The Town of Light (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateFeb 26, 2016
Price$ 18.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)79.3% (mostly positive) / 79.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.3% Top 30% / 76.7%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.8K  Top 10% / 2.5K  Top 10%
Curators79 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time4.5 hours
Play Time per Dollar14 minutes  Bottom 25%
Followers17.1K  Top 10%
Owners± 209.7K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 79.7K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 569.1K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Town of Light steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Town of Light's Steam rating and reviews from February 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 85.5% (February 2016) and 79.2% (April 2023).

The Town of Light is an AAA level success, with 2.5K reviews Top 10%. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Town of Light and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows The Town of Light's review languages. The most popular language is English (43%), followed by German (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 26 languages represented. The game has been translated in 11 languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in The Town of Light depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.6 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • good graphics
  • impressive sound and music
  • great story
  • based on true story/facts
  • realistic environment
  • chilly music
  • powerful storytelling
  • unique gameplay experience
  • psychological horror done right
  • real-life places
  • terrible controls
  • forced atmosphere
  • lack of key binding/customization
  • slow gameplay
  • short length
  • repetitive gameplay
  • no replayability
  • bugs/glitches
  • generic and predictable story
  • high price

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 79.3% rating 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 The Town of Light'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.

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