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Take on the role of the housewife and make sure the house is maintained, she lives to keep her husband happy. Learn how the world changes for an abused person. She believes that he only beats her when she disappoints him. Get deep inside the functioning psyche of a victim of abuse.

Release DateAug 25, 2016
Price$ 1.99  Bottom 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)48.9% (mixed) Bottom 10% / 40.8%  Bottom 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)49.2% Bottom 15% / 42.5%  Bottom 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)88  / 277  Top 25%
Curators10 reviews
Median Play Time1.6 hour
Play Time per Dollar47 minutes  Top 30%
Followers375 
Owners± 508.2K  Top 5%
Copies Sold± 4.6K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 8.9K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows The Housewife's Steam rating and reviews from August 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 40.9% (October 2023) to 25% (December 2016).

The 277 reviews Top 25% suggest that The Housewife might be a reasonable indie success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows The Housewife's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (36%), followed by Russian (29%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 19 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in The Housewife, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is relatively low, with only 213 minutes in the 80th percentile. Short games can be fun, but some players might feel that it's too short and ask for a refund.

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

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