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   Who looks out dreams? Who looks inside awakens?

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Release DateMar 22, 2016
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64.7% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 53.4%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)61.3% Bottom 35% / 52.9%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)133  / 847  Top 15%
Curators20 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time2.9 hours
Play Time per Dollar34 minutes
Followers433 
Owners± 707.7K  Top 4%
Copies Sold± 5.4K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 7.5K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Next Door steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see The Next Door's Steam rating and reviews between March 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 63.1% (April 2016) to 48.4% (September 2016).

With 847 reviews Top 15%, The Next Door could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Next Door and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows The Next Door's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (32%), followed by Russian (24%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 21 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in The Next Door, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is relatively low, with only 262 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
  • Interesting graphics
  • Diversity of puzzles
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Smooth and jazzy music
  • Artistic approach with the plot
  • Cool, immersive surreal effects
  • Trippy/hallucinatory environments and effects
  • Music creates a serene atmosphere
  • Interesting scenes/visuals
  • Puzzle design is good
  • No save system
  • Lack of plot
  • No sense of direction
  • No guidance whatsoever
  • Puzzle difficulty scale is off-balance
  • Average visuals
  • No Steam achievements
  • Lack of fulfilling story or conclusion
  • Awful sound selection
  • Glitches and bugs

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 64.7%  Bottom 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The Next Door's review data that Steam provides. 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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