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Somewhere deep within the woods of Cornwall, a timeless force is stirring. Unseen beneath the ancient burial mound, known locally as Barrow Hill, a forgotten myth awakens. Use archaeology to discover that the barrow is more than just a collection of forgotten standing stones.

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Release DateSep 22, 2016
Price$ 7.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.5% (very positive) / 83.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.5% Top 30% / 76.4%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)138  / 165
Curators9 reviews
Median Play Time5.8 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar43 minutes
Followers648 
Owners± 69.1K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 7.1K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 17.1K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle's Steam rating and reviews from September 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 93.5% (April 2018) and 82.9% (December 2022).

With its 165 reviews, Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle could be considered a decent success for an indie game.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle's review languages. The most popular language is English (70%), followed by German (10%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 16 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and German), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 10 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.1 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • atmosphere intact
  • fair and interesting puzzles
  • non-linear gameplay
  • cool locations
  • great graphics and environments
  • creepy atmosphere
  • gloomy soundtrack
  • enjoyable puzzles
  • motivating story
  • intuitively placed hotspots
  • no Steam achievements
  • no English subtitles
  • no gameplay mechanics
  • ugly art
  • no quick travel in a small map
  • no pickup for important documents
  • confusing 360° views
  • short game
  • getting cluelessly stuck
  • no journal or notepad

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 85.5% 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 Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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