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Beware of the purple tide!

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Release DateMar 21, 2016
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.8% (positive) / 88.2%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.1% / 76.6%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)49  / 51
Curators3 reviews  Bottom 10%
Median Play Time6.8 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar41 minutes
Followers206 
Owners± 6.7K 
Copies Sold± 2.4K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 12.6K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition's Steam rating and reviews from March 2016 to September 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 95.8% (October 2019) to 84.8% (September 2020).

With 51 reviews, Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition could be a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (73%), followed by Simplified Chinese (6%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 10 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition for positive reviews. (The number of negative reviews was not significant.) The time played is decent, reaching 13 hours in the 80th percentile.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Visuals are nicely done
  • Gameplay has fast travel option
  • Interactive map allows fast travel
  • Collectibles scattered throughout game
  • Easy puzzles
  • Achievements add value to the game
  • Good drawings
  • Point-and-click adventure
  • Balanced fragmented object scenes
  • Internal achievement system still makes game interesting
  • Plot feels weak and rushed
  • Adventure gaming parts are terrible
  • Backtracking is necessary
  • No lasting impressions from the game
  • Simplistic and repetitive audio
  • Low replay value
  • Story lacks something to hold it together
  • Previous features are missing
  • Some puzzles repeat too much
  • No different endings

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 87.8% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition'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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