The Orchard of Stray Sheep (Steam Game) Steam logo

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Happiness is an obligation. But then, what gives one the right to be happy? A small, garden-like Academy stands alone on a secluded island. Ichirou Yamada has been transferred there to work as a teacher. He is put in charge of Casserole, a beautiful, young girl who entered the school at the same time.

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Release DateJun 20, 2016
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)74.5% (mostly positive) / 72%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)66.8% / 65.3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)47  / 50
Curators13 reviews
Median Play Time4.8 hours
Play Time per Dollar29 minutes
Followers1K 
Owners± 8.1K 
Copies Sold± 6.6K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 25.1K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Orchard of Stray Sheep steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Orchard of Stray Sheep's Steam rating and reviews from June 2016 to October 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 60% (December 2016) to 76% (October 2022).

With 50 reviews, The Orchard of Stray Sheep could be a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Orchard of Stray Sheep and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows The Orchard of Stray Sheep's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (52%), followed by Japanese (14%). There is diversity in the review languages, with 7 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Orchard of Stray Sheep percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in The Orchard of Stray Sheep, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Interesting theme and direction of story
  • Great art style
  • Great music and soundtrack
  • Attractive Steam profile backgrounds
  • Mystery and intrigue
  • Dark and unique
  • Simplistic
  • Complicated villain
  • Mildly atypical setting
  • Decent amount of discussion about Christian topics
  • Lack of conclusion in all three endings
  • Story rushed in some parts
  • Dialogue did not flow properly
  • Low replay value
  • Main character intensely unlikeable
  • Limited amount of choices
  • Character interactions didn't make sense
  • Developments that didn't go anywhere
  • Mistakes in English translation
  • Too short

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 74.5% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The Orchard of Stray Sheep'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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