as scary...

Release DateDec 18, 2015
Price$ 6.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)48.2% (mixed) Bottom 10% / 46.6%  Bottom 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)48.8% Bottom 15% / 47.5%  Bottom 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)27  Bottom 35% / 73
Curators3 reviews  Bottom 10%
Median Play Time2.4 hours
Play Time per Dollar20 minutes
Followers168  Bottom 35%
Owners± 18.7K 
Copies Sold± 1.2K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 3.2K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Book of Desires steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see The Book of Desires's Steam rating and reviews between December 2015 and November 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 53.3% (November 2016) to 42.1% (April 2017).

Considering the 73 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, The Book of Desires could be a small indie success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Book of Desires and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of The Book of Desires's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (55%), followed by Russian (15%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 12 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 8 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Book of Desires percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Book of Desires depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is relatively low, with only 234 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

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 StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • polished
  • good puzzles
  • graphics fitting to game
  • excellent hint system
  • fun hidden object scenes
  • short and casual
  • no punishment for skipping
  • unique puzzles
  • train puzzle rocks
  • skip button works well
  • broken game
  • bugs and lags
  • low budget feel
  • world feels cobbled together
  • poor story
  • horrendous item placement
  • puzzles almost insulting
  • typos and broken English
  • repeated puzzles
  • glitches and graphical mishaps

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 rating of 48.2%  Bottom 10% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Book of Desires'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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