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A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.

Release DateJul 19, 2016
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86% (very positive) / 86.9%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.4% / 82.9%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)57  / 1.7K  Top 10%
Curators44 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time56 min  Bottom 30%
Followers1.4K  Top 30%
Owners± 115.2K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 68.3K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of A Date in the Park steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows A Date in the Park's Steam rating and reviews from July 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 88.5% (December 2016) and 86.2% (July 2021), with relatively small variations.

With 1.7K reviews Top 10%, A Date in the Park could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for A Date in the Park and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of A Date in the Park's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Russian (17%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Russian), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying A Date in the Park percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in A Date in the Park, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is very low, with only 84 minutes in the 80th percentile, but it's a free game.

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
  • Good story
  • Free to play
  • Good dark humor
  • Short and sweet
  • Surprise in the end
  • Easy steam achievements
  • Difficulty is average for everyone
  • Completion about an hour
  • Real location setting
  • Puzzles pretty easy
  • Very linear story
  • Many spoilers in the community page
  • Imbalance sound effect between ambient
  • Very few & short music
  • Pathfinding around the park is slightly annoying
  • Only one playthrough is needed in this game
  • One puzzle glitched out on me and the game crashed
  • Pretty out there story with some Greek mythology references that give you plenty of room for interpretation
  • Backtracking involved
  • No shocking ending for Portuguese speakers

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 86% 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 A Date in the Park's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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