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Gabriel Knight is the last in a long line of Shadow Hunters, those fated to fight the dark forces of the supernatural.

Developer  Publisher:  Genre:  Translations:  Features:  Tags:  
Release DateAug 29, 2016
Price$ 5.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.2% (very positive) Top 30% / 86.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)79.5% Top 25% / 78.5%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)102  / 149
Curators29 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time12.8 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar2.1 hours  Top 10%
Followers967 
Owners± 62.6K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 5.1K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 19.8K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father® steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father®'s Steam rating and reviews from August 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (December 2016) to 82% (September 2018).

With its 149 reviews, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father® could be considered a decent success for an indie game.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father® and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father®'s reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (79%), followed by German (3%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 15 languages represented. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father® percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father® depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 23 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 17 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 50 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father® and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Full voice cast
  • Realistic art design
  • Gradually exploring more of New Orleans
  • Deep dive into real history
  • Insane voice cast
  • Characters felt real
  • Similarities with Indiana Jones
  • Stellar experience
  • Realism
  • Grown up version
  • Puzzles are frustrating
  • Control options are overabundant
  • Sudden deaths obnoxious
  • Goofy amount of choices
  • Minor quibbles
  • Bit roles serve no purpose
  • Sequels are lackluster
  • Cycle around the chain
  • Few spots with sudden deaths
  • Control options need streamlining

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 89.2% rating  Top 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father®'s Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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