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ARAYA is a first person horror game. Players will get a new thrilling experience inside a Thai hospital. The story will be told from the perspectives of 3 different characters. Players will explore different areas of the hospital in order to piece together the mysterious murder case of Araya.

Release DateNov 23, 2016
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.7% (mostly positive) / 76.2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)73.8% / 72.7%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)664  Top 15% / 818  Top 15%
Curators18 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time4.5 hours
Play Time per Dollar18 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers7.1K  Top 15%
Owners± 51.1K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 27.4K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 230K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of ARAYA steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see ARAYA's Steam rating and reviews between November 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 79% (August 2017) to 74.3% (March 2019).

The 818 reviews Top 15% suggest that ARAYA might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for ARAYA and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows ARAYA's reviewers languages. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (35%), followed by English (27%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 20 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 2 translations (English and Thai). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying ARAYA percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in ARAYA depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • atmospheric horror adventure
  • well-done ambience and sound effects
  • no worry about flashlight batteries
  • enjoyable chase sequences
  • well-placed jump scares
  • music makes chase scenes exciting
  • unique environment design
  • decent character design and animation
  • immersive sound effects
  • effective creepy atmosphere
  • opening doors feels clunky
  • lack of controller support
  • non-customizable keybindings
  • voice acting text different
  • loud and monotonous footstep sounds
  • repetitive environment design
  • unrealistic and unappealing character design
  • poor VR integration and graphics
  • mediocre gameplay mechanics
  • terrible voice acting and animation

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 77.7% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of ARAYA's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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