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EN Little Reaper finds himself lost in grim otherworld. Help him find the way back through treacherous obstacles and threatening foes.Prepare to rely heavily on your reflexes to complete 30+ levels spanning through 6 locations, and beat 3 unique bosses. RU Маленький жнец потерялся в мрачной потустороннем мире.

Release DateJul 17, 2016
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.2% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 58.7%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)55.8% Bottom 25% / 56.5%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)55  / 92
Curators4 reviews  Bottom 20%
Median Play Time3.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar47 minutes  Top 30%
Followers221 
Owners± 302.5K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 2.2K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 2K  Bottom 35%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows The Shadowland's Steam rating and reviews between July 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 75% (May 2017) to 54.5% (August 2022).

Considering the 92 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, The Shadowland could be a small indie success. There is a peak in March 2023 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows The Shadowland's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (32%), followed by Turkish (23%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 13 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in The Shadowland depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is short, reaching only 249 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

The negative reviews play time is 2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • runs ok in 4K
  • nice they didn't choose pixel graphics
  • game looks very nice at first
  • love platformer games
  • immortal after collecting 100 bloody orbs
  • made with the Unity engine
  • art assets
  • gameplay
  • controls
  • entry in a vast sea
  • garbage gameplay
  • ordinary platformer game
  • worst way possible
  • not fair with a player
  • deadly obstacles not clearly visible
  • distracted from searching obstacles
  • character stucks on smooth platforms
  • low quality art
  • terrible gameplay
  • infested with low quality puzzles

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 score of 58.2%  Bottom 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The Shadowland's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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